Monthly Archives: July 2016

“The Girls By Emma Cline”

During the summer of 1967, having recently been released from prison, a human predator prowled the streets of the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. There was nothing that particularly stood out about him in a physical sense that made the … Continue reading

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“Mustang”

The first thought I had after watching Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s poignant debut film “Mustang,” which she co-wrote for the screen with Alice Winocour, (Augustine) was that the title should have been changed to “Repression.” The 97 minute runtime of the … Continue reading

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“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”

“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” is a short story written by prolific author, Joyce Carol Oates (A Garden of Earthly Delights), which was first published by Cornell University in the Fall 1966 issue of their literary magazine, … Continue reading

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