Since it's such a pleasure to be associated with the creative folks at Curiosity & Co., I am doubly pleased to announce that they're throwing a party this weekend. Below is a breakdown of the store's programs for the rest of Independent Bookstore Week, starting with a screening of To Kill a Mockingbird at 5:30... Continue Reading →
Word Drop with Cresser, Geary and Primiano!
An Evening of Readings with Three Local Authors
The Sparks Brothers Shines a Light on a Pair of Art Pop Heroes
2021 saw Sparks make multiple forays into the world of cinema, first with Edgar Wright's affectionate documentary, The Sparks Brothers, and later, with Annette, director Leo Carax's English-language debut.
Praise for Here Comes Herodotus, Again!
And the voice here reads personal and warm, the humor and perspective in this collection refreshing.
Consider This!
Believe me, you are appreciated.
Withnail and I: La Fin D’une E’poque
Grant’s Withnail, a combination of old boy pomp, contempo degeneracy, and stagey narcissism, lies, bamboozles, mooches, saturates himself in whiskey, pints and wine, and manages to stay at once angry and self-pitying throughout. He is a miracle. He carries on, rages ahead, all the while increasing his best friend’s anxiety while Marwood (Paul McGann) tries desperately to hang onto some semblance of reality. The walls are closing in and Withnail can’t get an audition. Marwood seems on the verge of another one and this frustrates “With”....
OSR TENTH ANNIVERSARY EVENT!
If you are in the vicinity of the Kingston Campus of the University of Rhode Island on Wednesday, November 3...
Here Comes Herodotus, Again! (and other microhistories) is now on sale! Order here.
A limited number of my chapbook, Here Comes Herodotus, Again (and other microhistories),which is part of the Open: Journal of Arts & Letters 2021 Chapbook series, are available here at Just Between You and Me. The price listed below includes shipping. Here Comes Herodotus, Again! (and other microhistories)HCH,A! is a forty-page chapbook comprised of 14... Continue Reading →
Publishing News!
Read this: "Act Three" at Shark Reef, a Literary Magazine
Talking to Spank the Carp and more
STC: Tell us about the mechanics of how you write. Cresser: First thing, pen to paper with as little self-editing as possible. When I feel like I'm running out of gas, I stop. I don't set daily goals, but I have a morning practice during which time is allotted for writing.