December, a novel

A review of Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop’s second novel, December, published in Creative Loafing Atlanta. —John Stoehr

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Graffiti that’s not really graffiti

I cover a new area of technology for the Charleston City Paper. —John Stoehr

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Does being an artist make you a liberal?

I explore the question for the Charleston City Paper. —John Stoehr

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Obama, Millennials, and the Ideals of Web 2.0

An essay inspired by the election of President Obama for the Charleston City Paper. More notes on the subject and arts funding at Flyover. —John Stoehr

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Adam Shepard reviewed

I review Adam Shepard’s Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream for the Charleston City Paper. —John Stoehr

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Laurel Blossom reviewed

I review Laurel Blossom’s book of poems, Degrees of Latitude, for the Charleston City Paper. —John Stoehr

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Interview with Kat Long

I interview Kat Long, author of The Forbidden Apple: A Century of Sex & Sin in New York City, for the New York Press. —John Stoehr

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White Rocket

I interview Jacob Wick, trumpeter and composer of the New York jazz trio White Rocket, for the Charleston City Paper. —John Stoehr

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Nikki Giovanni reviewed

I review Nikki Giovanni’s Bicycles for the Charleston City Paper. —John Stoehr

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Feature: God and monsters

God and monsters
When freak machines wreack havoc, a man of the cloth gives thanks.
A howl of pumping pistons struck my ears. Then something purple and bestial flashed. The beast was airborne, snarling atop huge black tires. A crush of spectators roared amid a mist of burnt fuel and hot rubber. The din was deafening.
At Oglethorpe [...]

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