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Finding Comfort in Darkness: A Talk with Bradford Tatum, Author of Only the Dead Know Burbank and LO
Bradford Tatum opens up about the painful journey of the artist, the joys of the vampire, and the experience of becoming that crazy old white dude who…
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On the Fly and Losing Time: Encouraging Monsters with Paul Hibbard, Director of the Home Invasion Thriller “Some Visitors“
St. Louis director Paul Hibbard explains why Home Alone is a gateway drug to home invasion horror, while breaking down the making of his unsettling new…
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Bob Freville

September 2022

We are all of us trapped: Existence as Dictated by Quick-Serve Culture
The illusion extends to the Machiavellian machinations of the contemporary drive-thru. This seemingly practical invention has played a significant role…
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Bob Freville

April 2022

Beneath the Current of Our Existence: On Miguel de Unamuno's Niebla
Unamuno referred to his characters as agonists, which is apt given the plight they endure.
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March 2022

A Comedic Buffet of Old Whores and New Homes: The Short Stories of James Burr
When I finally brought myself to open the file on James Burr’s collection, I discovered that at least one of my fears was valid: I am an asshole.
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An Amusingly Unfortunate Encounter with a Wellness Brand: A Review of Lucy Leitner's Puritea
My background as a blog manager in the wellness space could not have prepared me for reading Lucy Leitner's farcical send-up of the supplement…
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10 Biker Movies to See Before You Meet The Filthy Marauders
In honor of the release, on March 17, of my new novella, The Filthy Marauders, I thought it appropriate to doff my rusted yard sale brain bucket to the…
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Bob Freville

February 2022

Poverty, Power & Pornography in Ben Arzate's Music is Over!
In a Ben Arzate story, you shouldn't expend energy by comparing it to anything else because it will turn on a dime, heading in a wholly different…
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Bob Freville

January 2022

Sticky Living # 1
a single-panel comic strip by Freville + Glossup
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'B' is for Berger: Meeting Evil Neighbors with Empathy & Eloquence
I owe a debt to many writers, such as Donald E. Westlake, Flannery O' Connor, George V. Higgins, and Shane Stevens … but I owe an incalculable sum to…
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October 2021

Making the Days Count: The Third Wind of Steve 'The Legend' Ward
The world's oldest living boxer teaches us to never underestimate our seniors.
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Deceitful by Design
Brady Street Backpack Vendor Blows the Whistle on Wisconsin Kratom Bill
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