Few exceptions aside, the most compelling, challenging, absorbing literary art is being produced by small presses and their respective writers.…
A David Bowie of Literature?
Is there a David Bowie of literature?—such an asinine question, as dumb as asking, “Is there a Virginia Woolf of…
Happy Birthday, Lance Olsen!
Today, October 14, 2012, marks Lance Olsen‘s 56th birthday. In celebration of him and his work, and with a nod…
Best of 2011, Part 1
A few days ago, I reached out to writers and other artists across the country to provide me with a…
Using Viktor Shklovsky
[This post began as a response to some comments made by Douglas Storm on Amber’s most recent post.] The name…
Marilyn Monroe Comes to Chicago, 23 Skidoo
So now there’s a giant statue of Marilyn Monroe standing by Tribune Tower, on Michigan Ave: Describing it, the Chicago…
#AuthorFail 5: A D Jameson
Is Big Other a failure? Of course, in every way. See the proof below from our own AD Jameson, who…
A D & Jeremy Talk about Movies: The Tree of Life
[By now it was late. The three stars were dimpling the sky. The baby raccoon was crying for its milk…
An Interview with Me at Untoward
just went up—well, Part One did, in which Matt Rowan asks me questions about my first book (Amazing Adult Fantasy),…