The novelist Nelson Algren was called a “bard of the down-and-outer,” a writer whose characters were people ignored by literature. … More
Tag: Zachary Kocanda
Zachary Kocanda on Ryan Werner’s BRAINWASHING MISS TEEN NOSEBLEED USA, a book of one sentence album reviews
I was introduced to Ryan Werner’s work when I read and reviewed his novella Soft (Passenger Side Books, 2015) a … More
Chelsea Martin’s MICKEY
The epigraph for Chelsea Martin’s novella Mickey is a lyric from the song “3 AM” by Matchbox 20: “It’s all … More
AMATEURS by Dylan Hicks
Amateurs, the sophomore novel by Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter and novelist Dylan Hicks, is about the consequences of shooting for the moon—or … More
Gwen Beatty’s KILL US ON THE WAY HOME
We read fiction to be who we’re not, if only for a few pages. And we don’t only do this … More
SOFT, by Ryan Werner
There’s not much to writing rock and roll music. A popular quote says all you need is three chords and … More
EVERYONE WANTS TO BE AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE, by Bryan Hurt
Not too long ago, I read of a city in France that installed short story dispensers, a reason to travel … More
