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In Boozo Veritas # 54: Anthology: Getting Drunk and Reading Stories
In Boozo Veritas # 54 by Teege Braune Anthology: Getting Drunk and Reading Stories Saturday night I participated in a truly unique literary experience: Cole NeSmith’s Creative City Project sponsored Anthology: A Night of Stories and Spirits at Snap! Space. To a soundtrack of gypsy jazz provided by The Cook Trio, writers Jared Silvia, McKenzie Parker, Keith… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #8: The Taming of the Shrew
Shakespearing #8 by David Foley The Taming of the Shrew In my memory, The Taming of the Shrew was a rambunctious farce with two larger-than-life roles and a Stepford Wives ending. On reacquaintance, it’s a joyous work of art. But about that ending: the reasons Kate gives for submitting to Petruchio are not comfortable, but they… Continue reading
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Episode 112: A Craft Discussion About Aristotle’s Poetics, with Vanessa Blakeslee
Episode 112 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 Vanessa Blakeslee about what Aristotle’s Poetics can teach us about fiction writing today, Plus Kevin Bray writes about reading John Gardner’s On Becoming a Novelist. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES This new project–discussing… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #51: Dunston Checks In
The Curator of Schlock #51 by Jeff Shuster Dunston Checks In (Ape of the Week: Orangutan) The country is going ape crazy due to that Dawn of the Rise of the Battle for the Planet of the Apes movie. Therefor, the remainder of August will be Ape Month here at The Museum of Schlock. We’re going to do… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #53: Censorship
Heroes Never Rust #53 by Sean Ironman Censorship A couple of years ago, I went to a cartoonist residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna, Florida. One afternoon, I sat on the porch with the master artist for my group, Megan Kelso, creator of Queen of the Black Black and Squirrel… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas # 53: Year One
In Boozo Veritas # 53 by Teege Braune Year One This week, Tuesday, August fifth to be exact, marks the first birthday of In Boozo Veritas. Like most one year olds, In Boozo Veritas is not aware that this is its birthday. No one thought that it would survive this long. When John King first asked me to… Continue reading
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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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