Daily Archives: August 20, 2008

Old-Time Religion by Beverly A. Jackson

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Rusty

(orig­i­nal­ly appeared in Dead Mule) She loves him as only a Chris­t­ian wom­an­can love a man; cru­ci­fies him with love,bears wit­ness to love, kills him with devo­tion.She is called Jude. She singsJe­sus Loves Me with a pow­er thatpromis­es He'd darn-sight … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Approaching the Rural Theme

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Rusty

Sven Birk­erts, in one of his many books or essays—every one is worth your while, by the way; I've read them many times in some cases—makes a case that we haven't real­ly seen a rep­re­sen­ta­tive lit­er­ary nov­el (I'd expand this … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

Posted in contemporary lit, postmodernism, rural lit, sven birkerts | 1 Comment

Have Some Chicken And Joe!

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Rusty

Night Train is my main baby, let's keep that straight. How­ev­er much it's 'my' jour­nal, I feel con­strained, by dint of the sto­ries and poems we've pub­lished in the past, and our sta­tus as a non-prof­it com­bined with our incor­po­ra­tion … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

Posted in the beginning | 12 Comments