At Horror DNA: Of Beasts
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Tag: writing
Musicalia #155: Morning’s Crucible
Greying Awake at two again, with a headof smoke that once filled other rooms, other years. The inert stale air… Read the rest of the poem and get the playlist at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #155: Morning’s Crucible
Recent Reading: William H. Gass
Omensetter’s Luck (1966)William H. Gass is often regarded as one of the pioneers of American postmodern literature, alongside Thomas Pynchon, Robert Coover, and William Gaddis, among others. Omensetter’s Luck was Gass’s first novel, and the manuscript was stolen from his desk, so he re-wrote the entire thing from memory. Plot’s not the thing here, and … Continue reading Recent Reading: William H. Gass
Musicalia #153: Grunted Chords
Seasonal SweepsI tried to annex more complicated feelings,to clear the decks, but these unruly sects,more concealing than healing… You can get the rest of the poem and the playlist at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #153: Grunted Chords
Musicalia #149: A Smack of Olives
Timon and Pyrrho What’s a cotter pin?It ain’t no Fraggle. Gotta rock in my hand.What’s your skull sound like? You can get the rest of the poem and the playlist at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #149: A Smack of Olives
Musicalia #147: Imagined Guests
Bindled Barely awake, dressedfrom the night before, dense fogsettles on my eyes and chest… You can get the rest of the poem and the playlist at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #147: Imagined Guests
Recent Reading: I Spit on Your Celluloid and Shattenfroh
If you’re interested in a genre-heavy lineage of women behind the camera, I Spit on Your Celluloid is a rich, wide-ranging resource. It spans from silent cinema to today, covering international, art, and micro-budget horror, with a range that eclipses many genre surveys. A few layout quirks aside, it’s an excellent guide for discovering new … Continue reading Recent Reading: I Spit on Your Celluloid and Shattenfroh
Musicalia #141: Keeping Things Whorled
Keeping Things Whorled He asked if I knew any enduring truthsand the only thing that came to mindwas that no truths were enduring.It wasn’t meant to be flippant or holier-than-thou, but how I moved through the worldor how the world moved through me…. You can get the rest of the poem and the playlist at … Continue reading Musicalia #141: Keeping Things Whorled
At Horror DNA: Access:Horror 2025
Partnered with the George A. Romero Foundation, Access:Horror is a festival that focuses on disability and genre cinema. I had a blast covering the festival this year for Horror DNA. You can read the reviews here: Shorts Block One: From Womb to TombShorts Block Two: Flesh of My Flesh Continue reading At Horror DNA: Access:Horror 2025
Stephen McClurg 