Broida’s work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The Economist, The Virginia Quarterly Review, The Los Angeles Times, and The Times Literary Supplement, among others. He is currently in Portugal through the US Fulbright Program. Read more of his work at mikebroida.com.
Jason had his dragon at Colchis, Theseus had his Minotaur on Crete, Odysseus had his cannibals in their city of Telepylos, and you will have found your own monsters in Philadelphia.