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Pat Johnson

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Pat Johnson is currently working on his master’s in Fiction Writing at San Francisco State University, and is the owner and editor of the satirical news website The New Porker. When Pat’s not reading or writing he’s likely squeezing a lime into a Tecate and headed to the dance floor. He also creates short films, documentaries, and sketch comedies. Pat is completing his first novel, The Virgin and Marilyn Monroe, and writing a book of Creative Non-Fiction short stories.
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Critical Hit Awards Judged by Rumpus Books Editor

  • Pat Johnson
  • December 12, 2012
With so many books available, it’s easy to spend hours meandering through reviews. Book reviews often facilitate our reading decisions, but rarely do reviewers receive the recognition they deserve. Last…
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A Crisis of Hands

  • Pat Johnson
  • December 11, 2012
One of life’s many struggles is learning to become comfortable with your body–a body you didn’t choose. We’ve all looked in the mirror and wanted to change something. For Rumpus contributor…
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Playing with Food

  • Pat Johnson
  • December 11, 2012
Brock Davis was one of those kids who probably drove his parents crazy during dinner. Davis’ collection of “food art” is playful, weird, and provocative. What we like about his…
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This here post is for the Faulkner Fans

  • Pat Johnson
  • December 10, 2012
Marco Kaye’s “As I Lay Buying” takes Faulkner’s classic backwoods family, The Bundrens, and throws them into a modern Macy’s for some Holiday shopping. What more can we say–it’s funny.…
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We bet you’ve never seen nudes like this!

  • Pat Johnson
  • December 10, 2012
Asger Carlsen’s nudes look so real at first you might think they are naked contortionists with missing appendages posing for the camera. Carlsen’s nudes are twisted, sometimes literally; and yet,…
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Young Brooklyn Artists Keep it Fresh

  • Pat Johnson
  • December 5, 2012
­­­­The fresh eyes and perspectives of young artists keep the art world from stagnating, and Brooklyn is a hotbed for these up-and-coming artists. The L Magazine interviews some young Brooklyn…
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The Publishing Industry Takes A Blow?

  • Pat Johnson
  • December 3, 2012
Authors such as Stephen King and Judy Blume will soon be able to reclaim works they published 35 years ago. An article on paidcontent.org investigates a relatively unknown law that will…
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250-year-old Secret Text Decoded

  • Pat Johnson
  • December 3, 2012
New technological advances have allowed researchers into an ancient world of secret texts that once seemed nearly impossible to decode. Noah Shachtman’s article in Wired, titled “They Cracked This 250-Year-Old Code, and…
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Susan Sontag on Art: Illustrated Diary Excerpts

  • Pat Johnson
  • November 30, 2012
Rumpus contributor Wendy MacNaughton has teamed up with Maria Popova (of Brain Pickings) to illustrate selected excerpts from Susan Sontag’s diaries. The artwork is available on Etsy as an 11×14 print on heavy cotton…
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Great Novels with Bad Endings

  • Pat Johnson
  • November 30, 2012
How many love affairs have you had with novels that ended abruptly, poorly, without cause or the “proper” resolution? You finish the last word, your arms hang limp, the novel…
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Poets respond to the Israel-Gaza conflict

  • Pat Johnson
  • November 28, 2012
Marcela Sulak and Tala Abu Rahmeh called on poets to respond to the Israeli and Gaza conflict(s) through letters and poetry in a collaborative project called “The Gaza Poetry Roundtable.” Much…
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Mary Todd Lincoln: The Controversial First Lady

  • Pat Johnson
  • November 21, 2012
Mary Todd Lincoln was no Jackie Kennedy. Although Mary Lincoln is often portrayed as being consumed by aristocratic airs, she hardly fit in with the upper-class. She spent hefty sums…
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