The Hook’s Fiction Contest — did you enter?

‘Fess up — did you enter The Hook’s short story contest for a chance at that $700 first prize? Or were you daunted by the prospect of being judged by His Nibs John Grisham? I can’t wait to see the winning stories. Last year’s winners were Ginger Moran, Lincoln Michel, and Mark Lindensmith. Where are [...]

Camille Paglia is back!

Happy days are here again! Camille Paglia is back at Salon with a regular column. Here’s just a taste of the rhetorical style that makes La Paglia so irresistable: Right now, I’m leaning toward John Edwards in the primaries. He has problems — a thin political résumé, a fancy estate at odds with his populist [...]

Shelley (also Known as Shirley) by Shelley Winters

Ice storms, school closings, illness, malaise — under what better conditions could I have read Shelley Winters’ autobiography? Instead of being stuck in sleety Charlottesville this week, I was partying all over 50′s Hollywood with Shelley and pals, at least in my mind. Winters’ story is really remarkable, even if you discount half of it [...]

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