All posts by Melissa Chadburn

February 22nd, 2012

The Dress Doesn’t Make the Priest

I am going to tell you my favorite story of how a flower acquired its name. It’s the story of the ranunculus. …more

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January 25th, 2012

The Throwaways

I grew up poor. Not too poor. My relatives in the Philippines would certainly not consider my youth as poor. But poor like I thought vacuum cleaners were luxury items. I used to sweep the carpet. …more

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June 15th, 2010

Melissa Chadburn: The Last Book I Loved, The Death of Bunny Munro

This novel is a delightfully raunchy tale. If you crave raunch; to be torn open and fucked up, The Death of Bunny Munro delivers.

Munro has all the elements I love. I love surprises. I love pussy. I love beautiful words. I love the tension. …more

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About

Melissa Chadburn is a lover and a fighter, a social arsonist, a writer, a lesbian, of color, smart, edgy and fun. Her work has appeared or is upcoming in Guernica, PANK Magazine, WordRiot, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, SLAKE, Northville Review and she is a regular contributor at The Nervous Breakdown. When she's not writing she's working here. She is really excited to announce that they will be throwing down a Millionaires Tax in 2012. Reach her at fictiongrrrl(at) gmail.com or follow her on twitter. She loves your whole outfit right now.

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