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Hope Savage

He that lives upon hope will die fasting. Benjamin Franklin The connection between hipsters and...

Yesterday, we received the sad news that Neeli Cherkovski had passed away. He was the only person...

Posted by David S. Wills | Feb 26, 2024 | Interviews

James Grauerholz first read Naked Lunch in 1966 when he was 13 years old and he immediately “fell...

This month, we are celebrating the 110th anniversary of the birth of William S. Burroughs. Today,...

Posted by Farid Ghadami | Feb 19, 2024 | Essays

From Balloons to Hospitals: Walt Whitman’s Blindness and Insight Earlier this month, as part of...

Posted by David S. Wills | Feb 11, 2024 | Interviews

This month, we are celebrating the 110th anniversary of the birth of William S. Burroughs....

Posted by David S. Wills | Feb 10, 2024 | Interviews

As part of our month-long William S. Burroughs celebration, we are about to embark upon a short...

Posted by Vlae Kershner | Feb 4, 2024 | Essays

One of Jack Kerouac’s closest friends and literary associates in the 1940s was a fellow aspiring...