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LiteratureNovember 26, 2018November 20, 2019

The Road to “Tom Sawyer”

Joey Grantham has been everywhere. Between various bookstores to big cities and even a stint back at his parents, he meshed with writers and made scattered poems a cohesive book.

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LiteratureJune 15, 2018November 20, 2019

“Double Bird” Is Full Of Wonderment and Thoughtful Turns

Bud Smithโ€™s latest short story collection from Maudlin House is full of blatantly clear and enduring insight that at told through purposeful absurdity.

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LiteratureMay 28, 2018November 20, 2019

Love, Life, and Letters: White-Knuckled Noir in “How To Set Yourself On Fire”

Able to fit 56 chapters into a meer 306 pages, Julia Dixon Evans still finds a way to foreshadow, develop complex character development, and still surprise readers in the end.

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LiteratureApril 30, 2018

“The Garbage Times/White Ibis” Gives Fruitless Perspective on Doomed Beauty

In his new book, a dual nouvella, Sam Pinkโ€™s simple observations become metaphors or, perhaps, the basis for a new philosophy altogether.

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LiteratureApril 16, 2018November 20, 2019

“Saul Stories” is an Exercise in Brutally Honest Ambiguity

Elizabeth Ellen uses unlikeable characters to explore hazy morals and societal expectations/standards when life & art collide in her latest novel, published by Short Flight/Long Drive Books.

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๐˜ผ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™ง๐™›๐™ช๐™ก ๐™‹๐™–๐™ง๐™–๐™™๐™ค๐™ญ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐˜ฝ๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก๐™จโ€™ ๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜ฝ๐™ค๐™ฎ๐™š๐™ง - Rooted in perennial conflict, being black in America carries the weight of being lauded and extorted for your culture while being persecuted and killed for the color of your skin. @hamptonboyer โ€™s art captures this paradox with his unique and colorful style. ๐Ÿ’ฅ
๐™๐™๐™š ๐™€๐™จ๐™จ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™ก๐™–๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐˜ฝ๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก๐™จโ€™ ๐™‰๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™จ๐™จ๐™Ÿ๐™– ๐™Ž๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™›๐™ฉ - @nastassjaebony โ€˜s art is a statement of reclamation for black women that have been degraded, devalued, and dismissed. Her larger than life work makes a bold statement that impels the viewer to see black women for who they truly are. โœจ
๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™ ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐˜ฝ๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก๐™จโ€™ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™ž ๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™—๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง๐™– - The art of @maharichabwera is unapologetic, itโ€™s fervor justified and indicative of the world we live in. Read @rice_ballls โ€˜s thoughts on the @contemporaryartsnetwork First Patron and @black_spirituals artist at the link in our bio. ๐ŸŒž
๐˜พ๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™‡๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™‡๐™ž๐™›๐™š ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™„๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™‰๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™–๐™ก ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐˜ฝ๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก๐™จโ€™ ๐˜ผ๐™‡๐™“๐™ˆ๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐™‡ - Embracing a Cubist style, @contemporaryartsnetwork artist @alxmchlart uses his art to honor the love and life found all around us. Read more about the artist at the link in our bio. ๐Ÿ’Ÿ
๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ˆ๐™š๐™š๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™€๐™ฎ๐™š(๐™จ): ๐˜ผ ๐™‹๐™š๐™š๐™  ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜ฝ๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก๐™จโ€™ ๐˜ผ๐™™๐™š๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ก๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ก๐™ž -
๐˜ผ ๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™‹๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐˜ฝ๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก๐™จโ€™ ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™†๐™–๐™ฃ๐™š - In a world of dichotomous thinking, it can be hard to see the possibilities. @black_spirituals and @contemporaryartsnetwork artist, Dathan Kane ( @_dkane ) urges us to look past that. Check the Q+A @rice_ballls did with the artist and be sure to explore the world of Slawstrips Kalb, an alternative dimension where the audience is given a firsthand look at the Black American experience. The theatrical installation will be live throughout the remainder of #blackhistorymonth
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