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Shakespearing #20: Henry V
Shakespearing #20 by David Foley Henry V Maybe Obama is Henry V. Both sowed wild oats (a little blow, a little sack). Both spent their youth working with the common folk (community organizing, highway robbery). And as a result both bring to the problem of ruling a nuanced understanding of the world’s complexity and a… Continue reading
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Episode 128: Michael Hearst!
Episode 128 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 interview the musician, Michael Hearst. Plus Danita Berg reads her essay, “A Note on my Skin.” TEXTS DISCUSSED http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CDSak1Pcbs NOTES The music accompanying Danita Berg’s essay is Carlton Melton’s… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #67: Scrooge
The Curator of Schlock #67 by Jeffrey Shuster Scrooge Albert Finney is the only Ebenezer Scrooge you’ll ever need! I think it’s the movies we watch as children that have the greatest influence on us. While I must have watched Star Wars about a hundred times between my 4th and 5th birthday, it wasn’t the… Continue reading
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The Lists #9: Ten Reasons You Need to Stop Doing That
The Lists #9 by Scott Hoffman Ten Reasons You Need to Stop Doing That For the children. It’s unnatural. It’s the principle of the thing. I don’t care if the other kids are doing it. Because people can see you. I can see you. What will the neighbors think? Because what the neighbors think matters.… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #69: How to Understand That a Man Can Fly
Heroes Never Rust #69 by Sean Ironman How to Understand That a Man Can Fly Lana Lang was Clark Kent’s high school sweetheart, and, like most high school sweethearts, she thought that they would get married and spend the rest of their lives together in their hometown. She narrates the last issue of Superman: For… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #15: Miami Bookfair International 2014
Buzzed Books #15 by Madison Bernath 2014 Miami Book Fair International Review As I walked into the 2014 Miami Book Fair International, the scent of sweet corn, melted cheese, and grease blew slick in the air. Food trucks and carts littered the landscape. Children rushed about throwing bocce balls with no sense of the game,… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #19.2: Another Interlude
Shakespearing #19.2 by David Foley Another Interlude: Tamburlaine Since it was Marlowe who first got me started on my Shakespeare project, I thought I’d pause and take in the wonderfully bloody and inventive production of Tamburlaine, Parts 1 and 2, at Theatre for a New Audience. I’d never read the plays before, but managed to… Continue reading
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Episode 127: Mixtape #2 (A Distance Coat)
Episode 127 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 offer TDO’s second mixtape. This one is vintage, from my M.A. years (circa 1996?). Enjoy! Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #66: C.H.U.D.
The Curator of Schlock #66 by Jeffrey Shuster C.H.U.D. The C stands for cannibalistic! Hey, it’s your Curator of Schlock once again wishing you a Happy Turkey Day! Another year has passed since my last Thanksgiving review, and cannibalism still has yet to enter the mainstream. Flesh eaters are still marginalized by our judgmental American… Continue reading
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The Lists #8: An Index for Bi the Book: How to Become Bisexual In Less than a Month
The Lists #8 by Chelsey Clammer An Index for Bi the Book: How to Become Bisexual In Less than a Month _______ Chelsey Clammer (Episode 49) has been published in The Rumpus, Essay Daily, and The Nervous Breakdown among many others. She is the Managing Editor and Nonfiction Editor for The Doctor T.J. Eckleburg Review, as well as a columnist and workshop instructor for… Continue reading
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