DEATH TO AMERICA By Robert Clark Young an excerpt from the novel Chapter One: A Suitcase Nuke Scuddy Scudalczyk was standing on the roof of the Abu Ghraib Prison, hitting golf balls with Flynn Parrish. Scuddy always hit harder and more accurately when he was mad, and he was mad this afternoon, but also disgusted, … [Read more…]
EXCERPT FROM THE CARTEL by Taylor Branch This is an excerpt from Taylor Branch’s Byliner Original The Cartel CHAPTER TWO Founding Myths FAME AND CONTROVERSY have been constants since the birth of organized college sports. A newer factor, relatively speaking, is the institutional control of wealth by adults. In 1859, players from Williams College accused Amherst … [Read more…]
It’s amazing to see how France looked through the eyes of the Stein family in Gertrude’s time. And while I find it fascinating to see her on film, I especially like watching the Steins repeatedly walk down a flight of stairs, and then stroll by the camera in formation, at the 2:48 mark. Why, you ask? … [Read more…]
Eyelids open. Tongue runs across upper lip moving from left side of mouth to right following arc of lip. Swallow. Jaws clench. Grind. Stretch. Swallow. Head lifts. Bent right arm brushes pillow into back of head… (from Fidget, 1997) We’ve all started to write a story or a poem by locating the reader in our … [Read more…]
There exists an expansive array of online resources for MFA students and practicing writers, and one that I find beneficial is Erika Dreifus’ daily dose of e-mail updates of The Practicing Writer. Each morning, I awaken to an inbox of Monday Markets/Jobs/Opportunities, which feature available jobs in academia, as well as the publishing market. Here, … [Read more…]