"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
Victor Lana has published numerous stories and articles in literary magazines and online, including his favorite haunt here at Blogcritics. His books A Death in Prague (2002),Move (2003), and The Savage Quiet September Sun: A Collection of 9/11 Stories are available at online bookstores. His new novel, Like a Passing Shadow is now available.
Victor Lana is a native of New York City, where he has studied acting, writing, and literature. He received a doctorate in English from St. John's University, New York, and has taught at every level in education. Please check out his blog.
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Everywhere I turn I see or hear the word "weiner."
I am in no way giving up on the 2011 Mets, even if most of the time it seems they have given up on themselves.
Mets fans welcomed him at Citi Field on Wednesday night, and the cheers may be for something intangible as hope.
Yes, Memorial Day has changed over the years, but its spirit remains the same: to honor those fallen in the service of their country.
I stood there staring at it for a few moments, not only appreciating its battered beauty, but also realizing that it is one of the last of its kind.
Major League Baseball is a man's game, but Carter always made it look like he was having fun. Maybe that's his greatest legacy of all.
To put it in the words of my neighbor's ten-year old son: "It just ain't fun anymore."
We always hear that pictures say one thousand words; if that is the case, Gallo's drawings spoke ten times that.
So this Bin Laden thing got Dad wondering. Why did they have to blow the guy away?
This is my fifth Mother's Day without my Mom, and it doesn't feel any different than it did the first time I had to live through this day without her.
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