For the Unknown Enemy, a Poem by William Stafford
For the Unknown Enemy This monument is for the unknown good in our enemies. Like a picture their life began …
Author Archives: Will Kirkland
“Like Family” by Paolo Giordano, New from Italy
Paolo Giordano, an Italian particle physicist and author of several acclaimed novels treats us to his latest, in Anne Milano …
“The Human Body” by Paolo Giordano, Italian Soldiers in Afghanistan
Paolo Giordano’s The Human Body comes with encomiums such as ” a stunning exploration of war,” “a great novel of …
“Honeydew” — Short Fiction by Edith Pearlman
Some writers are masters of the short story, others won’t touch them with a ten-foot pen; some readers graze on them …
“Eyes Full of Empty” — Jérémie Guez, in Noirish Paris
If walking the dark streets of Paris, mayhem around every corner, learning skulduggery from residents of the banlieues, is your idea …
“The Dream of My Return” by Horacio Castellanos Moya: Droll Paranoia from El Salvador
Horacio Castellanos Moya was born in Honduras (1957), grew up in El Salvador, went into exile in Mexico and now teaches …
The Courage Not to Go to War
“I was a coward. I went to the war.” is one of the most true and courageous lines in Tim …
Kurt Vonnegut: A Man Without A County
I read A Man Without a Country back when it came out, 2005. Vonnegut died soon after, April, 2017, so …
A Matter of Degrees
These are notes I took while reading Gino Segre’s A Matter of Degrees (2002) when it first came out. This …
Across The Black Waters — Indian-British Soldiers at the Western Front
That British, French and German soldiers fought and died in their millions on the Western Front in WW I is …
Where to Invade Next – Michael Moore
Despite the contentious nature of his movies Michael Moore has never been a mean or belligerent film-maker. He has seemed …
Molly’s Gift — A Story
When the car began its turn and the headlights moved into our eyes I was there. A halo rose through …