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Category Archives: Prose
Of Place and Haunt
It was a town caught in the thorny stasis between living and dying, between mortuary and chrysalis. I want to examine why it is I am drawn to places like this, why I always return to this specific feeling of … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, photography, Poetry, Prose, Uncategorized
Tagged desolation, dilapidated, erosion, fiction, fragment, ghosts, inner world, place, Prose, story, time, town, travel, writing
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In th Shadow of Words
Photos courtesy of Paul O’ Connor, from last night’s book launch of The Last Furies.
Posted in Artwork, Books, Cinema, photography, Poetry, Press, Prose, Publications, Theater, Uncategorized, Video
Tagged book launch, conceptual, dreams, literary surrealism, New Mexico, novel, photography, Publication, Reading, voice, words
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Gratitude Sale
Lost Telegram Press will be running a “gratitude” sale, as both the e-book and audio editions of The Last Furies (and their other books) are available at a 75% discount through Nov. 27. Simply go to their website (losttelegrampress.ca) and … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Audio, Books, Cinema, photography, Poetry, Press, Prose, Publications, Theater, Uncategorized, Video
Tagged american novel, audiobook, canadian press, discount, ebook, gratitude, indie publishing, Literary, novel, Publication, sale
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It Never Entered My Mind
From the Polaroid Noir series
Posted in Artwork, Cinema, photography, Poetry, Prose, Theater, Uncategorized
Tagged blonde, blues, Cinema, jazz, mask, Mirror, noir, polaroid, reflections, woman
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It Girl
“Evie laughed to herself. It was just acting. Then again, she often did have trouble determining where she ended and someone else began. She wasn’t sure if this was a side-effect to acting, or to existing. Or if there was … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Books, Cinema, photography, Poetry, Press, Prose, Publications, Theater, Uncategorized, Video
Tagged actress, american novel, canadian press, Cinema, Edie Sedgwick, Factory Girl, fiction, inspiration, It Girl, model, novel, story, Surrealism, Theater, warhol
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Matches in the Moonlight
Deeply appreciated Candice Lousia Daquin’s incisive and in-depth review of The Last Furies. Excerpt of the review below: “With a background in screen-writing, these influences are Biscello’s nod to cinema and emphasis on art and visual components, often eschewing traditional … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Audio, Books, Cinema, photography, Poetry, Press, Prose, Publications, Theater, Uncategorized, Video
Tagged american novel, avant garde, canadian publisher, Cinema, conceptual, dreams, hybrid, indie press, Literary, literary review, new wave, photography, Publication, Review, Surrealism, The Last Furies, Theater, vision quest
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Upcoming Readings/Events
A schedule of upcoming events, pertaining to the publication of my new novel, The Last Furies (Lost Telegram Press).
Posted in Artwork, Audio, Books, Cinema, photography, Poetry, Press, Prose, Publications, Theater, Uncategorized, Video
Tagged author apperances, Book-signing, canada, conceptual, events, live performance, music, New Mexico, northern ontario, novel, ontario, Publication, readings, Santa Fe, sault ste. marie, Surrealism, Taos, tour, Video
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Miko
Miko was a singer with her voice in the clouds. They called Miko blue. Occasionally there would be flashes of red. In the fall, Miko would softly mimic the elegy of leaves and become yellow. She would, in voice and … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Prose
Tagged fiction, fragment, ghost story, lost hours, music, Poetry, Prose, search, singer, song
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The Passion of Joan of Arc
“To know the face of Renee Maria Falconetti, a living mask of plasticity molded to the inner world of a young Joan, is to know the private history of a spiritual crisis. Falconetti wrings every last nuance and syllable out … Continue reading
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Tagged agony, american novel, canadian press, carl theodore dreyer, ecstasy, fiction, joan of arc, masterwork, movies, novel, passion of joan of arc, Poetry, Prose, renee maria bertorelli, saint joan, silent cinema, silent film, Surrealism
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Bert and George
“All Bert and George ever did was wander in the desert. An endless wandering, sandblasted peregrinations to nowhere, a tubercular odyssey with no point. They wandered, kept each other company, drove each other nuts, got into and out of scrapes … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Audio, Books, Cinema, photography, Poetry, Press, Prose, Publications, Theater, Uncategorized, Video
Tagged american novel, avant garde, bert williams, black pioneers, canadian press, Cinema, comedy, early 20th century, fiction, george walker, novel, Poetry, Prose, story, Surrealism, Theater, tragedy, vaudeville, williams and walker
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John Biscello 