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Shakespearing #7: Titus Andronicus
Shakespearing #7 by David Foley Titus Andronicus Titus Andronicus is such a mess that people used to argue Shakespeare didn’t write it. Indeed, the latest scholarship says that George Peele wrote significant chunks of it. The problem is the messy parts are Shakespeare. This doesn’t have to disturb us unduly. Shakespeare is messy. He’s Exhibit A… Continue reading
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Episode 111: Iris Jamahl Dunkle!
Episode 111 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 Trio Award-winner Iris Jamahl Dunkle, plus Jeffrey Ethan Lee reads his essay, “The Poet’s Mother’s Deathbed Conversion” at Fergie’s Pub in Philadelphia. Books Discussed NOTES If in… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #50: Jeff’s 7 Reasons Not Curate Schlock
The Curator of Schlock #50 by Jeff Shuster Jeff’s 7 Reasons Not Curate Schlock Curating schlock is not for everyone. I get a lot of would be schlock-meisters poking around this museum, looking for internship opportunities. Well, we just don’t let anyone through these doors. Frankly, if your idea of Schlock is a movie featuring a… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #52: Choice Over Power
Heroes Never Rust #52 by Sean Ironman Choice Over Power he other day I was driving down I-4 and thinking about Harry Potter and how much I don’t give a shit. Living in Orlando, I can’t escape all this talk about the new section of Harry Potter opening at Universal Studios. I was given the… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas # 52: La Mer
In Boozo Veritas # 52 by Teege Braune La Mer Caught amidst the tension of a dual nature, I have suffered. In the struggle between an unfortunate tendency towards anxiety and hesitation and an urge towards impulsivity and spontaneity, anxiety has admittedly most often won out. Like Hamlet, this has been the catalyst for my greatest… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #6: The Comedy of Errors
Shakespearing #6 by David Foley The Comedy of Errors Last summer the New York Shakespeare Festival produced a rollicking version of The Comedy of Errors in Central Park. It was set in the forties, had swing numbers, and featured a hilarious performance from Jesse Tyler Ferguson as the two Dromios. Best of all, it was over… Continue reading
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Episode 110: Ryan Rivas and Nathan Holic!
Episode 110 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 Ryan Rivas and Nathan Holic about the publication of Forget How You Found Us: 15 Views of Orlando, Volume III, plus I share readings from stories by Karen… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #49: Superman IV
The Curator of Schlock #49 by Jeff Shuster Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (It’s not that bad) Now we’ll wrap up Patriot’s Month with Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. When I think of the red, white, and blue, I think of Superman. Granted he dresses in red, yellow, and blue, but he also supports… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #51: We3 gud. Gud dog. Home now.
Heroes Never Rust #51 by Sean Ironman We3 gud. Gud dog. Home now. The final issue of We3 is bloody and violent and heartwarming. It’s a fitting end to the series that seems like it ended too quickly, but I guess there’s only so far a story about three animals in robot suits searching for… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas # 51: The Ghost of an Artifact
In Boozo Veritas # 51 by Teege Braune The Ghost of an Artifact I know now that there is no one thing that is true – it is all true. –Ernest Hemingway I have a clear and distinct image of the photograph in my memory. A boy a few years older than myself who I am… Continue reading
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