My Writers: Terrence McNally

August 13, 2013August 30, 2017 Dan Seeger

I checked out quite a few plays from the campus library where I went to college. This wasn’t a result of budding theater fandom or idle curiosity, but stemmed directly from the movie review radio program I co-produced and co-hosted. As much as I reasonably could, I tried to consume the source material of films adapted from other mediums before sitting before the newer works as they flickered on the movie screen. Given the limited time I had–I did have assigned text that I was supposed to be reading, after all–I often decided to trying to read plays was a … Continue reading My Writers: Terrence McNally

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My Writers: Alan Moore

July 9, 2013May 22, 2019 Dan Seeger

Though I’m loathe to admit it, I read comic books for quite a while before the importance of the writer kicked in for me. Like a lot of fans, I think, the art is was the first driving force behind … Continue reading My Writers: Alan Moore

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My Writers: William Greider

May 30, 2013April 29, 2024 Dan Seeger

I reserve a significant amount of my personal allotment of scorn for Rolling Stone magazine, mostly due to the misguided impressions it gave me about which portions of classic rock history merited veneration (they sure did like creaky British dudes … Continue reading My Writers: William Greider

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My Writers: Dave Eggers

May 15, 2013May 14, 2019 Dan Seeger

When I started this series, I did so with a list of fifteen favorite writers I included in response to a Facebook meme. Since I decided to dutifully track through them, my first dozen-plus entries were predetermined. I’ve now gone … Continue reading My Writers: Dave Eggers

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My Writers: Harlan Ellison

April 24, 2013June 28, 2018 Dan Seeger

I really wanted to be a science fiction fan when I was in middle school and high school. It seemed the proper extension of my geeky interest in comic books, albeit an extension that, I felt at the time, carried … Continue reading My Writers: Harlan Ellison

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My Writers: Thomas Hardy

March 18, 2013August 1, 2017 Dan Seeger

I was a bad English major. Truth is, I wanted to be a creative writing major, but my college didn’t offer that at the time. I opted for English, basically declaring it as soon as I got there. My was … Continue reading My Writers: Thomas Hardy

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My Writers: Kurt Vonnegut

March 5, 2013May 14, 2019 Dan Seeger

As I sheepishly acknowledged in the last installment of this series, I didn’t discover Kurt Vonnegut when I probably should have. I’m not sure where he settles into the canon right this moment, but Vonnnegut was a staple of high … Continue reading My Writers: Kurt Vonnegut

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My Writers: Nick Hornby

February 5, 2013May 7, 2018 Dan Seeger

There was a specific point, lost to me now, when I decided that I absolutely needed to read Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity. I truly wish I could credit the periodical or person or television interview or whatever that caused me … Continue reading My Writers: Nick Hornby

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My Writers: Zadie Smith

December 17, 2012August 1, 2017 Dan Seeger

I understand and accept that I offer nothing strikingly unique to literary discourse by noting that the first Zadie Smith novel that knocked me out was White Teeth. The British author’s 2000 debut novel was one of those vivid pop … Continue reading My Writers: Zadie Smith

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My Writers: Bradley Denton

November 21, 2012July 22, 2018 Dan Seeger

When I was younger, I was certain I should like science fiction and fantasy fiction. All the indicators were there, led by an endless affection for the wildly creative worlds found within the pages of comic books. There’s an awful … Continue reading My Writers: Bradley Denton

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