Many are called, few are chosen. So goes a Marine Corps advertising slogan—also what I think of the talented transplants who flock from across the United States and rest of the world to make Los Angeles their home. A creative… Read More ›
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Persona Cracked: Mike Sauve
Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My next guest, Mike Sauve, is author of five novels whose work contains strong elements of literary experimentation, social commentary, and humor. I first… Read More ›
Persona Cracked: Lucy Leitner
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 ›
Love is a Cosmic Telephone Booth
Review: We Can Never Go Back Daron Kappauff, 30 pages I don’t read much horror. I commute on the train to and from downtown L.A., so I already know about hell and how dark, scary, and violent the world can… Read More ›
Persona Cracked: Jon Bassoff
Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My next guest, Jon Bassoff, is author of nine novels. He was born in New York City in 1974 and lives in Longmont, Colorado… 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 ›
Persona Cracked: Peter Malone Elliott
Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My next guest, Peter Malone Elliott, lives in Brooklyn and works as the director of operations for Book Pipeline, a discovery platform designed to… Read More ›
Persona Cracked: Liz Fyne
Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My next guest, Liz Fyne, has degrees in biology and neuroscience. She worked for 14 years doing biomedical research before she transitioned to fiction… 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 ›
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