In our afternoon reading: an interview with Terese Svoboda, thoughts on Salman Rushdie’s new novel, and more.
Sunday Stories: “When Fatherhood Goes Bad”
When Fatherhood Goes Bad
by Terese Svoboda
A real bonfire. A log, two logs, three, not kindling, a blaze roaring over the water lapping the pier, a place of red eyes in the dark, and crashing flaming collapse.
Men who are willing to think themselves boys stand around as if the fire can fix them, their hands hanging confused without unbent hangers skewered with marshmallow, and the men crying. Men like him, haggard with stuff men don’t want other men to know about.
Afternoon Bites: Sara Lippmann Fiction, Revisiting Kay Dick, Jami Attenberg’s Memoir, and More
In our afternoon reading: fiction by Sara Lippmann, reviews of books by Kay Dick and Jami Attenberg, and more.
Morning Bites: Jeannie Vanasco Interviewed, Gina Apostol, Goldsmiths Prize Shortlist, Terese Svoboda, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Jeannie Vanasco, thoughts on Ben Lerner’s new novel, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Erika Swyler, Grace Talusan Interviewed, Terese Svoboda Poetry, J. Robbins’s Recommendations, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Erika Swyler and Grace Talusan, music recommendations from J. Robbins, and more.
Morning Bites: Team Dresch, Terese Svoboda Interviewed, Yan Lianke, Revisiting Vasily Grossman, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Team Dresch, Peter Rock and Leni Zumas in conversation, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Han Kang, Revisiting Derek Jarman, Raymond Strom, Dark Blue’s Latest, and More
In our afternoon reading: an excerpt from Han Kang’s new book, fiction from Terese Svoboda, and much more.
Morning Bites: Annie DeWitt Nonfiction, Lambda Literary Awards, Kirsten Arnett, Terese Svoboda, and More
In our morning reading: new writing by Annie DeWitt and Kristen Arnett, the winners of the Lambda Literary Awards, and much more.