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dana mcswain
May 25, 202112 min read
Parts That Don't Fit: The Short Stories of G.M. Jones
I've gotten into reading short stories recently. I always think of short stories as the indie film of the literary world. A good short...
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dana mcswain
May 18, 20217 min read
Conjuring Magic: Sadie Fox Curtis Casts her Spell
Imagine you're at work. You've got this co-worker. Let's call him John. John's a good guy- little bit of a nerd- but here's the thing...
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dana mcswain
May 11, 20219 min read
Abstract Clarity: The Secret Life of B.W. Ginsburg:
(This is not B.W. Ginsburg) The last twenty years have seen a seismic shift in the perception of authors. With the evolution of social...
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dana mcswain
May 4, 202111 min read
An Alpaca, A Magic Pen, and a Stinky Sock: Middle School Misadventures with Jason Lady
Let's take a trip in the Way Back Machine, shall we? You're 8-years-old, slumped miserably in the backseat of your mother's station wagon...
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dana mcswain
Apr 27, 20217 min read
Hero Tomorrow: Ted Sikora & the Modern Age of Cleveland Superheroes
You know that moment in End Game when Cap picks up Thor's hammer and the whole world stood up and cheered? We owe that spectacular...
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dana mcswain
Apr 20, 20216 min read
Writing on Eggshells
Memoir, Mental Illness, and Vacuuming in Squares We all know the scene: Faye Dunaway garishly painted into a monstrous Joan Crawford, her...
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dana mcswain
Apr 13, 202111 min read
A Measure of Whitt
Brendan Whitt on Pride, Country, and Cleveland (spoiler warning: brief discussion of season two of Attack on Titan) Opening my email and...
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dana mcswain
Apr 6, 202113 min read
Depth of Field: Life through the lens of Michelle Loufman
The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it. - Ansel Adams Summer of 2020 and I had a problem. Having...
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dana mcswain
Mar 27, 20218 min read
The Poetic Landscape of Jeffrey Scott Janison
See when I spoke to god He made me understand There’s no peace on earth Not for beast or man The worms in the earth And the birds in the...
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