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Like a Geek God #15: The Legend of Korra Season Two (A Post Mortem)
Like a Geek God #15 by Mark Pursell The Legend of Korra Season Two: A Post Mortem Sequels can be tricky. Many times, the attempt to preserve the spirit of the original object while also striking out in a new direction leads to one of two extemes: transcendance, or catastrophic failure. Aliens, The Godfather: Part… Continue reading
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Episode 77: The Monorail Line Pub Crawl!
Episode 77 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, my friends Teege Braune of In Boozo Veritas fame, Ryan Rivas of Burrow Press fame, Nathan Holic of American Fraternity Man fame, and MFA candidate Dianne Turgeon Richardson join me along the monorail line for… Continue reading
15 Views of Orlando, Bright Lights Big City, Celebration, cormac mccarthy, Diane Turgeon Richardson, Donald Duck, Florida, Jay McIrney, Maleficent, Mark Twain, Mary Blair, Mickey’s Good Deed, Mickey’s Nightmare, Microchips, Monorail, Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, Nathan Holic, Neal Gabler, P. L. Travers, Ryan Rivas, Saving Mr. Banks, Skumps, Sleeping Beauty, Ted Hughes, Teege Braune, The Contemporary Resort, The Grand Floridian, The Great Dark, The Magic of Walt Disney World, The Mickey Mouse Review, The Polynesian Resort, The Three Caballeros, Walt Disney, Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination, Wholly Smokes -
The Curator of Schlock #20: Santa Claus, The Movie
The Curator of Schlock #20 by Jeffrey Shuster Santa Claus, The Movie If you hate this movie, you hate Christmas I took one look at Santa Baby 2 starring Jenny McCarthy and put my foot down. Enough made-for-TV Santa Claus movies! Even the Museum of Schlock has standards! It was time to watch something with… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #20: The Future
Heroes Never Rust #20 by Sean Ironman The Future I keep coming back in my attempt to define a superhero to it being a person with superpowers who saves people. That is the most basic answer I can find. But what does “saving people” mean? Save them from what? In what way? Most superheroes seem… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas #20: Teege’s List of Reasons Orlando Doesn’t Suck
In Boozo Veritas #20 by Teege Braune Teege’s List of Reasons Orlando Doesn’t Suck If you didn’t know it already, The Orlandoan has made it very clear to all of us that our city doesn’t suck. Not only did they put this slogan on a T-shirt, the website further proves the sentiment by keeping a… Continue reading
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Episode 76: Richard Blanco!
Episode 76 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 present my interview with the poet Richard Blanco, Plus Kenneth Nichols writes about reading Tom Perrotta’s Joe College. NOTES In memorium: my dear friend, my dread lord, my bully rook, Kevin… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #19: The Santa Trap
The Curator of Schlock #19 by Jeffrey Shuster What is Stacy Keach doing in a made-for-TV Christmas movie? In The Santa Trap, Shelly Long plays Molly Emerson, a wife and mother whose family have moved to the southwestern United States. I’m assuming that’s southern California. The movie starts out with scenes of golfers in Santa… Continue reading
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Loading the Canon #14: “Is There Really A Market For That?”
Loading the Canon #14 by Helena-Anne Hittel “Is There Really A Market For That?” Well, Drunken Odysseans, it’s almost here! I never thought I’d be saying this, but its tomorrow! 120 or so credit hours later, I’m finally going to experience it. That wonderful day of the semester degree-seekers cherish as much as a birthday… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #19: Justice
Heroes Never Rust #19 by Sean Ironman Justice At the end of Black Summer, a mini-series by Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp, Tom Noir, the main character, asks, “How far do we go in pursuit of justice?” In an earlier post, I attempted to figure out what makes a superhero a superhero. One of… Continue reading
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The Drunken Odyssey is a forum to discuss all aspects of the writing process, in a variety of genres, in order to foster a greater community among writers.
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