Just finished William Gay’s Provinces of Night , and now I’m reading Fay by Larry Brown. Eagerly awaiting the new ones from Willy Vlauten and James Wade.


I wrote at Larry Brown’s writing shed in Tula and made friends with his son Shane a year or two ago. Oxford is a fantastic place that just ...

I've never read any Joyce Carol Oates. I want to.

Fairly bleak short stories tend to be my favorite form of fiction, and it sounds like she has a few of those in her oeuvre.

Any recommendations?


AIRSHIPS and BATS OUT OF HELL by Barry Hannah
TINY LOVE by Larry Brown
LAST DAYS OF THE DOGMEN ...

Anthony Flack wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 4:00 am That's beautiful.

Or as fm steve might have said, "let’s see your street, cocksocket."

fyp

Hi. Former FM Steve V. here.

I’m still reeling from Steve’s passing and I can only imagine how deeply this must be felt by his family, friends. My condolences to all.

I wrote this in a few other places such as Facebook, but I think it’s a pretty decent line—it’s as if this vital element to ...