Literature
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Frank’s Nightstand
With my lamp, radio, and contact lens case, there’s a limited amount of book space next to my pillow, but there’s always room for a stack of compact tomes to send me into the arms […]
Playing the Bard Card [Listen]
But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east and Lin & Mary are the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief. […]
Bedtime Stories
Two tomes of forbidden lore that have welcomed me into the arms of Morpheus over the past couple of weeks. The first is Pulphead, a collection of essays from John Jeremiah Sullivan on a wide […]
The ‘XRT Morning Show Poetry Slam [Listen]
Latte in hand, The WXRT morning show celebrates World Poetry Day today with some literary references worthy of a roomful of snaps. Lin’s love of language is no secret, so grab your bongos, pull up […]
Life On Mars
Until relatively recently, the planets Mars and Venus were thought to be hospitable to life. Venus had clouds which surely hid a lush jungle filled with exotic animals and scantily clad natives and Mars had […]
Time Travel Tales
It is possible to slow time with relativistic effects and staff meetings and who knows what lurks at the bottom of a black hole (look, it’s the back of my head!) But for now, the […]
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- On My Nightstand WXRT–2013/01/09
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