Literary Halloween – Part I: 5 Costumes with Character
By Jessica Monk Halloween, I confess: I’ve failed you. My costumes have been offbeat, inappropriate, and dangerously conceptual. Being a literature graduate, it’s what’s expected…
Tag: Edgar Allan Poe
The Fantasy of the Arctic
Photo by Moyan Brenn by Katy Kelleher “Go West, young man” is an old adage, one that speaks to that particularly American dream of endless…
The Poe Toaster: Three Red Roses & a Bottle of Cognac
by Mac Carey It’s been two hours since we arrived at the wrought iron fence surrounding the old cemetery of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Baltimore.…
The Life and Times of Terry Southern: A Texan Gone Hollywood
by Byron Browne “Southern?” she asks, unsure about the word or even what part of speech it may be. “That’s right.” I answer, although I’m…