Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My next guest, Lucy Leitner, is author of three novels and writer of transgressive fiction whose work contains strong elements of horror and satire…. Read More ›
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Music maker becomes social shaker
Review: Song of Kitaba Mark Everglade, 252 pages Revolutions are messy. They are not, as often depicted in fiction, neatly conceived tales with pre-ordained plots that follow an assured path to victory. In real life, revolutions are conceived in struggle,… Read More ›
Persona Cracked: Joseph Hurtgen
Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My next guest, Joseph Hurtgen, holds a PhD in English Literature and is the author of several books, including Tower Defender, The Archive Incarnate, Sherman:… Read More ›
Persona Cracked: Max Booth III
Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My next guest, Max Booth III, lives in San Antonio and is an author, screenwriter, and publisher known mostly for his contributions to the… Read More ›
Opinion: My Cobra Kai t-shirt makes me immune to everything
I was looking forward to a fresh start in 2022. Weren’t you? The shutdown in March 2020 – damn, almost two years ago — was tough on my barbershop, and recovery hasn’t been easy. Wearing a muzzle on my face… Read More ›
Persona Cracked: Joe Favalaro
Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My second guest, Joe Favalaro, often writes under the pseudonym ‘Joe Straynge.’ He is a 28-year-old poet, novelist, screenwriter, and musician set to complete… Read More ›
The Parlor Tricks of Civilization as Relayed by a Mad Clerk in a Soda Shop
Listen up, ya hopefuls, have I a mouthful to chew. Find yourselves mistaken, once? Twice? Well, consider this, too … If your tongue is black for candy, if it lashes out for reasons hunger can’t explain, pay attention greedily my… Read More ›
Comic creator ‘liberates’ self, others from sexual shackles
Book Review: The Secret History of Wonder Woman Jill Lapore, 527 pages I stumbled on Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, directed by Angela Robinson. while searching for a movie to watch with my wife on Valentine’s Day. I am… Read More ›
Dark tale hides shimmer of hope
Review: The Last Shimmer, Sage Hyatt Not Your Father’s Bedtime Stories, 20 pages Editing “The Last Shimmer” with Sage was such a fun and rewarding project. As her father, I am proud of her for many reasons, but especially because… Read More ›
CEO demonstrates app’s ‘Outrage’ meter
PITTSBURGH – Those slights, abuses, and crimes that often go unreported can now be witnessed and judged by anyone with a swipe on their device. Chatter, a downloadable app designed for ‘concerned citizens, neighborhood gadflies, and social-justice heroes,’ launched this… Read More ›