I’ve been struggling with literary criticism. The reviews I’ve written have mostly felt attacky and awkward, as if I’m in the philosophy department arguing about truth, only its literature. This review of Megan Boyle’s new poetry book from Muumuu House on Full-Stop is different, I think. At least its an attempt to write criticism I can feel good about.
what is this place
stuff that comes out of david backerProjects
published fiction
- A Manual for Readers–Luna Park
- Approbation–Boundoff!
- At Recoleta–Weirdyear
- Because We're The Impressives–STORYCHORD
- Bob and Steve Coming Together–Sleep.Snort.Fuck
- Bob and Steve Coming Together–The Legendary
- Capitalism–Nanoism
- Come and be a part of it!–The Delinquent, Issue 10
- Disinter-Locust Magazine
- Eight Facestories–Swink
- Eight-Legged Freaks–Granta.com
- Extrude–Houston Literary Review
- In the Land of Tongues–Metazen
- Man Writing Story With Ears Plugged–Diet Soap
- Mollify–Metazen
- Paucity — Daily Love
- Proscribe — > kill author
- Puerility–Emprise Review
- Refractory–Curly Red Stories
- Solicitous–Zygote in My Coffee
- Something In the Ones and Zeros–Children Churches and Daddies
- Sometimes Always is Born–New Dead Families
- The Answer is Gail–Skyline Review, 2009
- The Jewelry Party–Metazen
- The Yolk–Metazen
- Tractable–Keyhole Digest 1
- Variegated–Johnny America
- What He Thinks–The Linnet's Wings
- Will #17–Caterwaul Quarterly
published non-fiction
- Annotated Archive of the Washington Circle–Ecogradients
- Broadcast or Narrowcast? –Luna Park
- Confessions of a Literary Aggregator–Full Stop
- Dear Online Literary Community (Response)–Luna Park
- El Terrible–Words Without Borders
- Long Live Fiction–The Millions
- Metazen as E-youth manifest – Zine-Scene
- On Democracy and Publishing–Zine Scene
- On Nanoism –Zine-Scene
- Oyacachi–Words Without Borders
- Pedestrian of Quito–Words Without Borders
- People Like People–Luna Park
- Poet in New York — > Language > Place
- Realism–Luna Park
- Review of "selected unpublished blog posts of a mexican panda express employee" by Megan Boyle — Full Stop
- Review of "The Story About My Coat" in Armchair/Shotgun #2 — Mdbell.com
- Review: "Chef" by Jaspreet Singh–Full Stop
- Review: "The Gospel of Anarchy" by Justin Taylor — Full Stop
- Review: "We're Getting On" by James Kaelen–Full Stop
- To Drill or not to Drill–n+1
- Whimsy–Luna Park
some other blog projects
Fiction Daily Twitter Feed
- Dear FD readers: we're taking an indefinite hiatus due to logistical constraints. In the meantime, any tweeps with thoughts about the site? 3 weeks ago
- "Mate: a game of marriage and politics" by Robert Castle at @Indigest, awe.sm/5jpwx 1 month ago
- "Star Struck Shooter" by Graham Smith at Thrillers Killers n Chillers, awe.sm/5jpwI 1 month ago
- "Hands" by Cesarija Abartis at @jmww, awe.sm/5jpvy 1 month ago
- "Winter Diary" by Lidija Praizovic at Action Yes, awe.sm/5jalB 1 month ago
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