Mice and Men
Allison Whittenberg is an author of young adult novels (Sweet Thang, Life Is Fine, Hollywood and Maine, all from Random House) but also enjoys writing for and about adults.
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THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GUY
Literature and Presidents ever wonder about which Presidents are influenced by which writers?
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RUDY’S REBATE!
I get these creepy thoughts, from my imagination, that if this guy would actually get into the White House that one day he would show up to a press conference in a beautiful pink evening gown with wrap mumbling something about 911.
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ELVIRA
“For the past
three days she had done virtually nothing but sit on the
edge of the couch-bed and stare at the blank walls while
listening to the rattle of the glass in the windows until it
seemed to come from a pair of drums beating a tattoo prelude
to her own execution.” Jack Lindeman, who’s poetry we have been privileged to publish in CS2 each month, turns his formidable talent to the art of the short story in Elvira.
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Voices of the Elders
Legends of royal blood came about along with secret orders that were for men and women.
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Bad Sequels: 80s Cinema, Super-Villains, and Iran
As we approach the 20th anniversary of the end of the Cold War it is uncanny how much we have begun to resurrect icons from the past, a past that the generation now reaching voting age is too young to have ever known
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MAGNET PATRIOTISM
I just love mindless patriotism! It’s not far from slapping a colorful armband on, as far as I’m concerned.
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The Suffering Contest
In a Saturday Night Live opening monologue during this election cycle, comedian Chris Rock scoffed at the idea that he would vote for Hillary Clinton, a white woman, over Barack…
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Dave Kessler: Accenting The “Con” in Conservative
The best cons are those in which the mark never realizes he’s been conned.
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