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Tag Archives: novel
Timeshare
It is scary once you realize that the past can be changed, and that the future is fixed, a rigged absolute. Knowing that changes everything. And what about the present? For some the present is intolerable cruelty, unimpeachable company. For … Continue reading
Posted in Prose, Uncategorized
Tagged bill binzen, John Biscello, no man's brooklyn, novel, past present future, photo, time
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Ghostfeed
It’s tough to always be in love with a ghost. Also it’s easy. The living don’t stand a chance against ghosts. In loving ghosts there are no real complications, no real disappointments, no real anything. There’s lots of teething on … Continue reading
Posted in Prose, Uncategorized
Tagged ghost, John Biscello, love, no man's brooklyn, novel, spirit world
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Anya Rising
Except from No Man’s Brooklyn: I see her rising off the bathroom tiles, toes pointing downward. I know this is a dream but I also know this actually happened, once, a long time ago. Except then Anya … Continue reading
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Tagged anya, blue and gold, james macneill whistler, John Biscello, love, no man's brooklyn, novel
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Distance
People have called it the glow, the click, the hum, and for every abnormal drinker, for every addict, you are willing trade in everything for what amounts to a rigged facsimile of eternity. It is the sort of false eternity … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, distance, Heaven, John Biscello, mysticism, no man's brooklyn, novel
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Fathers and Sons
I understand that I am not only with my father and grandfather as family, but also as a writer. I am sketching them. The mechanical hand in my mind that never stops is charting and sketching and composing them. I … Continue reading
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Tagged atlantic city, fathers, John Biscello, loss, no man's brooklyn, novel, sons
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Forever’s Youth
Anya and I had almost three weeks. The flirt and tease of a young forever. It felt good to be with Anya in this new way. We were no longer ourselves, we were ourselves as a couple, this … Continue reading
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Tagged anne brigman, forever, haunt, hurt, John Biscello, no man's brooklyn, novel, young love
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Communion
Excerpt from No Man’s Brooklyn: I put on my headphones, turned on my music and hit shuffle. I eased into Nina Simone’s version of “I Shall Be Released.” I wondered about the state of Anya’s soul, and then thought … Continue reading
Posted in Prose, Uncategorized
Tagged communion, grief, John Biscello, love, novel, sorrow
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Center of Nowhere
Excerpt from No Man’s Brooklyn: I come from nowhere Daniel, and nowhere is the exact center of the world. Isn’t that exciting? I agreed with Anya that it was, even though I wasn’t sure what she meant. And I … Continue reading
Posted in Prose, Uncategorized
Tagged anya, Brooklyn, innocence, John Biscello, love, novel, Prose
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Radio Ga-Ga
Radio interview on Cultural Energy, revolving around Nocturne Variations, the writing life, youth, Taos, Brooklyn, and other assorted ramblings. (Show is listed as a link under December programs).
Posted in Audio, Press, Prose, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged Cultural Energy, John Biscello, New Mexico, nocturne variations, novel, radio, the writing life
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