Aesthetic Drift
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Aesthetic Drift #30: Bing! Bing, Bing, Bing
Aesthetic Drift #30 by Susan Lilley Bing! Bing, Bing, Bing. Or A robot wrote my English paper and I didn’t even have to pay anything Or Vonnegut’s Vision Vindicated Or Who needs DEI when you have AI? Raceless, faceless, genderless, faithless. On my 12th birthday, someone gave me a paperback of short stories called First Love. I… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #29: Chewing on the Words of Miami’s Incarcerated
Aesthetic Drift #29 by Avery Coffey Chewing on the Words of Miami’s Incarcerated As spring has arrived and we apprehensively wait for the new beginnings it has in store, O’Miami is finally able to host their annual poetry festival in Miami, Florida. Amongst the over sixty projects and events, they’ve chosen to partner with a… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #28: The Festival For Poets: O, Miami!
Aesthetic Drift #38 by Avery Coffey The Festival For Poets: O, Miami! Coming from someone who has been in Miami for a total of three years, I still haven’t explored all that the city has to offer. There simply isn’t enough daylight to experience the ins and outs of it. However, one event I’ve heard… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #27: The Detroit Writing Room
Aesthetic Drift #27 by Emily Yarmak The Detroit Writing Room In 2016, Stephanie Steinberg conceived of the idea to open an inspiring co-working space for storytellers in the heart of Detroit. Fast forward three years later and Stephanie and her husband, Jake Serwer, founded The Detroit Writing Room. “When I was a Detroit News reporter… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #26: Dr. Paglia Probes
Dr. Paglia Probes — Pop, the Net and Alfred Hitchcock by DMETRI KAKMI In 1998 I was writing for SevenMag—a print and online publication dedicated to the singer Prince, of all things. One day the editor Vicki Shuttleworth asked who I wanted to interview. Camille Paglia was my immediate response. The feminist firebrand had burst… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #25: Miam Book Fair Goes Virtual Nov. 15-22
MIAMI BOOK FAIR GOES VIRTUAL NOV. 15-22 For the first time in 37 years, Miami Dade College(MDC) will transform its iconic Miami Book Fair (MBF), a weeklong celebration of books and writers in downtown Miami, into a free virtual event from Nov. 15-22. The virtual Fair is the continuation of a proactive effort to remain… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #25: Corona State of Mind
Aesthetic Drift #25 by Gustavo Guerra Corona State of Mind: Reflections on the Pandemic from The Florida Department of Corrections March 25, 2020. The virus is spreading. Thousands of confirmed cases. Cemeteries are being overwhelmed. Italy. Spain. China. Iran. New York. Miami. All on lockdown. Just like us. Anxieties about the outside world—especially my elderly… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #24: On Steven Moffat’s Dracula
Aesthetic Drift #24 by Michael W. Merriam On Steven Moffat’s Dracula I often resent television. I feel better compensated for my time when I listen to audio drama or read books. When I saw there was a new Dracula series on Netflix, I knew I’d only want to see it if somehow Steven Moffat had… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #23: On Finally Reading The Outsiders
Aesthetic Drift #23 by Stephen McClurg On Finally Reading The Outsiders One way I disappointed my high school students was by not reading one of their favorites: S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders. One particular student, Caroline, frequently reminded me how guilty I should feel for not reading the book she loved. I promised her some thoughts… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #22: Celestial 57
Aesthetic Drift #22 by Chelsey Clammer Celestial 57 The stars vibrated above me. Within me. Synchrony. At 2 a.m. I would walk back to my truck at seventeen, eighteen, nineteen years old, having come from a concert, the music still clamoring along my bones. Late ’90s, downtown Austin, where my favorite band, Sister 7,… Continue reading
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