Installment 4

“A horrific concoction of filth.”—Donegal Democrat

Installement 3

Yesterday I attended a conference at the school where I work, a beginning of the semester gathering of faculty and administrators with a pretty good taco bar. Past conferences have run the gamut of fi...

by Samantha Hackett

Installment 2

From the promise of university life to Rose Horowitch's "The End of Reading Is Here."

It delves into the complexities of human psychology, exploring the nature of melancholy, its causes, and potential remedies. With its rich prose, extensive quotes, and digressions into various topics,...

Intallement 1

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A month back, a dog bit me. The wound has healed, just a shadow bruise of that quick violence remains on my left calf. But the resulting course of antibiotics has messed with my chemistry. Stomach cra...

by Darin Caudle

In my ongoing project, rewriting the dictionary, I have defined alcohol thusly: delicious poison. But this is inaccurate. I only find whisky, and some whiskey, delicious.   I make the distincti...

“…the idea that pain is always looking for somewhere to land is central to the book, and also part of Smith’s answer to the question of the purpose of art in end times. Her writing…is a place for pain...

Our 100 Because Why Not?

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Allow me to begin by acknowledging that no one gives a damn about what I think. And that no one is being forced to read my blog. No proverbial gun to anyone’s head. And that I have no problem admittin...

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A Vast Network of Pickwickians

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As the years pile up, I am happy that my curiosity remains intact, somewhat. I don’t feel the same compulsion to know about everything the way I once did—my old practice of scanning the Chicago Rea...

This year, I was not invited to represent English in my university’s Lifeboat Debate event. I had that honor the previous three spring semesters. Nothing lasts. Nothing should.   I am not offen...

The book with the most pints per page?

An old story gets a new death

Do with that as thou wilt

Dan O’Brien (From Scarsdale, True Story, A Story that Happens) joins Vince Francone (A Book No One Wants) and Chad to discuss Dermot Healy’s Collected Plays. After discussing Healy’s life and other wo...