Flash is the hardest thing to write. It’s much easier to tell a story in 50k words than it is in 50. A fully developed narrative in less than 1k […]
Rebecca
I paid homage to Daphne DuMaurier’s “Rebecca” the way that all writers show their love: I stole from it. The opening line of this book is as good as a […]
The Gunslinger
If you read a book at the right time, it will become something like religion to you. This is true even in cases where the book doesn’t attempt to construct […]
Find Layla: Tell me all my love’s in vain.
In 1992, Eric Clapton released his acoustic album “Unplugged,” which included a stripped-down cover of his own work: 1971’s “Layla,” performed by Derek and the Dominos. I was born in […]
Antler Review: August is always burning.
This quarantine will never end. The months go on and on. At least there are new stories every day. I am consistently impressed with the work that Catapult buys, and […]
JAWS
It’s a perfect film. Tension builds between half-glimpsed night-swimming carnage and technical talk of tooth size and bit radius. Our three-headed guide has all the charm of a lawman, a […]
Counterpart
I don’t understand how “Counterpart” got canceled before I ever heard about it. “Counterpart” was a science fiction spy-thriller TV drama made by Starz that had two brief, brilliant seasons […]
The Neverending Story
I saw the movie first. I was a child of the 1980s, which means I still get Steven-Universe-starry-eyed over synth fantasy music and costumes culminating in big hair and head […]
Antler Review: Why the Fuck July is?
I recently had to look back at some chat logs from April and early May, and I was struck wordless by the enthusiasm in my communications back then. I thought […]
Antler Review: Spending June at Home
June was long enough into quarantine and mass insurrection that I was able to read again as I grasped the rhythm of loneliness balanced against crowds in protest. So I […]