Monthly Archives: December 2015

The New Southern Gentleman tries to use the methods of what is called “dirty realism” to examine a very different sort of character: the privileged upper class Southerner. It succeeds in doing that – it fails in igniting a meaningful … Continue reading →

In Persuasion Jane Austen looks forward to where the novel must go – and suggests a path for her successors to follow…. My last Austen essay – on my favorite Austen novel. My laptop died about ten days ago. Luckily … Continue reading →

Jeff Weddle’s stories explore that interesting turf where life’s sweet ordinariness meets the sometimes sinister, sometimes scary, always striking truth: life is strange and inexplicable. Jeff Weddle’s new collection of stories, When Giraffes Flew, is one of those short story … Continue reading →