FUNNY WOMEN #62: Call It What It Is
I go to the League For Undocumented Students. I have an appointment to see one of their counselors.
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David S. Atkinson: A Book Club Member Reviews Luminarium
When I read the inside cover, I did not think I was really going to enjoy reading Luminarium. The summary made the book sound like something Robert Lundlum would write…
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #99
EYEBALLS ★★★★★ (4 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing eyeballs.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #46: Dane Golden in Conversation with Alan Paul
Beijing was changing under his feet, and expatriate Alan Paul was changing, too. A transplanted suburban dad, he was a “trailing spouse” who followed his wife on her promotion and…
Robert Stubblefield: The Last Book I Loved, Cash
You can never know too much about Johnny Cash, one of the few icons who stands up to repeated listenings, readings, late-night and early morning considerations. You come home from…
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #82: The God of Doing it Anyway
I’m here not only to give you permission, but also to say that you must. There is no other way.
The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods and Other Quaint Remembrances from 1960s Mississippi: Thoughts on The Help
Writing across race (or gender, sexuality, and disability) is complicated. Sometimes, it is downright messy.
Heather Davidson: The Last Book I Loved, The Broom of the System
I was always better at stories than at real life. Books are a religion I have found to be more lasting than any church-based one. You must read David Foster…
The Eyeball #41: Talking with Aimee Bender About The 400 Blows
I’ve been writing this column off and on for a few years now and I thought I’d shake it up a bit by turning it into a dialogue.
The Last Book I Loved: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
It is not often that a book brings me to tears, but this book had me weeping into my pillow for much longer than is considered appropriate. This novel by…
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #98
THE DICTIONARY ★★★★★ (3 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing the dictionary.
The Last Book I Loved: Reality Hunger
Despite what some might see as a fuming belligerence that characterizes our age (tea partiers, Rush Limbaugh, Charlie Sheen, etc.), I think we’re hampered by a cultural tendency to be…