Monthly Archives: June 2012

Audacity, 50s Style: Part 1

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

Jo Kellum is one of the most audacious people I know. Not in terms of the look-at-me audacity of celebrity culture, where luminaries wear meat dresses or overturn tables on TV to grab attention. Kellum is quietly and unapologetically herself. … Continue reading →

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Shapeshifting Through a Short Story Collection

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

Depending on the shine of light or the turn of a page, author Edith Pearlman shifts from the point of view of a lost six-year-old girl to an addict of a drug made from a Brazilian beetle. From a fed-up … Continue reading →

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Our Memorable Audacity Issue

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

Audacity and I had a test of wills a few weeks ago. On a whim, I’d signed up my teenaged son, my brother–eight years my junior–and myself for a mud run. We had eight weeks to train for the run, … Continue reading →

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Concerning Craft: Raoul Middleman

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

The “Concerning Craft” series introduces Little Patuxent Review contributors, showcases their work and draws back the curtain to reveal a little of what went into producing it. “Middleman is at once a supremely painterly painter and a writerly painter,” art … Continue reading →

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