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Raunchiest wordplay…

10 Nov

I reviewed Gary Krist’s EMPIRE OF SIN and Michael Ross’ THE GREAT NEW ORLEANS KIDNAPPING at .

The reviewer became the reviewed in the comments section, where one reader made the best observation of my work that I’ve ever seen:

‘Surely <> is the raunchiest wordplay yet published in a family newspaper!’

That’s epitaph material.

A random raunchy New Orleans image to go with it:

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Memphis vs. New Orleans: Essay and Playlist

10 Apr

I pit my two favorite cities in a music celebrity death match for Virginia Quarterly Review. I would not want to get between Barbara Lynn and Memphis Minnie. Enjoy!

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