Category Archives: Prose

Live Reading: No Man’s Brooklyn

Posted on October 27, 2021 by John Biscello

In conjunction with National Prose Month (November), and as part of the SOMOS Reading Series, I will be reading from my novel, No Man’s Brooklyn, via Zoom. Q & A to follow the reading. Friday, November 12th @ 5:30pm (MT). … Continue reading →

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Directions Home

Posted on September 28, 2021 by John Biscello

Excerpt from No One Dreams in Color, a novel-in-progress. Bob Dylan, Carl Jung and Leonard Cohen walk into a bar in heaven… Dylan was dressed like a tramp clown, wearing a battered calico vest, baggy trousers, and a dusty bowler. … Continue reading →

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Kirkus Review of Jackdaw and the Doll

Posted on September 28, 2021 by John Biscello

Excerpts from Kirkus’s just released review of The Jackdaw and the Doll. “Kafka becomes a winged storyteller in this picture book’s loose, biographical fable. K leaves his family just as his illness gets worse. In a summary of his life, … Continue reading →

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No Man’s Brooklyn Reading

Posted on September 14, 2021 by John Biscello

For those who wish to tune in and take a trip through the ol’ neighborhood, I will be reading from my novel, No Man’s Brooklyn, as part of the Southern Colorado University reading series.

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Inspiration Runs Warm

Posted on August 22, 2021 by John Biscello

A golden mantra of a passage from David Mack’s KABUKI: The Alchemy: “I find that to accomplish anything, you need initiative, persistence, discipline and will. And most of all the decision to just do it. And to set it in … Continue reading →

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Oh, the Places You’ll Sow!

Posted on August 21, 2021 by John Biscello

Nothing can be done except a little at a time. This Baudelaire quote has been one of my mantras, one of my steady running mates since as long as I can remember. The world runs on inspiration. Warm fevers, lightning … Continue reading →

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Kabuki

Posted on August 21, 2021 by John Biscello

Just finished reading David Mack’s KABUKI graphic novel series, The Alchemy, and it is everything that is good and true and essential about art, story, and the twin worlds of spirit and imagination. A masterpiece on multiple levels, that keenly … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn in Taos

Posted on August 20, 2021 by John Biscello

Review of No Man’s Brooklyn in this week’s edition of the Taos News, as well as an interview about the novel, growing up in Brooklyn, and the writing life. No Man’s Brooklynby John BiscelloCSF Publishing (2021, 164 pp.) “Anya, a … Continue reading →

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No Man’s Brooklyn

Posted on July 17, 2021 by John Biscello

I am happy to announce that my fourth novel, No Man’s Brooklyn, has officially been released. Books can be ordered through Amazon  or other online booksellers. For those who wish to order a copy directly from me, I will have … Continue reading →

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Recursively Yours

Posted on June 27, 2021 by John Biscello

Anya, a ghost from my past life who had been more alive in my heart than perhaps anyone else.Anya, who in varied incarnations I had loved and killed off in many different ways in different stories. Yet I always resurrected … Continue reading →

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