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Emily Fragos: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
__________________________________________________________________________________________ The Sadness of Clothes When someone dies, the clothes are so sad. They have outlived their usefulness and cannot get warm and full. You talk to the clothes and explain…
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To Burn or Not to Burn: The Heir’s Ultimate Dilemma
<<< Nothing, but nothing, causes more posthumous difficulties for a writer’s heirs and friends than a request to burn a manuscript after death. It is a crystalline case of being damned if you do…
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Owning a Karelian Bear Dog [by Mitch Sisskind]
You've bought a Karelian Bear Dog, Now what? Does it have a name? Does it have a place to sleep? Food? Water? If you have a summer home Far from the city's hurly-burly then…
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June is Bustin’ Out All Over
Richard Rodgers was Jerome Kern's successor as the greatest melodist on the Broadway stage. From Carousel (1945), the month of June is saluted with this sweet song perfect for ensemble singing. Lyric by Oscar…
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“Wake in Fright” by Caitlan Maling [Introduced by Thomas Moody]
What initially drew me to this poem was its title. Wake in Fright is arguably the greatest ever Australian film. It is definitely the most disturbing. Set in the fictional outback town of Yabba,…
