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In Boozo Veritas #9: John Chapman (Ascetic Prophet of American Romanticism)
In Boozo Veritas #9 by Teege Braune John Chapman: Ascetic Prophet of American Romanticism Last week I celebrated the birthday of John Chapman, who history remembers as Johnny Appleseed, by going to Redlight Redlight’s Johnny Appleseed Day! A Celebration of Cider! Among the nearly twenty varieties of cider Redlight Redlight had available on draft and in… Continue reading
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Like a Geek God #8: The Destiny of Ellen Ripley
Like a Geek God #8 by Mark Pursell The Destiny of Ellen Ripley No franchise escapes the law of decay. With the exception, perhaps, of the Harry Potter novels, franchises—whether in books, movies, television, or video games—tend to flame out rather than finish strong. You can attribute this phenomenon to different factors—an exhaustion of ideas,… Continue reading
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Episode 68: Kristiana Kahakauwila!
Episode 68 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 fiction writer Kristiana Kahakauwila, Plus Graham Hillard reads his memoir essay, “Physical Education.” TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Read Alise Hamilton’s review of This is Paradise in Buzzed Books. Graham… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #8: Death Wish 5
The Curator of Schlock #8 by Jeffrey Shuster Death Wish 5: The Face of Death If you haven’t figured out by now that the face of death is Charles Bronson, there’s no helping you. I want to make something clear. When Death Wish 5 The Face of Death was released theatrically, it was under the… Continue reading
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Loading the Canon#7: A Blast from the Past at Avalon Island
Loading the Canon#7 by Helena-Anne Hittel A Blast from the Past at Avalon Island I recently attended Third Thursdays, an art walk and gallery hop taking place every third Thursday of the month in Downtown Orlando. This is a great opportunity for local artists to showcase their works. I met the curator of one such… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #8: Chris Claremont, I Miss You
Heroes Never Rust #8 by Sean Ironman Chris Claremont, I Miss You For the first time, I had no idea what I was going to write about. I have a list of blog post ideas in a spiral notebook, but none really grabbed me this week. Then, I received The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1… Continue reading
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Gutter Space #8: Interactivity in Randall Munroe’s XKCD
Gutter Space #8 by Leslie Salas Interactivity in Randall Munroe’s XKCD I’ve already talked about xkcd, “A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language,” before, but I think Randall Munroe merits a second post for comic 1110, “Click and Drag.” Regular readers of xkcd will tell you that xkcd is known for a certain level… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas #8: I Was a Teenage Teetotaler
In Boozo Veritas #8 by Teege Braune I Was a Teenage Teetotaler It’s hard to say what about alcohol bothered me so much when I was young. My parents never had unhealthy relationships with it. I never saw them drunk, and they always made it clear that there was nothing wrong with adults drinking in moderation.… Continue reading
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Episode 67: Lindsay Hunter!
Episode 67 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 fiction writer Lindsay Hunter, Plus David Dadurka writes about Lewis Carroll. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES A North Carolina school board has voted to ban Ralph Ellison’s Invisible… Continue reading
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Like a Geek God #7: An Unlikely, Unlikeable Heroine
Like a Geek God #7 by Mark Pursell An Unlikely, Unlikeable Heroine Of all the anime properties to make their way to Western shores over the decades, Sailor Moon is undoutedly one of the most beloved and most recognizable even to non-fans. 2012 marked the show’s twentieth anniversary, and this winter we will see a… 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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