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Heroes Never Rust #64: Surrender in Vietnam and the Loss of the Real America
Heroes Never Rust #64 by Sean Ironman Surrender in Vietnam and the Loss of the Real America The beginning of issue three of Born shows various images from the Vietnam War: bombs falling from planes, a bridge filled with pedestrians blown sky high, American soldiers setting a Vietnamese village on fire, Vietnamese men and women… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #14: Beyond the Pale Motel
Buzzed Books #14 by John King Beyond the Pale Motel Francesca Lia Block (Episodes 30 and 64) is best known for her work in YA literature, as a revolutionary author whose bohemian gypsy sensibilities meshed with punk rock aesthetics and gave two generations of disenfranchised youth something beautiful and aching and honest to hold onto.… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas # 64: Adventures in Halloweening, Part 3
In Boozo Veritas # 64 by Teege Braune Adventures in Halloweening: Part 3 This week I broke my finger. Or jammed it; I’m not really sure. If it isn’t better by the time this blog goes live, I’m going to have it looked at. I finally bought a splint, and now it’s starting to look a… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #17.1: More on Merry Wives of Windsor
Shakespearing #17.1 by John King More on Merry Wives of Windsor Pardon my commandeering David Foley’s wonderfully textual Shakespearean blog for one week, in order to prolong the magic of the discussion of The Merry Wives of Windsor. I have read Merry Wives, even though I probably have only read a little more than half of… Continue reading
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Episode 122: There Will Be Words Fourth Annual Flash Fiction Spooktacular!
Episode 122 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 share a recording of a Halloween show in Jesse Bradley’s prose reading series, There Will Be Words, in which I was a reader. The There Will Be Words Fourth… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #61: Black Sabbath
The Curator of Schlock #61 by Jeff Shuster Black Sabbath (The band was named after the movie, smart guy.) I’ll admit it. I had a bit of an obsession with Boris Karloff growing up. Not so much for his portrayal of Frankenstein, but for the Universal Monsters classic The Mummy. Imhotep. That was his name… Continue reading
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The Lists #3: Likely Kanye West Masturbatory Fantasies
The Lists #3 by Dan Lauer Likely Kanye West Masturbatory Fantasies That blonde girl. The singer. He can’t remember her name. But just before he finishes she interrupts, but keeps promising she’ll let him finish. A pornographic parody of A Room With A View starring the original cast of Night Court. Particularly John Larroquette. The… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #63: Lost in Vietnam (The Punisher’s Platoon)
Heroes Never Rust #63 by Sean Ironman Lost in Vietnam: The Punisher’s Platoon In the first issue of Born, readers were given two points of view: Stevie Goodwin and Frank Castle. Readers only get Goodwin’s viewpoint in the second issue. Frank Castle remains as the main character. By showing him through Goodwin’s eyes, the… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas # 63: Adventures in Halloweening Part 2
In Boozo Veritas #63 by Teege Braune Adventures in Halloweening Part 2 The Halloweens of my childhood were more magical than Christmas. The magic of Christmas was solely in the command of Santa Claus who could dispense with it as he saw fit. I could do nothing but wait and behave as best as I was… Continue reading
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Episode 121: Vincent Cellucci!
Episode 121 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 interview the poet Vincent Cellucci, Plus Robert Wallace writes about reading The Grapes of Wrath. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES On October 22, if you are in the City Beautiful (that is Orlando), come see the… Continue reading
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