Episodes, Etc. – Page 9 of 10

Vicki Hendricks’ “Florida Gothic Stories” – Season 2, Episode 1

By Christopher Nank March 31, 2021Season 2

“Grotesque, Florida Man-type stories” is how my guest today, Florida College English Association president Christina Connor, describes Vicki Hendricks’ 2010 collection Florida Gothic Stories. Does that appeal to you?

Fiskadoro is Underrated, Overlooked Within Two Canons

By Christopher Nank March 14, 2021Blog

Within the oeuvre of Key West literature, and even within the author's own body of work, Denis Johnson's Fiskadoro is sadly overlooked.

Florida Snake Stories

By Christopher Nank March 4, 2021Blog

Florida certainly does not lack for snakes – or stories about them.

Growing Up After Apocalyptic Climate Change

By Christopher Nank February 26, 2021Blog

The young protagonists of Rick Wilber’s “Finals” and Karen Russell’s “The Gondoliers” share a bleak optimism in their ruined Florida landscapes.

The Most Dangerous Sandwich

By Christopher Nank February 19, 2021Blog

Jeff Klinkenberg’s essay “Revenge of the Sandwich” is both a meditation on a classic Florida sandwich, and a heads-up that yes, groupers can be dangerous (if you let them be).

If You Hated “As I Lay Dying,” Read Dima Alzayat’s “Alligator” Instead

By Christopher Nank February 12, 2021Blog

Dima Alzayat's "Alligator" will shock and upset some readers, and make others extremely uncomfortable. That’s what makes it so good.

A Season 2 Teaser, and More to Come

By Christopher Nank February 9, 2021Blog

Between seasons, I’ll be dropping in here from time to time with some short pieces (don’t worry, there’ll be no need for a TL;DR synopsis). Reviews and thoughts on various…

Shelley Katz’s “Alligator” – Season 1, Episode 8

By Christopher Nank January 6, 2021Episode Notes, Season 1

"Alligator" looks like the cheapest kind of pulp horror novel upon first glance. The cover, the summary, the title – they all do it no favors in terms of perception.…

Shane Hinton’s “Radio Dark” – Season 1, Episode 7

By Christopher Nank December 30, 2020Episode Notes, Season 1

Shane Hinton’s 2019 novel "Radio Dark" doesn’t seem like the kind of book one would want to read in 2020. It’s about a plague that effectively ends society, it uses…

“The Letters of George Long Brown” – Season 1, Episode 6

By Christopher Nank December 23, 2020Episode Notes, Season 12 Comments

George Long Brown was no Harriet Beecher Stowe. I mean, he bought slaves when he settled in Florida after emigrating from New England, and Stowe was a fervent abolitionist. But…