Posts Tagged ‘Kurt Vonnegut’

6 questions we always ask: Peter Bognanni, author

by Jodi Chromey

I am now going to demonstrate how small and magical and awesome the world can be, and I am going to use the intro to Peter Bognanni’s 6 questions to do it. Sorry, Peter. If you want to get to good stuff, skip this beginning and jump right to his answers. I’ve never met Peter, [...]

The Art of Time in Fiction: As Long As It Takes

by Max Ross

Tralfamadorians can, of course, see in four dimensions. They view time – all the moments that comprise all of eternity – as we might view the Rocky Mountains: for them time is solid and permanent, and the Tralfamadorians may enter whatever moment might interest them at any time. “It is just an illusion we have [...]

Memoir of a Literary Master

by Melissa Slachetka

Three things are clear about Kurt Vonnegut: he loves the work of Mark Twain; he loves the character of Abraham Lincoln; he absolutely, without a doubt, hates our former President George W. Bush. Now that Bush is out of the picture, can this book stand the test of time? Satire certainly served him well in [...]

6 questions we always ask — David de Young, Founder & Publisher of How Was The Show?

by Jodi Chromey

Wow. I just gotta say sometimes fortune shines down on me when I least expect it. As I was pondering what to write here in this intro of David de Young of How Was the Show, I stumbled on Jim Walsh’s excellent, informative piece on de Young for Minn Post. You should go read that, [...]

6 questions we always ask — Tony Norgaard

by Jodi Chromey

Tony is a big fan of Amazon’s Kindle, a total musicgeek, and lover of comic books/graphic novels. He’s also a frequent contributor to the Oxidize community blog and the man who heads up their weekly OxPod. He also blogs at Emergency Exit. What book(s) are you currently reading? I’m reading The Eyre Affair: A Thursday [...]