Literary Daybook, March 1

Writers and wannabes

He who hesitates ...

"40 Days and 40 Nights"

Pro-life, even in death

Nazis, clairvoyants and robots

"How does it feel to be America's blow-job queen?"

A cruel choice

The most feared woman on the Internet

Death and the maiden

"We Were Soldiers"

Fidel, Monica and me

Bushed!

Quieting the homefront

Judge bangs gavel on Bush-Cheney stonewalling

"Cipro: It's What's for Dinner"

A Democratic senator goes nuclear on the White House

The latest civil rights shakedown scheme

The meaning of Ari's blunder