The Talented Miss Highsmith
Tags/ Posted by Gretta BarclayIn a bubble bath Of Kandinsky shapes A universe of rings Circling in an orbitcontinue reading this poem
The author of The Talented Mr. Ripley series, and other diabolical crime mysteries had talent indeed, and an eccentric personality to match. The 2009 biography of Patricia Highsmith written by Joan Schenkar, entitled The Talented Miss Highsmith, attests to these facts.
The Importance of Living by Lin Yutang
Tags/ Posted by Gretta BarclayI see fireflies instead of stars, stars instead of meteors.continue reading this poem
If you believe Lin Yutang, author of The Importance of Living, man is a curious wayward dreamer who is furiously pursuing all the wrong things. Yutang has a very specific philosophy for living life which will bring genuine contentment, and he begins with the idea of detachment, which is similar to Buddhist philosophy.
Electric Literature
Tags/ Posted by Gretta BarclayA nameless afternoon in a small San Francisco apartmentcontinue reading this poem
Electric Literature is a new literary magazine that seeks to reinvigorate the short story through e-publishing, mobile technology, and social media. With the amazing short story collections that have been published this year, from Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It by Maile Meloy to Alice Munro’s Too Much Happiness, it would seem that Electric Literature is perfectly positioned for the resurgence of the contemporary short story.
The Cry of the Sloth by Sam Savage
Tags/ Posted by Gretta Barclayi entered the sanctuary of your still life, driven by the mind i left twitching in the gutter.continue reading this poem
The Cry of the Sloth by Sam Savage has a desperate ring of truth. At the same time, the novel demonstrates how humor can get us through almost anything. Andrew Whittaker (Andy) is a slum landlord with no resources to fix anything, a novelist with the merest hope of ever writing a published novel, and the journal editor of his own literary magazine, SOAP.
