Jesus Out to Sea

This piece from Bruce Desilva looks at a new book of short stories from James Lee Burke, and Levee Prayer, an elegy by bluesman Jimmy Thackery. Both works are inspired by Hurricane Katrina and the mess it left behind in New Orleans.
Here’s James Lee Burke, in Jesus Out to Sea:
“You woke in the morning to [...]



Presque vu VIII

A new site, Top Author Blogs, is looking to incorporate as many authors as possible under the same roof. There are not many there just now, but they seem to be joining up slowly.
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Lore Sjöberg shares some interesting thoughts about blogging:
Creating your own blog is about as easy as creating your own urine, and you’re [...]






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