Blake Nelson

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  • Mar 16, 2026
    In the 1980s, young writers were often advised to submit their work to literary journals and small magazines. This was the era of Ray Carver, Richard Ford, Tobias Wolff, and the...
  • Mar 5, 2026
    In high school, I was a huge Rolling Stones fan. I remember reading that their second guitarist, Mick Taylor (who replaced Brian Jones), had joined the band when he was only 20 yrs...
  • Jan 28, 2026
    In 1986, I moved to New York, and got a busboy job at a very cool nightclub in Tribeca. I was lucky to get such a job. This was at the height of the 1980s New York nightclub culture,...