Articles on PR for People

There are as many literary writing styles as there are writers. If I were a gentleman, I would tip my hat to Mr. Beckett for getting as much critical acclaim as James Joyce, Thomas Pynchon, and David Foster Wallace. But I am no gentleman, thank God, and writers who are deemed to be iconic for the sake of being iconic do not hold sway with me. It’s about time that literary swells are knocked down a tad and put into their rightful place.

Many journalists have asked what is behind Trump’s alliance with Vladimir Putin, but no one has come close to satisfactorily explaining what’s in it for the both of them. The New Yorker once described their relationship as a Bromance, but the affection between the two men seems to be about money and power, not love. Rumors abound that Putin has got something big on Trump. What could it possibly be?

Barbara Ruth Saunders’ debut poetry collection is a shining example of the small things that sustain us. These small things might be people, a sense of place, or the objects in our lives that we hold near and dear to our hearts. What emerges in this poetry collection are the larger truths about humanity.

Jerome Gold’s earlier book, Paranoia and Heartbreak: Fifteen Years in a Juvenile Facility (New York: Seven Stories Press, 2009), captures his experience of working with juvenile offenders. Ten years later, his book Children in Prison offers greater context, shedding light on the children whose lives have been stunted, short circuited, and hardwired to fail.