fiction

dana mcswain

Parts That Don't Fit: The Short Stories of G.M. Jones

I've gotten into reading short stories recently. I always think of short stories as the indie film of the literary world. A good short...

dana mcswain

Abstract Clarity: The Secret Life of B.W. Ginsburg:

(This is not B.W. Ginsburg) The last twenty years have seen a seismic shift in the perception of authors. With the evolution of social...

dana mcswain

An Alpaca, A Magic Pen, and a Stinky Sock: Middle School Misadventures with Jason Lady

Let's take a trip in the Way Back Machine, shall we? You're 8-years-old, slumped miserably in the backseat of your mother's station wagon...

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Hero Tomorrow: Ted Sikora & the Modern Age of Cleveland Superheroes

You know that moment in End Game when Cap picks up Thor's hammer and the whole world stood up and cheered? We owe that spectacular...

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A Measure of Whitt

Brendan Whitt on Pride, Country, and Cleveland (spoiler warning: brief discussion of season two of Attack on Titan) Opening my email and...