Author: Angel Ackerman
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Drag Culture and Existentialism
Now, if Existentialist explores the meaninglessness of existence, (I talked about Existentialism yesterday) I would propose that drag culture celebrates our existence in every form and every nuance. Both Existentialism and Drag Culture force us to explore and critique society’s values, but wheres Existentialists are rather sullen about their conclusions, drag culture…
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Frosties and Existentialism
In my childhood, Frosties came in chocolate. Then, in my 21-year-old daughter’s lifetime, they added vanilla. But now, it seems they have this list of flavors that sound like a DQ married a Starbucks: This led to a household discussion of decision fatigue, and the comment of one of our friends, in…
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Happy Book Birthday
Let me say happy book birthday to our debut author Dawn O’Harra who created a historical fiction chronicle of her adventures as a flight attendant: Any Landing You Walk Away From… Any Landing is a perfect travel read— lighthearted, at home in the airport, with a touch of romance. It’s the story of friendship,…
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When good intentions become bad decisions
I’m more than a little on edge because my fifth novel, Absolution, is with Dianna Sinovic now. Dianna is editing the latest volume of the Fashion and Fiends series and I, like all authors, I am trying to forget she has it. I don’t care who you are— when an editor has your work, you’re…
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Coming soon from William Prystauk
I have edited Bill’s novels probably for five or six years now— our relationship predates Parisian Phoenix. Bill has contributed to Not an Able-Bodied White Man with Money, our marginalized voices nonfiction anthology that seeks to remind readers that most of us don’t fit it or qualify as “normal.” (Right now…
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Storytelling to benefit CHOP
On Saturday (August 16), I am still on deck to teach a three-hour, hands-on memoir workshop (with the same quirky flavor as this newsletter) at Blank Slate Community Center in Yardley, Pa. If sign ups don’t increase, we may postpone the event until fall. The $40 price tag includes personalized guidance, materials and a free…
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Poetry about Place: Archaeomythology
In recognition of the importance of geographic place, Parisian Phoenix will release Kathryn Dohrmann’s poetry chapbook Archaeomythology in November. Kathryn is a colleague of Ben Goluboff, our poet from Lake Forest University in Chicago who collaborated with Mark Luebbers to create our recent Group Portrait, another unique poetry project that appealed to my love of mid-twentieth century history. (View more…
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Ode to a Zip Code?
I belong to several writing groups (Pennwriters, Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, and Behind Our Eyes) and subscribe to a multitude of newsletters and mailing lists. Every day, interesting tidbits drop into my inbox from everywhere, The New York Times to LitHub. (If you identify as a writer and don’t know Literary Hub, do yourself a favor…
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