Life has been running away with me for several weeks, hence the scarcity of posts. In between life's demands, I've had the great pleasure of recording two appearances for Mark Seinfelt's webcast "Word Patriots." On next week's show (July 4), I review Mark's novel Baldr and Beatrice. On July 11, I explain how the work…
I was surprised to discover I hadn't already published this to Maximum Fiction. This piece, Annika, is another in my collection of bio-fictional shorts. I've dubbed the collection Evoctions because these short pieces seek to evoke the spirit of their subject. Several years old now, Annika is one of my earlier attempts in this form.…
I'm pleased to have been interviewed by Mark Seinfelt for the inaugural program of his "Word Patriots" series on WebRadio.com. Click the link below to access the program. The interview segment begins at about the 12:25 mark. Interview with Ed on Word Patriots Mark and I discuss the current plight of the writer of literary…
The following is a draft excerpt from my novel in progress, Housebreaking the Muse. The novel is haunted by the character of Jacques Rigaut, the French dadaist, gigolo, drug addict, dandy, and suicide. In this fragment, Maxime Fraçois-Poncet begins to say his piece. Poncet was a boyhood friend of Rigaut, who believed he shared a…
The following is a draft excerpt from my novel in progress, Housebreaking the Muse. Here, Ubu peeks into the state of mind of Jacques Rigaut, who has just received a letter informing him of the death his very close friend, Maxime Fraçois-Poncet, killed while serving at the front near Boudry. Plunged into the gritty nebulae…
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