Category Archives: Literature

An Interview with D. Foy–Part 1

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Kurt Baumeister

In Part 1 of their two-part conversation, D. Foy and Kurt Baumeister discuss time, fathers, religion, capitalism, the state of literary fiction, and D.’s bold new book, Patricide. Continue reading →

Posted in Literature, The Arts, Uncategorized | Tagged D. Foy, Kurt Baumeister, literary fiction, literature, Patricide, Stalking Horse Press, The Weeklings, time | 3 Comments

Writing an Elegy for Ellicott City While Reading T.S. Eliot

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Shelley Puhak

It is the oldest story— one part of a town destroying the other, oblivious. Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Literature, Science | Tagged Ellicott City, Great Flood of 1868, T.S. Eliot, the river is within us | 24 Comments

My Threeway with Matthew Norman and Jessica Anya Blau

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Greg Olear

In which I make it with two of my favorite writers. And by “it,” I mean “conversation.” Continue reading →

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Mary: An Excerpt from “The Prisoner of Hell Gate” by Dana I. Wolff

Posted on July 9, 2016 by The Editors

An excerpt from the new novel by Dana I. Wolff (Picador). Continue reading →

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Literary Seductions: Twenty Books To Hook Up To

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Sean Beaudoin

Sean Beaudoin tells you how to enjoy the ending. Continue reading →

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Looking Back at the Abyss: Reflections on Binge-Watching “Hannibal”

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Kurt Baumeister

Binge-watching Hannibal gets to be a pretty harrowing affair. Hear why. Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Literature, Philosophy, Popular Culture, Religion, The American Scream, The Arts | Tagged Binge-Watching, Hannibal, Hannibal Lecter, Kurt Baumeister, The American Scream, The Silence of the Lambs, The Weeklings | Leave a comment

Outlier Aphrodisiacs & Fear of Loss: On Writing Perfectly Broken

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Robert Burke Warren

Robert Burke Warren on going from acclaimed children’s entertainer Uncle Rock to novelist wrestling with how best to render the erotic realities of adulthood. Continue reading →

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