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The Curator of Schlock #331: Sword of the Valiant
The Curator of Schlock #331 by Jeff Shuster Sword of the Valiant Now in widescreen! Okay. Here’s a summary of my life in the last couple of months. I moved into an old southern manor house somewhere on the outskirts of the Florida Everglades. I had a servant named Jervis who cooked me fine food,… Continue reading
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Episode 446: Phil Klay!
Episode 446 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on Apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing). On this week’s show, fiction writer and veteran Phil Klay and I discuss finding the right form for a novel, war literature, and winning the… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #26: Dr. Paglia Probes
Dr. Paglia Probes — Pop, the Net and Alfred Hitchcock by DMETRI KAKMI In 1998 I was writing for SevenMag—a print and online publication dedicated to the singer Prince, of all things. One day the editor Vicki Shuttleworth asked who I wanted to interview. Camille Paglia was my immediate response. The feminist firebrand had burst… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #25: Miam Book Fair Goes Virtual Nov. 15-22
MIAMI BOOK FAIR GOES VIRTUAL NOV. 15-22 For the first time in 37 years, Miami Dade College(MDC) will transform its iconic Miami Book Fair (MBF), a weeklong celebration of books and writers in downtown Miami, into a free virtual event from Nov. 15-22. The virtual Fair is the continuation of a proactive effort to remain… Continue reading
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Episode 445: A Discussion of The Selected Works of Audre Lorde, with Audi Barnes!
Episode 445 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on Apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing). On this week’s show, poet and scholar Audi Barnes and I discuss the uncompromising essays and poetry of Audre Lorde. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES TDO Listeners… Continue reading
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The Diaries of a Sozzled Scribbler #20
The Diaries of a Sozzled Scribbler #20 Transcribed by DMETRI KAKMI 2 November 2020 Dear sad pathetic creature who has nothing better to do than to read this column, I have good news. It has finally happened. I have been recognised as a saint. The only questions is why it has taken so long. Given… Continue reading
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Episode 444: TDO vs. The Curator of Schlock #4
Episode 444 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on Apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing). On this week’s show, Jeff Shuster and I discuss Jordan Peele’s Us, and a lot of other things, too. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES TDO Listeners can… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #330: The Blood Spattered Bride
The Curator of Schlock #330 by Jeff Shuster The Blood Spattered Bride More lesbian vampires. Why not? Jervis invited me to a special dinner last night. The guest of honor was the descendant of Wallace Jameson Volkasin III whose name is Wallace Jameson Volkasin VIII. It’s so funny. He looks exactly like the guy in… Continue reading
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