Gina Frangello is the mainstay of the Chicago literary scene—journalist, novelist, editor for OV Books (and long-time editor of its…
the inside and the outside: marina abramović and her dresses
One thing I like about Marina Abramović’s performance – ‘The Artist is Present’- at the MoMA (till May 31st –…
Using Jungian Personality Types to Develop Characters in Fiction: Guest Post, by Darby Larson
A few years ago I became fascinated with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and read all the profiles I could find…
Moods and Writing
Angry, tense, distracted, depressed, blocked, anxious… there are a lot of moods that can make writing difficult or impossible, or…
Action Books: A New Title & Open Submissions
Exciting news from Johannes Goransson at Action Books: First, THE MORNING NEWS IS EXCITING by Don Mee Choi is out now:…
Alternative Values in Small-Press Culture
This follows J. A.’s post here, which sprang out of conversation here; it’s also motivated by Greg’s recent post about…
A Sentence about a Sentence I Love
With so many worthy sentences in the realm of the sayable, with so many great sentences already loved and savored…
Chime in You BigOther People:
A. D. Jameson & I have been conversing via comments on this post, talking about Indie v. Major House publishing.…
Anatomy of a Poem: D.A. Powell
D.A. Powell’s fourth book of poetry Chronic (Graywolf, 2009) received the Kingsley Tufts Award and was nominated for a National…