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Laura Scalzo

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I’ve lived in Washington, DC, for one year in Cicada Years which is seventeen by traditional count. Our family arrived shortly before Brood X and here it is, back again already. And here I am, still in the swoon and sway of the wonder of this magnificent city. There’s so much to say about DC, it’s impossible to pick one thing but I’ll try. Come for the Cherry Blossoms, it is not overrated, it is astonishing. Astonishing not just to see the sights at the Tidal Basin, but also to witness the simple yet nearly incomprehensible act of regeneration and beauty. There is no space to be jaded, the awe is real and on every face you encounter. If you can’t come for the Cherry Blossoms, come another time. Stand on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial wit ...more

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American Arcadia

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Q&A w/Deborah Kalb

Laura Scalzo is the author of the new novel American Arcadia. She also has written the novel The Speed of Light in Air, Water, and Glass. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Q: What inspired you to write American Arcadia, and how did you create your characters Mina and Chry?

A: I wanted to write about transcendence. When I tell people this, they ask me what I mean by it, what I think transcendence is, Read more of this blog post »
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Published on June 15, 2023 08:18

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The American Game by S.L. Price
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S. L. Price has done it AGAIN! “The American Game…Lacrosse” is his most recent literary sports triumph; a master class in sports journalism, a solid technical tutorial and an honest evocative - sometimes troubling - study of a rapidly rising American" Read more of this review »
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Literary, quirky, snarky, noir. Asks the same questions that Dostoevsky asks in Crime and Punishment - who has the right to live? who has the right to kill? and what's the difference between a poacher and a hunter, anyway? (that last question" Read more of this review »
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