Original Short Fiction: Life Without Onions
Sean MurphyI'm grateful to The Chaffin Journal (the annual literary print journal out of Eastern Kentucky University) for publishing this short piece, entitled "Life Without Onions." I'd be negligent to not…
Catch it if You Can
It is to her considerable credit—and our good fortune—that Sweta Vikram has written a book so appropriate, and relevant for today. Of course, Louisiana Catch is ultimately to be commended…
He’s Martin Amis…and We’re Not
Reading Martin Amis's non-fiction is like riding in a plane. As you cruise over miniaturized skyscrapers, crop circles, mountains, even oceans, you recognize—and remember—how tiny and insignificant your own piece…
Poem: Kurt Vonnegut’s Cigarettes (from Blotterature)
I'm honored to have this poem (written in solidarity to one of my literary heroes), "Kurt Vonnegut's Cigarettes," appear in the excellent literary magazine Blotterature. Check it out, below, or…
How to Kill a Cliché: Celebrating Sam Shepard
Lee: …That’s stupid. That’s one a’ those?—?whadya’ call it? Whadya’ call that? Austin: What? Lee: Whadya’ call it when somethin’s been said a thousand times before. Whadya’ call that? Austin: Um?—?a…
So It Goes: Reflections on Kurt Vonnegut (Ten Years Later)
Kurt Vonnegut would say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. Often, he was asked: Have any…