Hand in Hand – Fiction June 1, 1993 The value of the good rich land, And the strength held, In a Grandfather’s hand.
Frank’s Depression Poetry – Ficton June 1, 1993 They breed young around here… I’m talking fourteen… addicted to alcohol… designer clothing… domestic violence.
Cipher – Fiction June 1, 1993 One two three — four five. Six seven, eight nine ten, eleven twelve thirteen. Fourteen fifteen sixteen: seventeen eighteen, nineteen twenty?
Cat’s Rant – Fiction June 1, 1993 “Cats in the Cradle,” a-la Ugly Kid Joe, filled its rotating slot on MTV. My wandering attention was drawn to it, and responded.
Big Catholic Guilt – Judgement – Review June 1, 1993 The sheer strength of Jordan’s distorted ravings are just shy of terrifying. The lyrics are personal, observant, and angrily poetic.
Coroner’s Corner – Column June 1, 1993 Good evening. Welcome to the Academy Awards of Splatter Movies. The only variance that we make is that you will choose the winners.
Corregidora – Review June 1, 1993 Dealing with the life of a post-slavery black woman, Gayle Jones illustrates the struggle of her main character with a painfully honest depiction.
No-No Boy – Review June 1, 1993 This is the story of a young Asian American man who chose not to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II and served hard time for it.
Selected Tales and Sketches – Review June 1, 1993 In the day of Clive Barker and Stephen King, readers have forgotten one of the masters of the mind-tangling macabre: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The Tale of the Body Thief – Review June 1, 1993 As faithful readers of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles un-doubtedly know, she has put out a fourth book of the adventures of Lestat and company.