Category Archives: Cinema

This Book Doesn’t Resolve Itself

Posted on April 16, 2026 by John Biscello

“So many novels are built around control. Even when they deal with rupture, they shape it into something we can grapple with. Events lead somewhere. Meaning accumulates in a way that can be tracked. By the end, the reader understands … Continue reading →

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Pub Day

Posted on April 14, 2026 by John Biscello

Hola, community far and wide, I wanted to share the news that my sixth novel, No One Dreams in Color, has officially been released (April 14). Thank you to Unsolicited Press for playing the role of caring midwife in helping to … Continue reading →

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Time Tracks

Posted on April 1, 2026 by John Biscello

Thank you Cristina Deptula for this advance review of No One Dreams in Color appearing in Synchronized Chaos, an “interdisciplinary journal of art, culture, science, music, and literature.” Read the full review here.

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Haunt

Posted on March 25, 2026 by John Biscello

“Lucy said that Havana was one of her favorite haunts. I found it oddly touching that she had used the word haunt. Outside, a cold rain was falling, which made me feel like a real detective. Or rather, like a … Continue reading →

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Ego and Process

Posted on March 23, 2026 by John Biscello

This is a conversation between the publisher of Lost Telegram Press and two of its signed authors; John Biscello, who had his novel The Last Furies published in the fall of 2025 and Steven Mayoff who’s book At The Mercy … Continue reading →

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Cabin Fever

Posted on March 16, 2026 by John Biscello

“I follow them, winding my way up and down several snow dunes, not unlike clouds that have fallen to earth and frozen. The footprints are guiding me toward a cabin. It is a yellow cabin, the yellow of autumn and … Continue reading →

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Last Furies Audio Book

Posted on March 10, 2026 by John Biscello

For all the book-listeners out there: I am happy to share that a new audio-book version of The Last Furies has been released, one in which I narrate and present the book in my own voice and reading style. I … Continue reading →

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Micro-Film

Posted on March 5, 2026 by John Biscello

Modeling tense pause in a suspended sentence– noir, titled: Breathless.

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Night Call

Posted on March 5, 2026 by John Biscello

Modeling a Warhol factory recall in red and blatant noir, a long day’s journey into a cinematic cliché of night casts her in the static role of gauzy extra— the frontal glare of lucid life finds her fading in quiet … Continue reading →

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Beastie Girl

Posted on March 2, 2026 by John Biscello

The Beastie Boys are one of the punk-hip hop catalysts and musical driving forces in the narrative of No One Dreams in Color. Specifically for fourteen-year-old loner and misfit, Ali, who never goes anywhere without the Beasties pumping in her … Continue reading →

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