Norman Mailer and The Mailer Review are featured in today’s St. Pete Times: At 84, prolific author Norman Mailer shows no quit. The Mailer Review, a new literary journal edited by a USF professor, takes a closer look at the man and his work. They were supposed to use my photo, but didn’t. The AP [...]
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Mailer Published
The Paris Review published my photo of Norman Mailer. It was taken during the Society‘s annual conference in October 2006. The journal actually credits me, not under the photo, but on the contributors page in the back (180). It would have been ultra cool to have had my name under his photo. Still, pretty darn [...]
Xenia: A Religious Duty
Today’s visitors to Greece are often struck by the generous hospitality of the people. An ancient tradition lies behind the traveler’s welcome in Greece — and it is a tradition that was fundamentally religious before it became a part of social custom.
Mailer on Prayer
What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Prayer. Of all the lofty practices, it is the most abused. Church professionals lead the scurry crew who profit from pushing prayer. From a Proust Questionnaire answered by Norman Mailer in Vanity Fair. Thanks for the links, Ray. Here’s another (I can’t resist): Which living person do [...]
The Mailer Review
By now, anyone who is interested knows that American novelist Norman Mailer has published a new novel: The Castle in the Forest. What you may not know is that I was mentioned in a recent The Tampa Tribune article about Mailer, his new novel, and the upcoming premiere edition of The Mailer Review. The TBO [...]
The Iliad: Rage and War
As the narrator states first thing: the subject of the Iliad is the rage of Achilles and the consequences of that rage for both the Achaeans and the Trojans. War effects not only the men who fight the battles, but also the women and children whose lives are then shaped by its outcome. War represents the worst and, ironically, the best of humanity: ugly brutality and terrible beauty.
Very Short Stories
I’ve known about these for several days, but just managed to get around to posting about them. In the vein of the famous Hemingway six-word story (“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”), Wired asked sci-fi, fantasy, and horror writers from the realms of books, TV, movies, and games to give it a try. Here are [...]
