Category Archives: Love and/or hate

Not right wing, not conservative; just scared and sad.

All this GOP stuff is such a scary joke, isn’t it. Makes me kind of depressed. I know that’s an understatement. But I was reading what Meryl Streep said about how these nutjobs have hijacked the conservative party in the … Continue reading

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It sings: Vernon Frazer’s new poetry on G(ob)bet

Man, this will rock your socks off: … Whistles in the night forebode the telling murmur, a half-sea dread regal as the perch of bottled urgency whose natal settings cast in a single stanza left to graze the stagnant meat … Continue reading

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Ink—on the road.

I’m loving the idea of dropping Inks into the stores. Big box of black books in the back of the bat mobile. It just feels right. I’m meeting some great folks—like Meaghan and Mark from Shearer’s on Norton—people who don’t … Continue reading

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Loving: You Don’t Live Here, Jerry Wilson

Of course I love it. I wrote the introduction! I only hope I did it justice. A great selection of stories from the sometimes grubby, always fearless, subtly pyrotechnical Jerry Wilson. Like ‘Little Apocalypse,’ one of my favorites in the … Continue reading

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The Furies

For  a class I’m taking on The Oresteia, I’m loving the Furies, the  most ancient of the Greek goddess, from the age of Titans. Born from the  blood of Uranus when his son, Chronos, chopped off his penis…  basically vengeful … Continue reading

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7 Lisas by Swan; and bad news bosses.

I’m liking LisaLisaLisaLisaLisaLisaLisa, by Swan, at New Dead Families. It’s absurd, but not heartless, the emotion and humor ring true. And funny, like when he does this: ‘Dear Lisa, is it cold there? Do you miss me? You’re so good … Continue reading

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