R. Lee Ermey and the Darkness of the Heart
Sean MurphyI believe the only time I actually almost witnessed the cliche of someone pissing themselves...
Asbestos, George Washington…and YOU!
Asbestos, George Washington…and you? I’ll take “three words that have never appeared in the same...
Catch it if You Can
It is to her considerable credit—and our good fortune—that Sweta Vikram has written a book...
Original Short Fiction: In My Cups
*** Very glad to be included in this new international lit mag’s first issue. I...
VCLA in The Winchester Star
It’s very exciting to have the first official “ink” on VCLA appear in The Winchester...
Novels, Site Plans, and other Miracles
How does one go about creating a literary arts center? If I had a magic...
A Writer’s Residency: What is the Why?
I was happy to come across this excellent essay, “How I Learned to Stop Worrying...
Poem: Where the Hell is Shafi Hadi? (Revisited)
(*Saxophone player Shafi Hadi, born Curtis Porter, is best-known for his association with jazz legend...
The Problem with the Homeless Problem
There is a man who sits near the pumps at the gas station I drive...
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...