Meeting Moolah by Jeannine Mjoseth
After 12 hours of fast food and freeways, I reached the outskirts of Columbia, South Carolina. I pulled over to the side of the road and...
Bethenny (Part 2) – The relationship torture wheel
NOTE: This post is part 5 in an ongoing series of reviews of syndicated daytime TV shows by Barrelhouse editor Tom McAllister. See the...
Bethenny (part 1): Why does this thing exist?
NOTE: This post is part 4 in an ongoing series of reviewsof syndicated daytime TV shows by Barrelhouse editor Tom McAllister. See the...
The Talk (part 2): Get Empowered, Stupid
NOTE: This post is part 3 in an ongoing series of reviews of syndicated daytime TV shows by Barrelhouse editor Tom McAllister. See the...
The Talk (part 1): talking about talking about talking
NOTE: This post is part 2 in an ongoing series of reviews of syndicated daytime TV shows by Barrelhouse editor Tom McAllister. See the...
Another Dumb Thing I’m Doing, by Tom McAllister
Some questions: when were you last in a waiting room? How many TVs were in that room? Was the volume on those TVs cranked up to triple...
Online Issue #3: The Personal is Political
I think it's cute when people make a special move to inform themselves about politics. When being informed about the state of the country...
Wordstalker #3: Jess Walter Will Make You Fall in Love in Four Easy Steps, by Tabitha Blankenbiller
There’s a new kid on the MFA faculty schedule. Jess Walter arrives during your junior semester, somewhere between receiving accolades for...
ενέργεια* by Eleanor Levine
*Means “Energia” or “energy” in Greek. muscles cut from Michelangelo’s David and Plato’s retreat in a symposium of Greek boys and Oxford...
Boundless, by Kristin Gulotta
Please proceed, Governor. --Barack Obama Gentlemen, come on and spread the wealth. Pass those bills and then we’ll pass around our...