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Shakespearing #17: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Shakespearing #17 by David Foley The Merry Wives of Windsor The Merry Wives of Windsor was one of three Shakespeare plays I’d neither read nor seen when I began this project. (The other two were King John and The Two Noble Kinsmen.) I can’t say I was missing much. Riverside’s introduction repeats the tradition that… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #60: Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Twice-Told Tales
The Curator of Schlock #60 by Jeff Shuster Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Twice-Told Tales (Like twice-baked potatoes, except totally different) I have a passing familiarity with Nathaniel Hawthorne, and by passing familiarity, I’m referring to time I read the first couple of chapters of The House of the Seven Gables in my 8th grade English class. I remember there was… Continue reading
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The Lists #2: Ten Rules for Revising Fiction by David Madden, and Reasons Why I Don’t Always Follow Them
The Lists #2 by Kevin Bray Ten Rules for Revising Fiction by David Madden (and Why I Don’t Always Follow Them) “Is your style overloaded with archaic or Latinate verbs?” Yes. They irradiate my paragraphs with evidence of my intellectual coruscation and I know editors reject me because they are jealous of my erudition. “Have… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #62: Vietnam, the Good America, and the Real Origin of the Punisher
Heroes Never Rust #62 by Sean Ironman Vietnam, the Good America, and the Real Origin of the Punisher I’ve written about my love for the Punisher before. To me, Frank Castle is one of the most interesting fictional characters. And I do mean fictional characters, not just comic book characters. He is the only character… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas # 62: Adventures in Halloweening: Part 1
In Boozo Veritas # 62 by Teege Braune Adventures in Halloweening: Part 1 I walked with a zombie last night. -Roky Erickson I really don’t care to know that Samhain is pronounced Sow-in and not phonetically, and I have never thought of Halloween as a holiday that only takes place on October 31. Halloween is an atmosphere that builds… Continue reading
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Episode 120: Mixtape 1
Episode 120 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 offer TDO’s first mixtape. Enjoy! NOTES Check out the music of The Nekronomikids, The Intoxicators, The Wingdale Community Singers, Natacha Atlas, and the many other musicians referenced on this… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #16: Henry IV, Part 1
Shakespearing #16 by David Foley Henry IV, Part 1 I wasn’t looking forward to re-reading Henry IV. It’s not that I don’t like it, but its central trope has become stale from a hundred Hollywood films: the wastrel son redeeming himself when the chips are down. Do we really need to run that tape again?… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #59: The House That Dripped Blood
The Curator of Schlock #59 by Jeff Shuster The House That Dripped Blood (Don’t spend the night there. You might die!) Hey, it’s that time of year again, time for your illustrious Curator of Schlock to transform into The Curator of Shock! Cue the lighting and wolf howling. This Halloween season we’ll be doing something… Continue reading
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The Lists #1: Forthcoming Films in the Die Hard Franchise
The Lists #1 by John King FORTHCOMING FILMS IN THE DIE HARD FRANCHISE DIE HARD AS NAILS When his granddaughter’s hamster goes missing, John McClane must take the yakuza down. DIE HARD-TASTIC-O On a honeymoon in Cozumel with his twenty-three year old bride, John McClane must protect her from a gambling cartel that is using… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #61: The Golden Age That Never Was
Heroes Never Rust #61 by Sean Ironman The Golden Age That Never Was Last week, I finished reading Erik Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin, which is about the U.S. ambassador to Germany and his family in the 1930s. Throughout the book, Hitler and his men… Continue reading
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