Category Archives: Regular contributors

In the Bardo with William Burroughs: A Dream Remembered

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January 15, 2014 by author

by Marc Olmsted

Dream: girlfriend Suzi & I have pulled over from the freeway, only to find William Burroughs also pulled over in a van with big windows eyeing a McDonalds with some frustration (like – he has … Continue reading→

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Scientologist: William S. Burroughs and the ‘Weird Cult’

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January 15, 2014 by author

Victor D. Infante

Review by Marc Olmsted

“There’s something on the E-meter known as the floating needle–when a release point is reached, the needle floats. It is a very relaxed, pleasant, very high feeling, similar to the effect of hallucinogenic drugs. … Continue reading→

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The Art of No

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December 20, 2013 by author

Victor D. Infante

By Lauren Gordon

I spend seventy five percent of my day saying “no.”

No, you cannot touch the stove. No, please do not touch the Christmas ornaments. No, it’s not time to eat yet. No, don’t touch the knife. And … Continue reading→

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Invented Forms: The Frame

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November 27, 2013 by author

Victor D. Infante

By Robert Wynne

The Frame is non-rhyming 10-line poem, with 10 syllables per line, and which addresses only things that physically surround the inspiration for the poem – which should be referenced in the title (but can also remain a … Continue reading→

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The Writing Mother: Poetry in the Thunderdome

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October 29, 2013 by author

Victor D. Infante

By Lauren Gordon

While reading about and celebrating Alice Munro’s recent Nobel Prize in Literature this year, I came across this quote in The Atlantic from 2001: “As a young author taking care of three small children, Munro learned to … Continue reading→

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