Genre Fiction is Literature. The Critics Should Admit It.
The literary establishment has spent decades treating genre fiction like a taco truck parked outside a Michelin-starred restaurant: wildly popular, undeniably good, and completely beneath notice. In this sharp, unapologetic essay, Adam Page dismantles the hierarchy that keeps science fiction, fantas
“The Art of the Literary Feud” by Adam Page
There is something very wrong with writers. And I say that as someone who has spent almost three decades in close proximity to, and studying, them. At parties where too much drink is imbibed and they praise each other’s faces while eviscerating their backs, readings where the applause has a sh
A Music Guide for Mayo-Colored People Who Need to Diversify Their Playlists
If you think black musicians only make jazz, hip-hop, and rap, this essay is for you. Odi Welter, a self-described “mayo-colored person,” is tired of watching white listeners confine Black artists to three genres when BIPOC creators have shaped nearly every corner of music. Welter introd
Fiction | “Fleeting Radio” by Lamarriv
Some people learn about life from books. Others from experience. The narrator of “Fleeting Radio” learns everything from songs played by a mysterious DJ named Louis, who drives a canary-yellow minivan and disappears without explanation. This short, dreamlike story explores loss, distance
Gen Z Doesn’t Know Music And AI Might Be the Only Fix
Watching a 40-year comparison of ‘Songs of the Year’ and ranking them made me think about how lost this generation is with music. Growing up, new songs became memorable not just from who wrote or performed them, but from the TV shows, movies, and even commercials they appeared in. Celebr
Dancing with the Devil By Dianne Foote
Darkness swallowed meThe ache of emotionless loveWas extinguishing my life forceAs I forced myself to keep breathing.Living wasn’t important anymoreI was at death’s door.With no desire to turn away,No desire for another day.It seemed the fight would now begin,My soul for ??????An eternit