This post features lists by four excellent writers: Chris Heavener, Lance Olsen, Bradley Sands, and William Walsh. And when you…
The Big Other Interview # 23: Oliver Harris on William S. Burroughs’ Queer
If you meet Oliver Harris someday, tip your fedora. The co-mastermind along with Ian McFadyen behind 2009’s Naked Lunch @50:…
Tiny tiny giants
Back in 2002, I produced a review-essay for The New York Review of Science Fiction that covered four novels by…
art and self-restraint: the work of david shrigley
I laughed a little when I found this drawing on the website for David Shrigley, a Glasgow-based artist. There’s not…
My Favorite New Movies of 2010
Hello and welcome to 2011. Time to make a list of what I liked and didn’t like in 2010. A…
Charles Borkhuis & Paula Cisewski Poetry Reading @ The Poetry Project: January 12th
I recently read Charles Borkhuis’ After Image (Chax Press, 2006), an extremely entertaining detective narrative in verse filled with deliciously…
Best of 2010, Part 4
This post features lists by five fine writers: Vincent Czyz, Darby Larson, Brad Listi, Dawn Raffel, and Andrew Zornoza. And…
Yesterday: Bill Cotter On Ritual. Today: Annie La Ganga On Ritual.
Annie La Ganga: On Ritual “I used to hate writing. It was just so hard to sit still. Now that…
Today: Bill Cotter On Ritual. Tomorrow: Annie La Ganga On Ritual.
Bill Cotter: On Ritual “I wish I could start this piece with something like ‘An ordinary, workaday writing session for…
Looking Back, Part 4: Books
Best Novel: Honorable Mentions: Best Story Collection (Tie): Best Nonfiction: Best Poetry Collection (Tie): Best Chapbook: And that, folks,…