dana mcswainMay 25, 202112 min readParts That Don't Fit: The Short Stories of G.M. JonesI'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 mcswainMay 18, 20217 min readConjuring Magic: Sadie Fox Curtis Casts her SpellImagine you're at work. You've got this co-worker. Let's call him John. John's a good guy- little bit of a nerd- but here's the thing...
dana mcswainMay 11, 20219 min readAbstract 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 mcswainMay 4, 202111 min readAn 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...
dana mcswainApr 13, 202111 min readA Measure of WhittBrendan Whitt on Pride, Country, and Cleveland (spoiler warning: brief discussion of season two of Attack on Titan) Opening my email and...
dana mcswainMar 27, 20218 min readThe Poetic Landscape of Jeffrey Scott JanisonSee when I spoke to god He made me understand There’s no peace on earth Not for beast or man The worms in the earth And the birds in the...