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One perk of lead-editing at Posting and Toasting is the occasional advanced access to Knicks content. This time, I received a pre-release copy of Adam J. Criblez's book, Kings of the Garden: The New York Knicks and Their City (Three Hills, Cornell University Press, 2024, 292 pp., $31.95 Hardcover). I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and … Continue reading Book Review: “Kings of the Garden” by Adam J. Criblez
I am honored to have two stories included in Lit Shark's Best Of 2023 Anthology. LS had previously published my "Good Squad in the Restroom" story in their inaugural issue and requested a second tale to accompany it in the Anthology. Tie a string to my toe, my head is swelling! The hardcover edition of … Continue reading Read my work in Lit Shark’s Best of 2023!
It is a true blessing that one of the most generous and thoughtful people I know also happens to be my uncle, Thomas Richardson. A lesser-known fact about Tom is that he has written poetry for decades. I'm excited to announce the publication of his book "Collected Poems: A Part of My Life" which contains … Continue reading “Collected Poems: A Part of My Life” by Thomas C. Richardson
I'm thrilled to have my story, "A Goon Squad in the Restroom," included in the inaugural issue of Lit Shark. Read it here, and don't foreget to buy a print copy!
** / ***** Recently, I heard an interview with the horror writer Brian Evenson (The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell: Stories) on The Loser’s Club podcast. He is thoughtful about the craft and genre and has collected 11 major awards, including an O. Henry, a Shirley Jackson, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Intrigued, I sought out a short story to … Continue reading REVIEW: A Collapse of Horses, by Brian Evenson
It took me years to understand the importance of location and how it can make a story more powerful. In the past, I placed my stories in living rooms. Bedrooms. Offices. The location was unimportant as I focused on getting my characters walking, talking, and bickering. Conflict, I had read, was paramount. Who cared if … Continue reading Capitalize on the emotional resonance of a location the way George Saunders does
Titling stories is the worst part of the storytelling process. On a rare occasion, a title comes to me as a popcorn thought ("Pinstripe Alley," "Bandidos") with a whole story already contained inside. All I must do is unpack it. Those experiences are when I most believe in God and a benevolent universe. More often, … Continue reading How to generate a mass of story title options quickly in Excel
On Sunday, the New York Knicks (25-22) head to Scotiabank Arena for a rematch with the Toronto Raptors (20-26). The Knicks would love to avenge their Martin Luther King Jr. Day overtime loss to the Raptors. Life without Mitchell Robinson is tough, though, as the Knicks learned in their Friday loss to Atlanta. At least the Raptors are playing the second … Continue reading Game Preview: Knicks at Raptors-01/22/23
Street parking came shamefully easily on Friday night in downtown Endicott. It was a shame because Washington Avenue and EPAC’s Robert Eckert Theater should have been overfull with people coming to this season’s thrilling production of Waiting for Godot. Samuel Beckett’s absurdist allegory, written in 1949, is alive and well under the care of director Patrick … Continue reading Young actors astonish in EPAC’s Waiting for Godot
Most popular songs follow a I-IV-V or I-V-IV chord progression. An example of the first is “Blowin' in the Wind”, and the second is “Knockin' on Heaven’s Door”. Or, see anything by The Ramones. The chords in these progressions cooperate so harmoniously and resolve so pleasingly back to the root that they can easily become … Continue reading Blur > Oasis
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