Failure is a Good Thing
In “Failure is a Good Thing”, I discuss something I don’t often talk about in most writing circles. That first novel. Everyone’s got one, right? Here’s mine.
Author: swaldyn
Face It: You Look Good
One of the things no one ever tells you about being the editor of a literary magazine is that before every issue, you’ll spend a great deal of time staring […]
Laying Down a Rubber Road Right to Freedom
Over the past month, I’ve been consumed by this game called Pac-Man 256. Essentially, it’s one never-ending Pac-Man level with enhanced, upgradeable power-ups for battling ghosts and making your way […]
We Need to Unplug the Babysitter
The Babysitter: the personified amalgamation of various mediums we interact with on a daily basis. The Babysitter tells us what to think, what to watch, what to feel, and what’s […]
Let’s Talk Robots
Back on April 13, 2016, I saw a comic book on the shelves that bewildered me. It was a special one-shot for Marvel’s Star Wars line called C-3PO: The Phantom […]
A Breakup Letter to DCEU
Dear DC Extended Universe, I saw Suicide Squad this past weekend, and I just want to say, I can’t do it anymore. The movie, like the sum of all of […]
Green Lanterns and the Disease of Rage
“Shall sins go unpunished? Crimes justified into toleration? Victims, forgotten? This mad universe would say… yes. I disrespectfully disagree. Rage brings balance to the cosmos. Without the Red Lanterns, creation […]
Literary Orphans Issue 25: Chicago is OUT! (And so is my article in ‘The Weeklings’)
Dear Orphans & Orphanettes, On May 27, 2012, the first issue of Literary Orphans was published. Under the dedicated leadership of Mike Joyce, a digital magazine that valued art just […]
On Politics
Some thoughts on the impending 2016 election that I originally posted on someone else’s comment thread. Take them as you will, as this will likely be one of the few […]
Conviction
Whenever there are dirty dishes in the sink, I get that itch. You know the one. It’s that unsettling desire to clean and disperse the dishware. This itch translates to […]