I never knew my lola. Every few months, I would hear her voice crackle through the phone from the other side of the Earth. On the mantel, I would see…
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We arrive just in time to catch the tail end of the Youth Talent Showcase, drawn through the maze of fried-food stalls and dim animal-smelling warehouses by a thin, brave…
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The sun reveals the mountains one by one in shades of smoke and slate and coffee grounds. Then it gets to work on their ancient contours, lighting up the spaces…
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Dear Mom and Dad, Esta carta que te escribe es un grito de ayuda, un grito que me ames en el nombre de Dios. (This letter that I am…
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If you truly wanted to unbury the spirit of the San Francisco Bay Area circa 2018, it’s harder to imagine a more fitting fossil of the zeitgeist than this slogan…
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In Paris I was trying to buy a ticket for the fast train to Angers. Interrupting, the lady at the desk rattled off something, then laughed haughtily. In fractured French,…
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It’s important to me to be part of the literary community, and it’s important that my authors participate in the literary community. This isn’t just about do-gooding either: the literary community buys literary fiction.
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How often has a total stranger sat down next to you in a public place and offered to split with you their lunch or dinner? I’ll get back to that.…
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(guns and butter) by Montana Ray Argos Books, May 2015 Argos Books I was sitting there eating lunch with one finger to my phone just flitting through the newsfeed and…
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An essay using words, not pictures, by Phil Eklund, Dec 2014 This is a guest post by Phil Eklund, founder of Sierra Madre Games and designer of the board games…
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by Joseph Michael Owens, Kyle Muntz, and Peter Tieryas Liu Excession by Iain M. Banks Spectra, 1998 499 pages / Amazon / Goodreads If…