Under the Influence #9, Meditations
April 12, 2019 Intro Wherein Gillian Cummings pens an achingly beautiful tribute to Sylvia Plath and death; Natalie Singer praises … Continue reading Under the Influence #9, Meditations
Author: Kurt Baumeister
A graduate of Emerson’s MFA program, Kurt Baumeister is the author of the forthcoming novel Pax Americana. A satirical thriller, the first in a trilogy, Pax Americana is set in the near future at the nexus of technology, politics, and religion. Currently at work on his second novel, a comic crime fantasy entitled Loki’s Gambit, Kurt has written for The Weeklings, The Good Men Project, and STIR Journal among others.
Under the Influence #8, Perspective
March 5, 2019 Intro Wherein Michael J. Wilson pens a brief, brilliant love letter to Hart Crane; Joseph Salvatore praises … Continue reading Under the Influence #8, Perspective
TNB Book Review: Gabino Iglesias’s Coyote Songs, reviewd by Kurt Baumeister
TNB Book Review: Gabino Iglesias’s Coyote Songs, reviewd by Kurt Baumeister By Kurt Baumeister November 13, 2018 Fiction Reviews America today is … Continue reading TNB Book Review: Gabino Iglesias’s Coyote Songs, reviewd by Kurt Baumeister
Under the Influence #7, Magic
UNDER THE INFLUENCE #7, MAGIC written by Kurt Baumeister December 12, 2018 Intro Wherein Jana Martin lauds the “Sunbelt-oddness-filled” and “hot blast … Continue reading Under the Influence #7, Magic
Under the Influence #6, Negative Capability
UNDER THE INFLUENCE #6, NEGATIVE CAPABILITY written by Kurt Baumeister November 9, 2018 Intro Wherein Thaisa Frank discusses Laurence Sterne, Samuel Johnson, … Continue reading Under the Influence #6, Negative Capability
Under the Influence #5, The Literary Psyche
UNDER THE INFLUENCE #5, THE LITERARY PSYCHE written by Kurt Baumeister October 12, 2018 ran initially at Entropy Magazine Intro Wherein Michael … Continue reading Under the Influence #5, The Literary Psyche
3 Poems: Mecca, Tsarist Pop Star, and God and Judy Garland
THREE POEMS BY KURT BAUMEISTER Publishing initially by Five:2:One on September 23, 2018 #thesideshow, Micro-poetry, September 2018 creative writing, literary, poems, poetry 25 SHARES ShareTweet … Continue reading 3 Poems: Mecca, Tsarist Pop Star, and God and Judy Garland
PAX AMERICANA Review/Author Interview at RAIN TAXI
Published initially by Rain Taxi ROCK STARS, SECRET AGENTS, AND AMERICAN MYTHS: A CONVERSATION BETWEEN CONSTANCE SQUIRES AND KURT BAUMEISTER … Continue reading PAX AMERICANA Review/Author Interview at RAIN TAXI
Under the Influence #4, Nabokov’s Hyperbole
written by Kurt Baumeister September 12, 2018 Published initially by Entropy Intro Wherein you will learn of David Leo Rice’s ten mental … Continue reading Under the Influence #4, Nabokov’s Hyperbole
Under the Influence #3, Rediscovery
written by Kurt Baumeister August 8, 2018 I’m changing the format here a bit. I’ll have some words on the month’s contributions … Continue reading Under the Influence #3, Rediscovery