We are here, but briefly, shadows of candle-light dancing between dust and choir, day and night, so consider today a good day to begin, or to continue unwrapping yourself, and giving you to you as a gift, your soul rightfully tagged as both receiver and sender, in what constitutes a wild embracing and radical fusion of the old and the new, in that place where wonder meets faith, and the fragile birds of gospel sing sweetly and achingly of hearts broken open to pour light, to inherit the tenderest of lost and lasting claims.
Originally from Brooklyn, NY, writer, poet, performer, and playwright, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001.
He is the author of four novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, and No Man’s Brooklyn; a collection of stories, Freeze Tag, two poetry collections, Arclight and Moonglow on Mercy Street; and a fable, The Jackdaw and the Doll, illustrated by Izumi Yokoyama. He also adapted classic fables, which were paired with the vintage illustrations of artist, Paul Bransom, for the collection: Once Upon a Time, Classic Fables Reimagined. His produced, full-length plays include: LOBSTERS ON ICE, ADAGIO FOR STRAYS, THE BEST MEDICINE, ZEITGEIST, U.S.A., and WEREWOLVES DON’T WALTZ.
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