Christmas
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The Curator of Schlock #252: A Wish for Christmas!
The Curator of Schlock #252 A Wish for Christmas Be my most tasty little dish! Thus begins week 2 of our Hallmark Christmas Movie Yuletide Extravaganza. I love these movies. They’re like the cozy sweater vest of American cinema. If only they would have a marathon of them in an IMAX theater. I want that Continue reading
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Episode 343: A Very Italian Christmas!
Episode 343 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 talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about the new story anthology, A Very Italian Christmas, from New Vessel Press. In our discussion, we manage to talk about yuletide loneliness, poverty, despair, prostitution, elk herds, Christmas, Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #251: A Christmas Melody
The Curator of Schlock #251 by Jeff Shuster A Christmas Melody All I want for Christmas is poo. I’m still reeling from last week’s column on Raw, a French/Belgium production about the trials and tribulations of two sisters who happen to be cannibals. Sometimes you gaze into the abyss and it gazes right back. Other Continue reading
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Episode 291: A Very French Christmas!
Episode 291 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 talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about the new fiction anthology, A Very French Christmas, from New Vessel Press. NOTES Some context for the dubious Dutch tradition of Black Pete. David Sedaris discusses this in Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #164: Black Christmas
The Curator of Schlock #164 by Jeff Shuster Black Christmas Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Did you know that the English used to tell ghost stories around Christmas time? No? Neither did I. Apparently, this was a thing back in Victorian England. As a proud American, I feel a bit funny about this. Continue reading
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The Lists #28: Egg Nog Recipe
The Lists #27 by Patrick Jehle Egg Nog Recipe Do ahead: 1. Extirpate all memory of any beverage besides eggnog. 2. Also all hope. 3. Dull gag reflexes using fists, feet. You are now ready to fashion eggnoggal refreshment: 4. Go to a place. Quest, schlep, endure. 5. Obtain nog. 6. Secure the nog. 7. Continue reading
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The Lists #11: Less-Than-Stellar Christmas Gifts That Actually Exist
The Lists #11 by John King Less Than Stellar Christmas Gifts That Actually Exist 1. Don’t “feed” Peanut Big Top water, please. Is this how Zayles creates its merchandise? 2. Compete with your friends to clean this dog’s feces. It’s just like real life. 3. According to child psychologists, one thing every matching game for Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas #21: Mickey and Donald, The Tragic Heroes of Christmas Cartoons
In Boozo Veritas #21 by Teege Braune Mickey and Donald: The Tragic Heroes of Christmas Cartoons After trimming the Christmas tree to a soundtrack of Andy Williams, watching Disney holiday cartoons was an annual tradition for my siblings and me when we were growing up in Indiana. “Pluto’s Christmas Tree” always made me wonder what kind Continue reading
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