Category Archives: PERSONAL ESSAYS

Another Rejected Article!

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Larissa Archer

My magazine editor recently offered me the “Rant” section of the issue, basically free rein to, well, rant, on anything I choose. I wrote an article that he handed back to me, declining to publish it. Our conversation went thus: … Continue reading →

Posted in angry feminism, Publishing rants | 16 Comments

To Whom it May Concern,

Posted on August 20, 2006 by Larissa Archer

I am issuing a public plea, an appeal, if you will, to the hearts of my readers as a last humble effort to obtain the support I need to follow my dreams. Sometimes I get a sneaking suspicion that acting … Continue reading →

Posted in London, theatre | 1 Comment

New York’s Historic Second Avenue Deli is Now a Chase Manhattan Bank.

Posted on August 12, 2006 by Larissa Archer

…the very means by which oustanding success declines makes the process doubly destructive to cities….For some reason, banks, insurance companies and prestige offices are consistently the most voracious double destroyers in this way. Look to see where banks or insurance … Continue reading →

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Britblog II

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Larissa Archer

So, yes, I was in London for 10 days recently, where I auditioned and was accepted at the Central School for Speech and Drama for their MA program in classical acting. Woo-Hoo! In addition to my elation at the prospect … Continue reading →

Posted in London | 6 Comments

Brit Blog

Posted on May 18, 2006 by Larissa Archer

…a great city is a kind of labyrinth within which at every moment of the day the most hidden wishes of every human being are performed by people who devote their whole existences to doing this and nothing else. Along … Continue reading →

Posted in London | 4 Comments

Things That Give Me Hideously Vivid Nightmares, Chapter One

Posted on April 14, 2006 by Larissa Archer
Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments

On Wretchedness

Posted on April 1, 2006 by Larissa Archer

An interesting, disturbing dialogue has commenced amongst several of my thoughtful blogger friends, Odious, Jack, and Kate, on the subject of, well, wretchedness: Why and when one is most susceptible to it (or, blessedly, not), how one attempts to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in my neuroses, my pseudo-religiosity | 14 Comments

Valentine’s Day Shvitz

Posted on March 12, 2006 by Larissa Archer

The Russian Turkish Baths are a legendary New York institution, referenced by some of the last century’s great writers such as Arthur Miller and Clifford Odets. Under Russian management throughout its entire 114 year-old history, the baths are set in … Continue reading →

Posted in New York, Russianism | 6 Comments

On Discovering Porn in My VCR

Posted on February 9, 2006 by Larissa Archer

I sent this one out as a private email almost a year ago; several readers may recognize it. I withheld it from public viewing on principle of good taste or decency or morals or some other such easily-disposable principle. My … Continue reading →

Posted in New York | 7 Comments

Totally Belated Halloween Post

Posted on February 3, 2006 by Larissa Archer

Here’s an extremely belated (it’s not my fault, I swear—blame a friend of mine whose identity shall be protected while I dub her “Rice Patty Escallator”) picture-fest, this one from Halloween in San Francisco’s Castro. I don’t know why I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 10 Comments