Not This Time by Hugh Blanton
Perhaps Duchovny is unaware of cliché, or maybe he just can’t avoid it, but there…
Book Excerpt: ‘GAFFE THE GIRAFFE’ by Dr. Mitchell M. Seuss
He was also the ugliest giraffe in the world, his mother told him.
BEST OF THE GORKO 2025
The real gift of 2024 was the creative work submitted to this space by more…
The Performing Poet: On Sarah Kay’s A Little Daylight Left by Hugh Blanton
The poems in End of Empire are completely humorless.
Mitch’s Movie Mash: Shades of ‘Bridges of Madison County’ Genius
When Mother first told me about 50 Shades of Grey I thought I would never…
Empire of Gimmickry by Hugh Blanton
The poems in End of Empire are completely humorless.
Upcoming Movie: ‘The Fog of Dr. Parchisi’
The latest entry in the Dr. Parchisi canon, and we recommend this one.
Unnecessary Fiction by Hugh Blanton
Eloghosa Osunde’s latest novel Necessary Fiction opens up with an unnamed narrator giving us a…
Call Us What We Bloviate by Hugh Blanton
The book’s prefatory poem promises and warns, “This book does not let up.” Heed that…
Farce and Conflict in Suburbia: On Jessica Anthony’s ‘The Most’ by Hugh Blanton
‘Eventually she stopped playing tennis altogether, and now Virgil told her everyday how beautiful she…