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The Curator of Schlock #51: Dunston Checks In
The Curator of Schlock #51 by Jeff Shuster Dunston Checks In (Ape of the Week: Orangutan) The country is going ape crazy due to that Dawn of the Rise of the Battle for the Planet of the Apes movie. Therefor, the remainder of August will be Ape Month here at The Museum of Schlock. We’re going to do… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #53: Censorship
Heroes Never Rust #53 by Sean Ironman Censorship A couple of years ago, I went to a cartoonist residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna, Florida. One afternoon, I sat on the porch with the master artist for my group, Megan Kelso, creator of Queen of the Black Black and Squirrel… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas # 53: Year One
In Boozo Veritas # 53 by Teege Braune Year One This week, Tuesday, August fifth to be exact, marks the first birthday of In Boozo Veritas. Like most one year olds, In Boozo Veritas is not aware that this is its birthday. No one thought that it would survive this long. When John King first asked me to… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #7: Titus Andronicus
Shakespearing #7 by David Foley Titus Andronicus Titus Andronicus is such a mess that people used to argue Shakespeare didn’t write it. Indeed, the latest scholarship says that George Peele wrote significant chunks of it. The problem is the messy parts are Shakespeare. This doesn’t have to disturb us unduly. Shakespeare is messy. He’s Exhibit A… Continue reading
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Episode 111: Iris Jamahl Dunkle!
Episode 111 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s show, I talk to the Trio Award-winner Iris Jamahl Dunkle, plus Jeffrey Ethan Lee reads his essay, “The Poet’s Mother’s Deathbed Conversion” at Fergie’s Pub in Philadelphia. Books Discussed NOTES If in… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #50: Jeff’s 7 Reasons Not Curate Schlock
The Curator of Schlock #50 by Jeff Shuster Jeff’s 7 Reasons Not Curate Schlock Curating schlock is not for everyone. I get a lot of would be schlock-meisters poking around this museum, looking for internship opportunities. Well, we just don’t let anyone through these doors. Frankly, if your idea of Schlock is a movie featuring a… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #52: Choice Over Power
Heroes Never Rust #52 by Sean Ironman Choice Over Power he other day I was driving down I-4 and thinking about Harry Potter and how much I don’t give a shit. Living in Orlando, I can’t escape all this talk about the new section of Harry Potter opening at Universal Studios. I was given the… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas # 52: La Mer
In Boozo Veritas # 52 by Teege Braune La Mer Caught amidst the tension of a dual nature, I have suffered. In the struggle between an unfortunate tendency towards anxiety and hesitation and an urge towards impulsivity and spontaneity, anxiety has admittedly most often won out. Like Hamlet, this has been the catalyst for my greatest… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #6: The Comedy of Errors
Shakespearing #6 by David Foley The Comedy of Errors Last summer the New York Shakespeare Festival produced a rollicking version of The Comedy of Errors in Central Park. It was set in the forties, had swing numbers, and featured a hilarious performance from Jesse Tyler Ferguson as the two Dromios. Best of all, it was over… Continue reading
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Episode 110: Ryan Rivas and Nathan Holic!
Episode 110 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s show, I talk to Ryan Rivas and Nathan Holic about the publication of Forget How You Found Us: 15 Views of Orlando, Volume III, plus I share readings from stories by Karen… Continue reading
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