Monthly Archives: May 2010

Bradford County PA, You Are Being Misled

And here's why. This is from the Key­stone Edge site, a seem­ing­ly rep­utable out­fit cov­er­ing eco­nom­ic change and oth­er pro­grams in cer­tain area of MI and PA. Some drillers, includ­ing Range Resources and Chesa­peake Ener­gy, are sim­ply reusing their water. By … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Whatever You Do To The Least Ghazal, by Dennis Mahagin

"When I coughed I saw fire­flies…" –Denis John­son Hind­sight is 20. With twen­ty twen­ties, at Hap­py Hour, burn­ing pin holes in the eye­ball of a dol­lar bill > pyra­mid. In God, what­ev­er. Luck­i­ly, pimps, repo men and beat cops are … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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In Case You Thought Things Had Changed Lately

(from cit​i​zensvoice​.com) BY ROBERT SWIFT (HARRISBURG BUREAU CHIEF) Pub­lished: May 26, 2010 HARRISBURG — Increased crime and dam­aged roads are two neg­a­tive impacts of the Mar­cel­lus Shale nat­ur­al gas drilling boom, Ren­dell admin­is­tra­tion offi­cials said as the push for a state … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Charles Dodd White Interviewed

Here's a guy you ought to know more about, and not just because I say so. Here's what his site says. Charles Dodd White was born in Atlanta, Geor­gia in 1976. He cur­rent­ly lives in Asheville, North Car­oli­na where he … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Kesich vs Baker in Pennsylvania

This is grat­i­fy­ing to see, but Kesich doesn't rep­re­sent the typ­i­cal Miller­ton res­i­dent, either, many of whom I imag­ine will, like Steve Miller, take the mon­ey and run. And why wouldn't they?  To para­phrase my dad, these are most­ly life­long … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Prizes Have Been Sent…

for the Bar­ry Han­nah Com­pe­ti­tion. Sor­ry it took so long to get them out to you. Thanks again, every­one, for enter­ing. Here's a Bar­ry H. inter­view from the Paris Review to warm you up this cool MA morn­ing. There’s a … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Barry Hannah Competition–1st place, Jeff Crook

The End of the War Moth­er drove our exhaust­ed Toy­ota out of the shade of the trees, past a swath of sun­burned lawn lit­tered with bits of Sty­ro­foam where they had dragged the raft from the shed down to the lake. … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Barry Hannah Competition 2nd Place–Charles Hale

The Wire Out For the sec­ond morn­ing in a row Lawrence leaned back in the chair onto two legs and away from the table and let go.  Count­less attempts at strik­ing the per­fect bal­ance so the chair would stay on two … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Barry Hannah Competition 3rd Place–Nathan Gower

I'll be send­ing prize pack­ages out this Wednes­day. This is a good oppor­tu­ni­ty for oth­ers I've missed. If  you've been pub­lished in FCAC and you have not received a book from me please mail rusty.​barnes@​gmail.​com with your snail address. What’s … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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