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Reading at Teatro Paraguas

Posted on October 24, 2025 by John Biscello

I am excited to be doing a reading and book-signing at Teatro Paraguas in Santa Fe, NM. I got to see Theater Grottesco’s inspiring experimental production, Action at a Distance, this past May at Teatro Paraguas, and fell in love … Continue reading →

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Manna

Posted on October 14, 2025 by John Biscello

Do not say the thing that is easily said. Say the other, say the nothing, say the silence, say the unsayable, and save yourself (sort of) through the saying. Gold dust wafts down like filigreed motes from a rain-swollen ceiling. … Continue reading →

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Book Launch

Posted on October 13, 2025 by John Biscello

Video clip from Last Furies book launch (10/9/25)

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In th Shadow of Words

Posted on October 10, 2025 by John Biscello

Photos courtesy of Paul O’ Connor, from last night’s book launch of The Last Furies.

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Gratitude Sale

Posted on October 8, 2025 by John Biscello

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 →

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It Girl

Posted on September 30, 2025 by John Biscello

“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 →

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Upcoming Readings/Events

Posted on September 22, 2025 by John Biscello

A schedule of upcoming events, pertaining to the publication of my new novel, The Last Furies (Lost Telegram Press).

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The Passion of Joan of Arc

Posted on September 19, 2025 by John Biscello

“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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Bert and George

Posted on September 19, 2025 by John Biscello

“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 →

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Seance

Posted on September 18, 2025 by John Biscello

It was a time in her life when she was not there, not inside herself or her life. And she was pregnant. Pregnant by the wrong man, so many wrong turns and wrong men, and this one, a mislaid night … Continue reading →

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