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“The key is to remember a sex scene is a scene of dramatic action and psychological development. You need to pay attention to emotion and to a character’s self-awareness—or lack of self-awareness.” …more
Eric Puchner’s first novel exposes the faultlines and frustrations beneath the shining American dream. …more
The stories in Do Not Deny Me, Jean Thompson’s new collection, are concerned with main characters whose lives are scraped bare, who live in a world flattened by boredom and limitation. …more
Read Catherine Brady’s interview with D.A. Powell here.
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