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Date Archives → June 2014

Playlist for “The Midnight Man”

posted in Blog on June 16, 2014 by David Eric Tomlinson 1 Comment

These songs served as inspiration for my first novel, “The Midnight Man.” I’d listen to them while writing, jogging, driving in the car, whatever. Listen up, there’s some powerful stuff here.

Douglas Kearney on Fatherhood as Inspiration

posted in Blog on June 16, 2014 by David Eric Tomlinson

Also, Doug’s great interview on NPR about this new collection.

On Genius

posted in Blog on June 16, 2014 by David Eric Tomlinson

“Genius is the recovery of childhood at will.”
– Arthur Rimbaud

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