The Play’s the Thing
Ah, me. Am back from NYC and furiously trying to grade. I will be posting a recap of my New York trip in serial format this week, since I failed to do give updates while there. But let’s just say I had the adventure of my life, meeting artists, musicians, playwrights, and poets. But first, … Read more
Have Summer, Will Travel
The semester just ended this year, and now I am in New York City to attend the Frieze Art Fair, see Cynthia Von Buhler’s wonderful Speakeasy Dollhouse immersive theatre extravaganza, and catch as many art shows and literary readings as I can fit in 10 days. Will try to update blog with lovely pics and … Read more
Reviews and News
If you’ve not read a good novel lately that takes you out of this hectic, frenetic, zombie-induced existence, then it’s time to order Maria Dahvana Headley’s Queen of Kings. Go read my review over at Fantasy Matters to hear more about this glorious story that I greedily gobbled up within a few days. And while you’re over at … Read more
Uncanny Carnivals, Jonas Burgert, and the Weight of the World
It is past mid April, a time when fatigue strikes all academics and writers–grades and manuscript deadlines loom ahead like some impossible chasm to cross. We hope we’ll make it, but often at the cost of sleep, healthy eating, and social connections. Given that, it’s only appropriate for me to introduce you to the stunning … Read more
New Story Up at Bourbon Penn
I’m excited that my story “Merea” is in the latest issue of Bourbon Penn (04). And here is my official post about the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Art–ICFA Might Just Be the Tardis–over at Fantasy Matters. I’m late posting this, it’s true, but April has turned about to be the month of late things (and … Read more
March Madness
I started off March going to NYC for Armory Arts week. It was four days of art ogling, first going to see the Amory show, then on to Volta and Scope. My first day there I got to have lunch with Ellen Kushner and Katherine Pendill, where we talked about all things Interstitial.The wonderful artist Lia … Read more
Goya’s Undead Clown Posse
Back from four glorious days in NYC during Armory Arts Week, but no time to properly blog about it. Thus I give you my latest article on the Chapman Brother’s “rectification” of Goya’s Disasters of War over at Weird Fiction Review
Genteel Monsters and the Apocalypse
I had the pleasure of writing about the artwork of Travis Louie for my latest article over at Weird Fiction Review. Dressed in fine Victorian garb and having the most sensible of constitutions, Louie’s hybrids blur the line between human and monster. Short 3rd person narratives accompany most of the portraits and give us humorous … Read more
Ray Caesar’s Lost Girls
The girls Ray Caesar portrays rivals those of Mark Ryden in their resilience, vulnerability, and ferocity. Caesar portrays their hurts and betrayals but also sends them into the realm of the monstrous, where he keeps them safe and reveals the deeper afflictions of a culture, which continues to harm our young through abuse, isolation, and sexualization. But … Read more
Goblin Selves
I was so busy getting ready for the beginning of spring semester, I forgot to post this article that I wrote for Weird Fiction Review, so if you like goblins and monsters, with a healthy smattering of Goya and the work of fabulous artist Laurie Lipton, then please go have a look. I’ll be posting … Read more
The Four Horsemen–a postmodern tale
My story, “The Four Horsemen,” is up over at the Plus Gallery Blog (I wrote it in conjunction with the upcoming show “Apocalypse How?”). Part I Part II Part III Part IV The opening is January 27th, at 6 p.m. and features the work of Donald Fodness, Drew Englander, Larry Bob Phillips and Paul Nudd. You’ll … Read more
A Coffin Story
No, I don’t normally write stories about young women who sleep in coffins, but I wrote this on a dare a while back, and just didn’t try too hard to get it published. But now it’s live at Up the Staircase Quarterly, so go have a read. Also, just got another story (this one being … Read more
New Story in Word Riot and Upcoming Conferences
My story, “Kinds of Leaving“ is up at Word Riot. It’s not really in the style I normally write, but the story originally played off of a section of my memoir, and then morphed into this little nugget. Also found out that I’ll be presenting on Patricia Piccinini’s art work and The Island of Dr. … Read more
“What Strange Death Is This? Monstrum, the Macabre, and Pop Menageries”
Straight on the heels of the World Fantasy Convention, I hopped on a red-eye flight to Tallahassee to give my lecture, “What Strange Death Is This? Monstrum, the Macabre, and Pop Menageries” at the Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts. Despite being deliriously exhausted, it was fabulous to finally see the exhibit and do a gallery walk in conjunction with … Read more
World Fantasy, Cute and Creepy Show, plus Xi Zhang at the Denver Art Museum!
Wow, there is too much fun stuff happening over the next few weeks, but here’s a breakdown: First, I got two short stories accepted! “Kinds of Leaving” will be published in Word Riot, and “A Coffin Story” will appear in Up The Staircase Quarterly. Both will be out in November, and I’ll be posting the links here. … Read more
