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Tag Archives: coney island
Broken Land at Ten
This month marks the ten-year anniversary of my novel: Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale. I am feeling a bit sentimental about this ghostly noir tale, not only because it was the first time I experienced having a novel published (I … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Books, Cinema, photography, Press, Prose, Publications
Tagged Brooklyn, coney island, noir, novel, Prose, ten year anniversary
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Day at the Beach
Weeping for his past, rare photo of Peter Pan– Next stop, Neverland.
Posted in photography, Poetry
Tagged beach, coney island, haiku, peter pan, photography, poem, weegee
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For Entertainment Purposes Only
It was this sublime directive, engineered by a cooperative of amusement parks around the world, that fronted a mysterious new wave of emptiness, through which initiates annuled their ghosts to the spectacle and darkened marvels of extinction. (Photo by … Continue reading
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Tagged amusement park, anthony distefano, coney island, John Biscello, poem, somethign wicked this way comes
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Ghosting
(Excerpt from Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale) I closed my notebook and sat motionless at my desk for a long while, feeling flat and infirm. Then, not able to put it off any longer, it was time to disengage my … Continue reading
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Tagged Broken Land a Brooklyn Tale, Brooklyn, coney island, ghosts, John Biscello, novel, Prose, unsolicited press
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Hot Pockets by Lamplight
(Excerpt from Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale) I climbed the stairs to the third floor, where Jimmy’s apartment was. When I got to his door, I knocked, not expecting an answer, and not getting one. I turned the knob, expecting … Continue reading
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Tagged Broken Land a Brooklyn Tale, Brooklyn, coney island, femme fatale, John Biscello, novel, story, unsolicited press
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The Phantom Itch
(Excerpt from Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale) There’s not really a name for what I do. I am not an investigative journalist, I am not a private eye. I am not a minstrel essayist. There are many things that I … Continue reading
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Tagged Broken Land a Brooklyn Tale, Brooklyn, coney island, John Biscello, novel, Prose, story, unsolicited press
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Broken Land
The new edition of my first novel, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, is now available for preorder (Unsolicited Press), in anticipation of its official relaunch. ABOUT: A spectral, existential noir set against the aging irons of Coney Island and old guard lions … Continue reading
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Tagged Broken Land a Brooklyn Tale, Brooklyn, coney island, John Biscello, novel, Prose, unsolicited press, writer's life
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Broken Land
My first novel, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, which was named Underground Book Reviews Book of the Year (2014), has officially been re-released. Available in paperback and digital editions. Click here to buy. ABOUT: A spectral, existential noir set against the aging … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Books, Press, Prose, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged Broken Land a Brooklyn Tale, Brooklyn, coney island, John Biscello, Literary, New York, novel, Prose, Publication, story, underground book reviews
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Rails
Manic with vigor, city’s chaste love affair with itself, off the rails.
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Tagged Brooklyn, coney island, futurism, John Biscello, New York, poem, Poetry, train, urban
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Luna Park
Rigged trip to the moon, in a future long since gone– A round-trip mirage.
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Tagged amusement, Brooklyn, classic, coney island, haiku, John Biscello, luna park, moon, nostalgia, novelty, poem, Poetry
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John Biscello 