This week, Expedictionary’s Quote of the Fortnight returns, this time with a quote from Robert Graves’ classic I, Claudius. The book, a fictionalized autobiography of Emperor Claudius’ life and the story of […]
2016 was a tough year, but I managed to read a lot of good books in the meantime. Here is part II of my annual book list, this time in the […]
2016 was a pretty rotten year (except for the Cubs, I guess). All the same, I managed to read a lot of good books. Here are the five best nonfiction books […]
Read my parody of Percy Shelley’s classic poem “Ozymandias.” Yes, Trumpymandias. A short excerpt: “And on the pedestal these words (the best words) appear: ‘I am Trumpymandias, businessman of businesses, […]
Listen to Brian Kraus’ science radio show, “These Vibes are Too Cosmic” for WPRB. In the 11/22/16 episode, I talk about “Blood Falls,” a geologic phenomenon featured as a plot […]
This summer, I had the privilege of taking a journalism course in Athens, Greece. In my final blog article for the class, I interviewed the founder of Aiora Press, a Greek publishing […]
I have written a review of the Lewis Center for the Arts’ production of ‘Elektra.’ Taking a an anachronistic, noir/horror take on the classic Sophocles tragedy, the Lewis Center production […]
This week’s Quote of the Fortnight features a startling urban vision from Charles Yu in his 2010 novel, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe. The book’s action takes place […]
This week’s Quote of the Fortnight features a poem from Anne Carson’s translation of Sappho, one of the greatest poets of all time. Not much survives of Sappho’s work, […]
It’s that time of year again. Here are my five favorite literary books that I read in 2015 (they weren’t published in 2015, these are just of the books I read this […]
