My Translations in The Literary Review
My translations of Russian/Ukrainian prose writer Andrei Krasnyashykh's work appear in the latest issue of The Literary Review (an international journal of contemporary writing). I…
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Andre Dubus III on Postmodern Writing
There are some beautiful books out there. But the ones that leave me cold are the ones where I feel—it’s that postmodern thing—it’s more experimentation…
Marina Tsvetaeva on Alexander Blok
"A stone thrown into a silent lake is—the sound of your name. The light click of hooves at night —your name. Your name at my…
LGBT News: Serving in Iraq While Trans & Closeted; Homelessness; Anti-Sex-Ed Bill in Utah
1.) Sam Taylor just finished an eleven-month tour in Iraq as a chaplain's assistant with the U.S. army. While enlisted, she hid her transgender identity…
Kathryn Harrison on Writing Versus Therapy
It is a rigidly controlled book. It came at a time in my life when I’d been in therapy and analysis for years and just…
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*Another* Brooklyn Reality Show? First Brighton Beach, Now Bay Ridge
A new Oxygen network show ("Brooklyn 11223") is focusing on people of Italian descent living in Bay Ridge, the waterfront district of southwest Brooklyn. Too…
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On Writers and “On Getting Paid”
Nick Ripatrazone writes "On Getting Paid: Literary Magazines and Remuneration" over at The Millions. He doesn't say very many new things about making a living…
Alina Simone on The Cold War
From an op-ed by singer/songwriter/author Alina Simone in the Wall Street Journal: But as recent headlines make clear, we still haven’t managed to outrun some of…
Geoff Dyer on Nonfiction Books
I’m most interested in the book which is completely un-sellable on the basis of a proposal or contract. One of the reasons so many nonfiction…
Flash Nonfiction? My Response to Juan Villoro
I've been thinking a lot about experimental genres these days, and have stumbled upon flash nonfiction. Did I invent this? I guess it's the same…
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