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2017

  • The Curator of Schlock #170: Dawn of the Dead

    The Curator of Schlock #170 by Jeff Shuster Dawn of the Dead “Don’t spit in the soup. We’ve all got to eat.”—Lyndon Baines Johnson I first watched Dawn of the Dead back in middle school. I had purchased acopy of the VHS tape over a Christmas break back in 1989. I was no stranger to George Romero’s… Continue reading

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  • 21st Century Brontë #31: The MFA Begins

    21st Century Brontë #31 by Brontë Bettencourt The MFA Begins I kicked off 2017 with my first semester in Hamline University’s MFA program for Children and Young Adult Literature. I stuffed my suitcase full of workshopped stories, books, and more layers than what a Floridian knows to do with. In St. Paul, Minnesota the underdressed… Continue reading

  • Buzzed Books #49: Paper Girls

    Buzzed Books #49 by Whitney Hamrick Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughn and Cliff Chiang Paper Girls is an Eisner and Harvey Award-winning “Best New Series,” written by Brian K. Vaughn, famed author of fan favorites Y: The Last Man and Saga, and artist Cliff Chiang, of New 52’s Wonder Woman glory, who present a story often described as War… Continue reading

  • Episode 244: Lily Brooks-Dalton!

    Episode 244 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I talk to the novelist and memoirist Lily Brooks-Dalton. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES According to Buzzfeed, Roxanne Gay has pulled her forthcoming book, How to Be Heard, from Simon and Shuster. Episode 244 of… Continue reading

  • The Curator of Schlock #169: Alice, Sweet Alice

    The Curator of Schlock #169 by Jeff Shuster Alice, Sweet Alice  Not all that sweet if you ask me.   I might as well go for broke and review one more slasher movie. And like last week’s entry, this is another flick from the 70s. The 70s were a messed up decade. Look at the movies… Continue reading

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  • Pensive Prowler #3: Shut Up and Write!

    Pensive Prowler #3 by Dmetri Kakmi Shut Up and Write!  I’m sick of the professional writing industry and, by extension, the role a writer is expected to play in society. On the one hand professional writing courses churn out automata without individual style, and on the other hand celebrated names are trotted out to utter… Continue reading

  • Episode 243: Joy Harjo, Kim Addonizio, and Paul Lisicky!

    Episode 243 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I talk to the poet Joy Harjo, the poet and fiction and creative nonfiction writer Kim Addonizio, and the memoirist Paul Lisicky. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES On Sunday, February 5th, The Drunken Odyssey will be… Continue reading

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  • The Curator of Schlock #168:The Town That Dreaded Sundown

    The Curator of Schlock #168 by Jeff Shuster The Town That Dreaded Sundown Beware of men who wear burlap sacks on their heads.  I figured I’d do another slasher movie this week, not because I’m a particular fan of the genre, but because I know how some people get into a tizzy over slasher movies.… Continue reading

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  • Episode 242: Ann Hood and Art Spiegelman!

    Episode 242 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I talk to fiction writer Ann Hood, and the graphic novelist Art Spiegelman. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Monica Crowley, Donald Trump’s choice for senior director of communications for the National Security Council, is… Continue reading

  • The Curator of Schlock #167: Friday the 13th Part 3

    The Curator of Scholck #167 by Jeff Shuster Friday the 13th Part 3 I didn’t watch it in 3D. 3D is stupid. I have the strangest sense of déjà vu. I feel like I’ve tried reviewing this movie before. What movie? 1982’s Friday the 13th Part III from director Steve Miner. Since today is Friday… Continue reading

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