BY DAWN PICHÓN BARRON
ALPHA: exploring current events & concepts from the framework of who & what holds power, fleeting or lasting, in Western pop culture.
ALPHA: Winter Is Here
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SPEC SCRIPT: On the Worst Day of Westeros (Game of Thrones, Season 4)
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BY MICHAEL B TAGER
Today, Hot Pie dropped a few more rotten blueberries outside the window. While he waited for the birds, he turned, sprinkled some more flour, then sugar. The kitchen had lots of sugar. Sugar was not in demand, not like fresh fruit. Or fresh meat. He glanced at the remaining fresh meat over in the corner; turkey flesh mostly, barely enough for three meat pies, four if he used sawdust. He had no idea how he would fulfill the order.
My Big Little Break: Dave K. on his First Publication
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A BARRELHOUSE INTERVIEW WITH DAVE K.
In My Big Little Break, we ask authors to talk about the first piece they ever had published, how it felt to finally break through, and what they’ve learned since then. This week, writer Dave K. answers.
My Big Little Break: Aaron Burch on His First Publication
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A BARRELHOUSE INTERVIEW WITH AARON BURCH
At the time, Lee Klein was kind of known for writing these overlong, sometimes mean, oftentimes essays in and of themselves, rejection letters. I’m not sure if I wrote the story in part to try to get a good rejection out of him or specifically submitted to Eyeshot for such but I remember kinda preparing for a “Lee Klein” rejection and being surprised when it was instead accepted.
Reviews of My Life: WORK
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BY BUD SMITH
At times WORK struck me as the kind of fluff that one often encounters on the water damaged, and oft-wobbly side table of a laundromat.