CCLaP Fridays: Mr. Suicide by Nicole Cushing
“Mr. Suicide” by Nicole Cushing is a dark novel of dysfunction, abuse, and violence. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Mr. Suicide by Nicole Cushing
Tag: culture
Translation Tuesdays: One Hundred Twenty-One Days by Michele Audin
Michèle Audin’s debut novel “One Hundred Twenty-One Days” is a story about mathematics and love. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: One Hundred Twenty-One Days by Michele Audin
CCLaP Fridays: The Subversive Utopia, by Yasir Sakr
This week I review a specialist text on the interconnection between architecture, urban planning, religion, and politics. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: The Subversive Utopia, by Yasir Sakr
More NSFW Files: Tom House: Tom of Finland in Los Angeles, by Michael Reynolds
Tom House: Tom of Finland in Los Angeles “celebrates the still transgressive world of gay leathermen and Tom of Finland’s place in Los Angeles’ architectural history.” Continue reading More NSFW Files: Tom House: Tom of Finland in Los Angeles, by Michael Reynolds
The Secret Teachers of the Western World, by Gary Lachman @ NYJB
“For the curious, The Secret Teachers of the Western World exists as a valuable and highly readable resource.” Continue reading The Secret Teachers of the Western World, by Gary Lachman @ NYJB
Scrapper, by Matt Bell @ NYJB
“Scrapper” is “a fictional glimpse 20 minutes into the future, staring into an economic abyss with a city abandoned by its leaders.” Continue reading Scrapper, by Matt Bell @ NYJB
Father of Lies, by Brian Evenson @ NYJB
Eldon Fochs is a Provost in the Corporation of the Blood of the Lamb, also known as “Bloodites.” The fictional Bloodite religion bears outward features to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, with recommendation cards for entry into temple ceremonies and a hierarchy of leadership. Fochs visits Alexander Feshtig, a devout Bloodite psychiatrist, in order to curtail his disturbing thoughts and bad dreams. This visit sets off a chain of events that lay bare unspeakable evils in Father of Lies by Brian Evenson’s. Originally written in 1998, Father of Lies was reprinted by Coffee House Press along … Continue reading Father of Lies, by Brian Evenson @ NYJB
How To Be A Conservative, by Roger Scruton @ NYJB
Noted British philosopher explains how to be a conservative. Continue reading How To Be A Conservative, by Roger Scruton @ NYJB
CCLaP Fridays: Pixiegate Madoka, by Michael Sean LeSueur
The worlds of anime, Reddit, and kitchenware collide in this new work by Michael Sean LeSueur Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Pixiegate Madoka, by Michael Sean LeSueur
The B. Diehl Interview
The poet/publisher/semi-recluse B. Diehl sent me his latest poetry chapbook, Temporary Obscurity. In this interview, we discuss social media, the collaborative chapbook, and Indigent Press’s idiosyncratic business model. Diehl also talks about getting dumped, tweeting about cats, and avoiding Robert Frost. Continue reading The B. Diehl Interview
The Driftless Area Review 