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…
Upcoming Movie: Hawktua Girl
Are you ready for the summer of hawktua, ladies and gremlins?
We Is Series Gorko Club of Books: J. Archer Avary & Parker Wilson
Mini reviews of new books by J. Archer Avary and Parker Wilson
Upcoming Movie: ‘Potato’
Yet the film does portray, in gritty existential realism and stark but heartbreaking beauty, potato.
The Unbecoming of Metaphor: Book Review by Hugh Blanton
Imprecise metaphor can, and should, be a delight, but in the hands of an unskilled…
Inside Working Class Literature by Hugh Blanton
Poet George Vincent found (and made!) the time to sit and write between working twelve-hour…