KARINA BUSH on film with Rebecca Gransden
One of my earliest memories is of jumping down all the stairs at once but it must’ve been a dream.
JAMIE GREFE on film with Rebecca Gransden
I grew up surrounded by woods, fields, an old mill, a Lutheran church, a cemetery just down the road, a local “party store” in the other direction, and farmland for miles and miles. It was glorious, really. And thank God for that party store.
IN THE MOUTH OF MIRÓNESS: Garth Miró interviewed by Tyler Engström
I had a lot of hate. That’s what God gave me to work with, which was a blessing; my capacity to hate things, situations, and people, people most of all, is nothing short of miraculous.
JUSTIN ISIS on film with Rebecca Gransden
Writers who seem to want to write a commercial screenplay in prose strike me as the least interesting sort. The same goes for all attempts at translating cinematic terminology to prose.
SHAWN BERMAN on film with Rebecca Gransden
Have fun. Be yourself. All that live free Target store bullshit. But it’s true.
IRA RAT on film with Rebecca Gransden
Growing up surrounded by people constantly quoting the latest gross-out comedy or something like Star Wars it makes me feel a little dirty whenever I say a line from a movie.
HAPPY SOON; A REVIEW OF BUD SMITH’S “TEENAGER” by Evan Williams
To be happy soon is to acknowledge that one is not happy now. It means to be in constant search for the conclusion of soon.
ALIEN TO EVERY SITUATION: Steve Gergley interviewed by Rebecca Gransden
Remember, writing is about self-expression and emotional communication, so just focus on yourself and don’t worry about what anyone else is doing.
A TOY, A TOOL, A LEVER: Rebecca Gransden interviews Kathe Koja
If anyone can be considered a psychonaut of literature it is Kathe Koja, a writer who utilizes prose to explore every altered state the page has to offer. With her latest project, Dark Factory, Koja enters the club scene, a place where mind-bending as old as licking a frog meets speed freak technology, and pagan archetypes dance with virtual avatars. I spoke with Koja about the sweet delirium of the project. * What attracted you to club culture for the world of Dark Factory? Everything I write starts with a character, and for Dark Factory, it’s Ari Regon—smiling, hyper-alive, throwing…
KATHE KOJA on film with Rebecca Gransden
My sister had taken a bunch of us kids to the drive-in to see a scary movie, and we started out shrieking and giggling; by the end, we were jammed together in the front seat, silent, or crying. But the feeling I remember most deeply wasn’t fear, it was outrage.