Monthly Archives: January 2020

Courting Hemingway’s Ghost

Posted on January 26, 2020 by joshlangston

Key West, Florida, ninety miles from Cuba, slight overcast, seventy-five degrees. I’m trying to get into Hemingway mode. Be concise. Straight forward. Where’s the bar? The cats here have too many toes. The abundance of bars begins to make up … Continue reading →

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Are all superheroes really vigilantes? (Encore)

Posted on January 12, 2020 by joshlangston

Short answer: yep, pretty much. At least in the context of my Villains, Virgins and Vigilantes thesis which holds that these three character types are the primary staples of popular fiction. There are two other categories I’ll also discuss — … Continue reading →

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Happy–cough–New–snort–Year!

Posted on January 5, 2020 by joshlangston

So, I’m sitting here at my machine, and in between sneezes, coughs, and attempts to clear my sinuses (and everything attached thereto), I’m thinking it’s way past time for me to post something useful and writerly. (“Writerly” is a word, … Continue reading →

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