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Andrew S. Guthrie

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Andrew S. Guthrie was born in New York City, lived for most of his life in Boston, Massachusetts, moved to Hong Kong in 2005. His writing can be found online at Asian Cha, in the print magazine Poetry Is Dead and in his Pop Matters column Vinyl Archeology . His artist edition Broken Records: 1960 -1969 was collected by The Brooklyn Museum of Art” in 2010. His book of poetry Alphabet was released in April 2015 through Proverse Publishing Hong Kong, and his cultural history Paul's Records was released through Blacksmith Books in October 2015. ...more

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Andrew S. Guthrie What are the root causes of “writer’s block”? It’s different for everyone. You're the writer who has written 3 massive novels in a row and then you ge…moreWhat are the root causes of “writer’s block”? It’s different for everyone. You're the writer who has written 3 massive novels in a row and then you get stuck. Maybe you should just stay stuck. You’re the writer who squeezes out drips and drabs, who’s itching for an “oeuvre” and nothing comes? Try writing about “nothing”, the ultimate subject matter . . . a poem about stasis, a novel about boredom, an essay on dull silence . . . (less)

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Andrew S. Guthrie The best thing? The one (just one) thing that makes you jump out of bed in the morning and run for pen and paper even before the coffee is brewing? Un…moreThe best thing? The one (just one) thing that makes you jump out of bed in the morning and run for pen and paper even before the coffee is brewing? Unh Unh . . . . maybe you can’t even afford a cup of coffee. But you can try and write yourself out of that mess . . . just make sure you hide your pen and paper from the prison guards / mom and dad / you authoritarian high school teacher so your ambitions aren’t prematurely thwarted and your materials don’t get confiscated. (less)

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	Paul's Records: How a Refugee from the Vietnam War Found Success Selling Vinyl on the Streets of Hong Kong 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alphabet really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	1977 / 1984 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Celebrities, Semi-Celebrities & ordinary people it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars