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Have You Failed as a Writer If You Aren't Famous?

By Genna Rivieccio

July 25, 2014

Though it may seem like the answer is yes, Emily Dickinson, Franz Kafka and John Kennedy Toole might disagree.

Literary Memes: Ignatius J. Reilly Could Be on Reddit

By Emily Morris

March 19, 2013

In re-reading John Kennedy Toole's brilliant A Confederacy Of Dunces, I noticed that Ignatius J. Reilly's absurdly confident declarations would be right at home on a certain Internet hellhole.

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Eat Prey Drug: Summerland

Escaping a catastrophic blizzard to take peyote in the Arizona desert, Paul Kwiatkowski concludes his investigation into alternate perceptions of consciousness.

The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft

M. R. James was an English author, scholar and inspiration to Lovecraft, though the world may have forgotten it.

The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still

Get a bleary-eyed view of moonshining from a modern day bootlegger.