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Tag Archives: book
Babytalk
(Story from Freeze Tag.) I had been dating Jeannie for two years and had been living with her for the past six months. We had a place on 31st Street between Madison & Park Avenues and we could afford it because, … Continue reading
Posted in Prose, Uncategorized
Tagged babytalk, book, Brooklyn, Freeze Tag, John Biscello, mothers and daughters, New York, story, writer
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Brooklyn in Taos
In anticipation of Unsolicited Press’s summer re-release of my first novel, Broken Land, A Brooklyn Tale, a reading from the archives.
Posted in Audio, Press, Prose, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged book, Broken Land a Brooklyn Tale, Brooklyn, John Biscello, novel, Publication, Reading, surreal, Taos, unsolicited press
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Train
Heartbreak, she looks down to read what she cannot see– Escape, she breathes out. (Artwork by Edward Hopper)
Posted in Artwork, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged book, edward hopper, haiku, heartbreak, John Biscello, lady, painting, sorrow, story, train
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Paper Trail
Completed draft of my new novel, No Man’s Brooklyn. A return to childhood, to the source of ghosts, to Brooklyn roots.
Posted in Prose, Uncategorized
Tagged book, childhood, completion, draft, dysfunction, family, ghosts, John Biscello, literature, love, no man's brooklyn, novel, Prose, story
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Raking Reviews
Dear Blogging-Community-at-Large: My second novel, Raking the Dust, will be re-released by Unsolicited Press on April 3rd (as part of a build-up toward the release of my new novel, Nocturne Variations, in November). I am offering a limited number of … Continue reading
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Tagged book, John Biscello, literature, New York, novel, Raking the Dust, Review, San Francisco, Surrealism, Taos, unsolicited press
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Claim
Wanderers tempt fate, piercing veils for story’s sake– Heart, the guide and claim.
Posted in Artwork, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Antoine St. De Exupery, book, children's book, fable, haiku, John Biscello, Literary, poem, Poetry, The Little Prince
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Swing
After the deluge, the horns lost their bright voices– Swing low, sweet chariot.
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged book, F. Scott Fitzgerald, haiku, jazz, John Biscello, Literary, poem, Poetry, romanticism, swing, tales of the jazz age
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The Killers at Red’s
Excerpt from Nocturne Variations appearing in Riot Material. Joe pushed open the door and a bell sang. Max followed Joe into Red’s. The men’s dark hats and trenchcoats were beaded in snow. Joe took off his hat and waved it … Continue reading
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Tagged book, diner, Hemingway, John Biscello, Literary, nocturne variations, noir, novel, riot material, story, the killers
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Childhood’s Edge
Excerpt from Nocturne Variations: The show has ended and we are now in the upstairs room at Tabanid, the room known as the Attic. It is sort of a private clubhouse, a vice den with no regard for … Continue reading
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Tagged book, excerpt, gothic, heather ross, John Biscello, Literary, nocturne variations, novel, photo, Surrealism
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As the World Nocturnes
I hereby invoke the blessings of the EverGreen Muses and Lit-Minded Gods as I seek a new publisher and send my “golem-baby” of a book out into the great wide world. Fare thee well, Nocturne! ABOUT: Dystopic Peter Pan meets … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Prose, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged book, coming of age, John Biscello, muses, nocturne variations, noir, novel, peter pan, Prose, publishing, Surrealism
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