Craig Laurance Gidney's Blog, page 54
September 16, 2013
A personal essay up on Wattpad
I’ve got a personal essay up on Wattpad, about my recent issues. Filed under: Book Reviews Tagged: family, illness, life, wattpad
VISUAL FEASTS: The art of Wangechi Mutu
Yesterday, I went to the Smithsonian’s Museum of African Art, and was entranced by the one piece in their collection by Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu. I immediately went home to research her, and I was astounded.Her work mixes paint and collage and she has a darkly whimsical aesthetic. Myth and the grotesque mingle in fantastic […]
September 15, 2013
Forthcoming: A themed collection of dark fantasy/weird fiction published by Rebel Satori Press
The good folks at Rebel Satori Press have accepted my as-yet untitled collection of dark fantasy/weird fiction. No firm dates yet, but it will be out sometime in 2014. This is a themed collection; all of the stories have black/African-descended protagonists. Some of the pieces are “in conversation” with art, literature and social issues. Inspirations […]
September 14, 2013
Autumn’s return
The official return of fall–my favorite season–is not until next week. But the cooler weather crept back last night. For some reason, Bel Canto’s song Picnic on the Moon reminds me of this time of year. Filed under: Book Reviews Tagged: autumn, bel canto, picnic on the moon
September 13, 2013
New Wattpad fiction & cover art
I’ve posted more things over at my Wattpad page. Filed under: Book Reviews Tagged: cover art, flash fiction, wattpad
September 11, 2013
Muses: The Rorschachs of Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones is, in her own, as bizarre an artist as Bjork. She is uncategorizable. Is she a jazz chanteuse, adding her own spin to the American Songbook? Is she a confessional singer-songwriter like Laura Nyro? She has been a neo-beat ingenue, the female answer to Tom Waits. Her music spans from jazzy, bluesy […]
September 9, 2013
FLASH FICTION: Gators by Craig Laurance Gidney.
Check out my new piece of flash fiction, Gators, over on Wattpad! Filed under: Book Reviews Tagged: flash fiction, wattpad
Bereft is nominated for two awards!
Finally, some good news. My YA novel Bereft has been nominated for both the Moonbeam Children’s Award and the Lambda Literary Award in the Young Adult category! Filed under: Book Reviews Tagged: awards, BEREFT
September 8, 2013
MUSIC REVIEW: The Weighting of the Heart by Colleen. If painter Leonora Carrington played music, it would sound like this.
It’s taken a while for Colleen’s new album, The Weighting of the Heart, to grow on me. Previous Colleen albums—the name that mutli-instrumentalist CÉCILE SCHOTT records under—have been instrumental affairs. She meticulously crafts layers of acoustic instruments and electronics to create tranquil sound tapestries. Some of the instruments she uses are antique: viola de gamba […]
September 6, 2013
BOOK REVIEW: Legendary: Inside the House Ballroom Scene by Gerald H. Gaskin. A peak inside a magical subculture.
Legendary: Inside the House Ballroom Scene by Gerald H. Gaskin My rating: 5 of 5 stars Legendary is a gorgeous photography book that chronicles the vibrant underground Ballroom Scene. Gaskin captures black and Latino gay men in their finery. Their outfits exist somewhere beyond couture. They transform themselves into ephemeral creatures of their own imaginations. […]
