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mothers and other monsters

Posted on July 16, 2005 by Steven Schroeder

Just finished Maureen McHugh’s Mothers and Other Monsters (Small Beer Press, 2005)… The thirteen stories in this collection probe familiar tensions in family relationships, but they do it in imaginative settings that invite some fascinating speculation on technological change, alternate … Continue reading →

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diplomatic mission

Posted on July 2, 2005 by Steven Schroeder

After three hours of politics over cha, we drink a toast to doubt on the fourth of July, pledge to do the same on first October. It is simple, really. When politicians give up dreams of godhead, give up desire … Continue reading →

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corruption, present, memory, expectation…

Posted on June 5, 2005 by Steven Schroeder

In his “Corruption” poems, Srikanth Reddy adapts or “corrupts” language from a number of sources–notably Augustine and Simone Weil. It’s interesting that he chooses a term with a generally negative connotation to name what happens in these poems rather than … Continue reading →

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