The Washington, D.C. Area Bird Watching Guide for 2018
by: Frederick Foote A fortuitous byproduct of the tomfoolery that defines politics in Washington D.C.: The Capital is awash with avian curiosities. Presenting, The Washington,…
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Translations
by: Frederick Foote Introducing the latest tool for aspiring writers: The Writing Workshops Comments Translator (WWCT)… After decades of hard work and thousands of failures, I…
Rules of Engagement
by: Frederick Foote An offering of speculative fiction that foreshadows a grim future, one where law enforcement agencies have acquired billions of dollars in military…
Two Americas
by: Art Rosch It’s US (Progresso Soup) versus THEM (Hostess Twinkies) in an all-out battle for the fate of the nation… I detest this sense…
The Activists
by Ian Johnson The Team: White and rich enough to merit national media attention. The Mission: To force the President to take notice and to compel Congress…
More Secrets To Becoming A Successful Writer
by: Jonathan Marcantoni The long awaited sequel to Jonathan Marcantoni’s terrifically controversial essay on how to become a successful writer… In the year since I…
Lost in the Yard of Misfit Wordsmiths
by: Laura Smith The real life story of a writer employed as a corporate journalist for the railroad… I looked at myself in the crooked…
In Retrospect: Contra
By: Lance Bean Scorpion reminisces about his days “in the shit” with Mad Dog and the alien-conducted Red Falcon Organization… My name is Private First Class…
Cryptic Messages – The YouNiversity
by: Jonathan Marcantoni An idiosyncratic introduction to an educational program aimed at enlivening the business of literature… Radio static flips through several channels before settling on one…
The Internet Strikes Back
by: The Internet w/ Jonathan Marcantoni The Internet indignantly responds to Across the Margin’s recent multimedia endeavor, A Letter to the Internet… Dear Mike, Chris,…
Effective Immediately: Smartphone Ban
by: Art Rosch The fallout from the demise of the smartphone was worse than we could have ever imagined…. August, 2015 Smartphones are done. It’s…
A Lover’s Quarrel
by: Art Rosch Companions at odds amid the complications of the Information Age….. Internet and I were at a Starbucks and it was one of…