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May 19, 2017
Book Revue – Shantaram
Book: a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers. Revue: any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs. But don’t worry. I promise not to sing. Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts WHAT is it? In five words: Exotic, Gripping, Vivid, Diverse, Thoughtful WHO should read it? Travelers. Organized […]
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May 17, 2017
Presenting The Hitchcock Project
It has been suggested that I consume too much cable news. Personally, I fail to see the problem. I’ve always maintained that a hearty four-to-seven hour daily dosage of babbling pundits hashing, rehashing, and micro-hashing the events of the day is actually quite healthy. If nothing else, it keeps me opinionated… to put it mildly. […]
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May 15, 2017
Letter From the Editor
“Which categories receive the most/least submissions at Crack the Spine Literary Magazine?” The answer to this inquiry is constantly changing. The nature of literary magazines has always been a feast-then-famine sort of scenario, so it’s difficult to give a definitive response here. What I can tell you is what has been happening recently here at […]
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May 12, 2017
Book Revue – Broken Monsters
Book: a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers. Revue: any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs. But don’t worry. I promise not to sing. Broken Monsters, by Lauren Beukes WHAT is it? In five words: Tense, Exposed, Artistic, Horror, Media WHO should read it? Social media […]
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May 8, 2017
Letter from the Editor – Read Instructions
“What is worst mistake you see in submissions to Crack the Spine?” Want to make an editor mad? I mean, do you really want to just get her fuming and muttering obscenities under her breath? Waste her time. This is not to imply that creative submissions are commonly, if ever, a waste of time in […]
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May 5, 2017
Book Revue – Bellweather Rhapsody
“A high school music festival goes awry when a young prodigy disappears from the most infamous room in the Bellweather Hotel, in a whip-smart novel sparkling with dark and giddy humor.” Welcome to my latest Book Revue – a quick, quirky way to review a book and know if it’s the right next read for […]
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May 1, 2017
Letter from the Editor
When Crack the Spine Literary Magazine was little more than an itch somewhere in the back of my fevered imagination, I asked myself as essential question: “What does it really mean to be an editor of a lit mag?” Now, over six years later, I know dozens of potential answers to that single, weighted question, […]
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April 27, 2017
Book Revue – The Dinner
Know your strengths. I’ve heard this bit of advice my entire life. From dance teachers, when I tried to triple pirouette on my faulty left ankle. From college professors, when I wrote myself into a tizzy during a philosophy final essay. From editors, when I make a misguided attempt to eliminate dialogue from an entire […]
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April 12, 2017
Book Revue – Broken Monsters
Book: a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers. Revue: any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs. But don’t worry. I promise not to sing. Broken Monsters, by Lauren Beukes WHAT is it? In five words: Tense, Exposed, Artistic, Horror, Media WHO should read it? Social media […]
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April 10, 2017
Letter From the Editor
“Which categories receive the most/least submissions at Crack the Spine Literary Magazine?” The answer to this inquiry is constantly changing. The nature of literary magazines has always been a feast-then-famine sort of scenario, so it’s difficult to give a definitive response here. What I can tell you is what has been happening recently here at […]
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