Volunteer Andrea attends the last night of Jeff Shaara’s Blaze of Glory book tour. I have a soft spot for the U.S. Civil War, and I am fascinated by the process of bringing historical fiction to life. Months ago, I…
Volunteer Nathan goes to Atomic Bookstore for the first time. Without bookstores, where would Woody Allen and Diane Keaton have discussed the horrible/miserable dichotomy of life? I used to roam Borders and Barnes & Noble, walking away with stacks of…
Volunteer Holly ponders the benefits of a writers group. Creative writers take little pieces of their souls and turn them into words. It’s a daunting task that requires courage and stamina. If the work ends there, then the writer can…
Issue 51 Contributor Lynn Levin blogs about food, fiction and aftertaste. Certain meals described in fiction stay with me, and one thing I’ve learned is that disturbing meals stay with me the longest. John Lanchester’s 1996 novel The Debt to…
Issue 51 Contributor Sasha West blogs about thought experiments. I strongly remember my experience of first reading Anne Carson’s Autobiography of Red in the way that the mind marks anything new: a rupture in understanding that allows discovery. Carson’s “novel…
Volunteer Holly reminisces about the works of a literary giant. Why does it seem that famous people die in clusters? According to OnTheRedCarpet.com, 2012 has already taken many actors, musicians and others who have impacted not only their industry but…
Issue 51 Contributor Joseph Cavano blogs about…[wait for it]... Erroll Garner, the great jazz pianist who never bothered to learn to read music, was making a record when the tape burst. His manager, Martha Glaser, signaled him to stop. He…
Volunteer Andrea interviews Anne Washburn, author of Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play currently at the Woolly Mammoth. Andrea: How did you develop the story for Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play? Anne Washburn: Mr. Burns came from an idea I’d been kicking…
Volunteer Nathan attends Potomac Review’s Issue 51 launch party and reading at the Black Squirrel. Last Wednesday, The Black Squirrel in Adams Morgan, Washington, D.C., hosted Potomac Review’s Issue 51 launch party and reading. An enthusiastic crowd gathered in the…
Volunteer Karolina interviews E. Ethelbert Miller about his memoir, The 5th Inning, and about his writing career. Karolina: Throughout The 5th Inning, you use an extensive baseball metaphor—why did you choose to relate your experiences to baseball? E. Ethelbert Miller:…