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August 2006

Imaginings

Sunday, August 27, 2006

“And then he started to play…he used the slide to squeeze out the melody of the song he had grown up hating.”
--Percival Everett, “The Appropriation of Cultures”

Prejudice is deftly subverted by a contemporary master, while a classic one journeys into awesome imaginings.


Uncharted

Sunday, August 20, 2006

“The lines make no sense, and no longer make mountains. You have come to the land where no one looks back. Remember. Don’t look back.”
--Robyn Joy Leff, “Burn Your Maps”

A family loses its way in uncharted territories.


Tipping Points

Friday, August 11, 2006

“It’s the dance, ‘bro. God I love the dance.”
--Lewis Robinson, “Seeing the World”

Tipping points in two lives—an American teen undergoes a rite of passage; an African woman measures loss and freedom.


Considering Love

Sunday, August 06, 2006

Classic and contemporary authors consider love.

"I was awakened by a song. I got out of bed half asleep weighed down by the dreams that crowd on me in the night."
--Isaac Bashevis Singer, “The Bird”