Revisiting the most godawful novel ever written
It gets worse every time. I was staring at myself through the window into the driver’s-side mirror; I do that all the time. I’ll stare into anything that reflects. That’s [...]
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Andisheh Nouraee: Reading new copy of Huckleberry Finn. The chapter where Huck & Jim complete a boating safety class & buy life jackets is a hoot!
As offensive as the word itself
Saying they want to publish a version that won’t be banned from some schools because of its language, two scholars are editing Mark Twain‘s classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to [...]
when markie met elvis
An excerpt from an upcoming piece by Malcontenter Markie Post for Georgia Music magazine: “I wanted to touch everything Elvis had touched — the walls, the floor,” Mabe says. “So [...]
you won’t be reading any memorable essays about the arizona cardinals
I’m not sure if it’s a consensus, but a lot of people will tell you baseball is boring. Just as many say they find reading a book taxing. Neither provides [...]
at least we can write
Though my Southern dialect isn’t particularly strong, it attracted notice from a unfortunate date I endured years ago in Los Angeles. Minus any nod to decorum, my suitor advised that [...]
an evening with sal bass
