Though there is nothing particularly foreboding about the middle of the month of March, just about everybody is familiar with the Soothsayer’s warning from Julius Caesar, “Beware the ides of March.” Less remembered is these characters’ next encounter. As he strides towards the capital…
The View from the Cheap Seats Neil Gaiman William Morrow Publishing 544 pages $26.99 Since beginning his career as a journalist in the early 1980s, Neil Gaiman’s work has been a testament to the adage, “a writer writes.” From the groundbreaking Sandman comic series…
Study in Perfect Sarah Gorham University of Georgia Press 214 pages $24.95 Longtime poet and president of Sarabande Books Sarah Gorham makes a successful debut to the world of essay collections with her newest book Study in Perfect. In her introduction, she offers…
Portrait of Writers as Young Women For my friend and fellow writer, Julia Gregg, on the occasion of a speaking series to celebrate the life of her son, J. Zach Gregg (1983-2016) We are alike, you and I. I start out happy because I am born in the South. I…
Corresponding with the Woman Who Was Not My Wife “It’s not necessary to imagine tear drop crystals or facets multiplying light, only nine ensconced bulbs and heavy-ass bent mental,” I wrote, going off, giving too many details, sharing how the dining room chandelier came…
A Conversation with Toni Nealie Toni Nealie is the author of The Miles Between Me, an essay collection about homeland, dispersal, heritage and family, published by Curbside Splendor. Recent essays have appeared in Guernica, The Prague Review, The Offing, and The Rumpus. Her essay…