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Okay, fans, you're in luck: this summer's Robert Archambeau World Tour is concentrated (so far) in the greater Chicago area, so you ...

Note: This panderometer seems to be set about a decibel too high, but it is the best I could find, what with the heavy demand these last few...

Since the Schmoozie award for most egregious self-promotion at or near the AWP was awarded a week ago (see my post of March 12), there's...

Back from Austin, covered in glory. Or maybe that's barbecue sauce. Be that as it may, I bring you the following observations about th...

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"What," you eagerly inquire, "was your favorite moment from the 20th Century Literature Conference in Louisville, Archambeau?...

Back (earlier than planned) from the Louisville conference, to which I've been going for a decade or more. Distilled from those many ye...

I'm escaping from Chicago and heading south, first to get my literary groove on in Louisville at the 20th Century Lit Conference , and t...

Back when I was an obnoxious, dismissive, egomanaical dipshit of a grad student, I used to love hanging out in the O'Shaughnessy Hall co...

Having seen this very blog and the old Samizdat site singled out for praise, I wish to state that while I am not worthy, I'm not turn...

You remember the theremin, right? The musical instrument developed by electronic music pioneer Léon Theremin in the 1920s? Most of us kno...

Since I'm planning on heading down to Myopic Books for Gabriel Gudding's reading on the 12th, I thought I'd have a look at his...