In our afternoon reading: an interview with Lonnie Holley, an indie press fundraiser, and more.
The Opposite of Cruelty: A Conversation with Poet Steven Leyva on His New Collection
Poet and scholar (and anime enthusiast) Steven Leyva believes we – the human “we” – have been malformed by cruelty in ways that make it hard to recognize the beauty that moves through our lives and through each other.
Morning Bites: K-Ming Chang Fiction, “Harold and Maude” on the Page, Kevin Maloney Interviewed, and More
In our morning reading: new writing from K-Ming Chang, an interview with Kevin Maloney, and more.
Sunday Stories: “Wheels In the Age of Stones”
Wheels In the Age of Stones
by Sarp Sozdinler
As a kid, my father warned me that if I turned on the dome lights while he drove, he would turn blind. Despite the urge, I was afraid of making him run the car off the cliff and have us all killed. Over the years, I dreamed of more convenient scenarios where he would only get himself killed and the rest of us injured, or vice versa, so either the cops or an undertaker would have to take him away from us. From me. Dead or alive.
Weekend Bites: Rachel Lyon Interviewed, NBCC Award Winners, Justin Taylor Fiction, and More
In our weekend reading: an interview with Rachel Lyon, new writing by Mike Nagel and Justin Taylor, and more.
Kristin Thomson On the Return of Tsunami
For most of the 1990s, Tsunami combined deft lyrics and charged music to create some of that decade’s most enduring work. Now, the group’s discography has been collected by Numero Group as the collection Loud Is As, and the band is heading back on the road with longtime friends Ida. I spoke with Tsunami co-founder Kristin Thomson about the group’s return, the process of assembling the new collection, and the questions of art and ethics that they navigated then and now.
Morning Bites: Karen Russell’s Latest, Andrea Long Chu and Torrey Peters, Cloakroom Returns, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Karen Russell’s new book, Torrey Peters and Andrea Long Chu in conversartion, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Brontez Purnell on Art, AI Writers, Kurt Baumeister’s Playlist, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Brontez Purnell, thoughts on AI and creative writing, and more.