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It’s 1977 and writer William S. Burroughs is being interviewed on a Canadian television talk show. It’s a simple set. Peter Gzowski is the host in a suit behind a fake wood desk and potted plants. Hot lights, large glass ashtray, yellow legal pad lined with questions. William
Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman pull off a neat trick with “A Very Nice Box”. They manage to write an entire debut novel hitting every rom-com beat necessary and then flip it by turning the love interest into the villain who they literally, figuratively and metaphorically trap in a box
Yes, it’s a brand new year. It’s time to change things up. To mix things around. To try new things. Uncomfortable things. Unknown things Let’s wind down the regimented publish-a-new-short-story-every-Sunday program. Let’s ease up on the inflexible deadlines. Let’s sway a little. Let’s open
Thomas faces the consequences of his failed assassination attempt. He sits with a mysterious figure who speaks of presidents and politics, of sin and salvation. A robed figure with the perfect manicure and casual wisdom. Will Thomas learn a hard truth about the path to change? Or will he surrender
The photograph says it all. Snapped on a phone the moment a Tesla Cybertruck explodes into flames outside the entrance of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Taken from inside the smooth and polished stone lobby with its towering ceilings and sparkling chandeliers. Through the gold-infused glass and gleaming