Esau held onto the guardrail. Leaned out into empty space. The frozen lake beneath him. How far down?
The ice made his fingers slip. He leaned out further.
How far?
Far enough. […]
Entries from January 21st, 2008
So long ago. No time at all.
January 21st, 2008 · Written by JM Tohline · 6 Comments
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Elizabeth Kucinich
A Conversation on the Campaign Trail
January 13th, 2008 · Written by Jason Glover · 1 Comment
Dennis Kucinich’s wife Elizabeth may be half her husband’s age, but she is his equal and then some when it comes to pure political gusto. The fiery Brit spent time working with relief organizations in both India and Africa before relocating to America where she found true love in the form of a an Ohioan congressman. As she braved the campaign trail with Dennis this year, she made a stop in Traverse City for a Q & A with the locals.
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Angeldust Apocalypse
A collection of Bizarro tales by Jeremy Robert Johnson
January 13th, 2008 · Written by Caleb J. Ross · No Comments
Angeldust Apocalypse belongs to an emerging genre called Bizarro fiction, which holds disturbing imagery as one of its defining characteristics. I could focus on these often macabre situations in Angeldust Apocalypse — moments of human body modification, subcutaneous worm trafficking, corporate logo shaped scars — but to do just that would be doing this collection a severe disservice. […]
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Alternate Realities
Margaret Inga's Installation Photography
January 13th, 2008 · Written by Jason Glover · No Comments
Sculptor, installation artist, and photographer Margaret Inga is in the practice of documenting alternate realities. Growing up in North Carolina, she was exposed to a myriad of untouched landscapes that felt strangely unsettling and almost unreal – a feeling she’s still trying to catch with her installation-based photography.
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