I’m driven by oh-so-close failure. To get near to your goal—whatever that is—to see it up close: it can make you want it even more, can spur you to take more risks. Art needs risk. Continue reading
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BEST OF BLOOM: When Style Is Content — The Fiction of W.M. Spackman
by Nicki Leone
I always find myself arguing on behalf of the book in situations like these . . . The author didn’t write this book to tell you what you want to hear, I point out, he wrote it because he had something to say. So what was it? Continue reading
When Style Is Content: A Run-In with the Fiction of W.M. Spackman
by Nicki Leone
I always find myself arguing on behalf of the book in situations like these . . . The author didn’t write this book to tell you what you want to hear, I point out, he wrote it because he had something to say. So what was it? Continue reading
With Honors: Five Award-Winning Bloomers
by Vicraj Gill
[w]e’re taking a look at five other Bloomers who earned major honors in literary careers that took off after they turned 40. Continue reading