An essay, originally published in Popmatters:
Linton Weeks, in the Washington Post, claims that, by the mid-1970s, the “great run of Southern literature was coming to an end.” The Fugitives and the Agrarians — movements in Southern literature — all dead. Weeks claims there is “really no such thing as contemporary Southern literature.” Take Lee Smith’s [...]
A Book of True Genius
Reading Yongsoo Park’s BoyGenius takes the reader on a ride down what Freud would have labeled the “royal road to the subconscious.” Transported by a magical blend of metaphor, illumination, and synergy, the plot drives forward down highways of illusion, twisting and turning through an elusive landscape of [...]
Pain is a sentinel you should not ignore . . .
Someone has finally said it. It’s right here in black and white. Women feel more pain, seek help more aggressively, and make more active attempts to cope with pain than men. This is just how Mark Young, author of Women and Pain, puts [...]
