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Happy America Literature: May 2012
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THE POSITIVE MESSAGE OF NEW AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE. Sunday, May 27, 2012. The Truth About the Lit Scene. What keeps this little world atop the heap is their control of the print media. The flagship publications are staffed mainly by Ivy Leaguers sympathetic to the artistic ideas of the herd. They’re ideas designed to feed into the pack’s snobbery. Who’s their most lauded writer; their highest standard of literary value? Posted by Karl Wenclas. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Truth About the Lit Scene.
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Happy America Literature: November 2012
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THE POSITIVE MESSAGE OF NEW AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE. Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Why should writers of all stripes consider joining a renewed Underground Literary Alliance? Posted by Karl Wenclas. Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Who would be the immediate rivals on today’s literary scene to a resurrected Underground Literary Alliance? Right now I pick out three. 1) The McSweeney’s Gang. A) Eggers himself is not in any way an intellectual. He’s surrounded himself with strictly limited individual...B) They...
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Happy America Literature: December 2013
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THE POSITIVE MESSAGE OF NEW AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE. Wednesday, December 18, 2013. The New ULA Part I. The new Underground Literary Alliance will run on fanatical commitment. It will be more akin to a religious order than a writers group. That’s the only way to combat the Cult of McSweeney’s and other ruthless establishment fronts. We’d need to be like an order of medieval knights, eager for cultural crusade. Knights for the renewal of art. Posted by Karl Wenclas. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Happy America Literature: September 2012
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THE POSITIVE MESSAGE OF NEW AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE. Sunday, September 30, 2012. ARE WE ALL ULA NOW? Here’s a biased but interesting take on the ULA from one year ago, by Jim Hanas, who at the time was (still? Https:/ plus.google.com/117878885489517665945/posts/Z8CC6ZSK6NH#117878885489517665945/posts/Z8CC6ZSK6NH. This shows an intrigued if detached attitude toward us. It also shows the effectiveness of the original campaign in getting the ULA’s name and message into peoples’ heads. I'VE ENGAGED in a ...
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Literary Mystery: July 2008
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The Place for Exciting New Mystery Fiction. Current Offering: "The Tower.". Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Guildenstern explains the strategy to his underground colleagues. He tells them. "This is a first step- a test to see how you'll behave. Follow along. Later you'll reap benefits.". Guildenstern sits up front with the chic 215 people, the Whitneys, Binnies, Joshuas, Mileses, and the like. The underground poets allowed to participate are directed toward the back. We'll show our ability.". This is a peace g...
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Literary Mystery: Another Novel Excerpt
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The Place for Exciting New Mystery Fiction. Current Offering: "The Tower.". Sunday, March 4, 2012. Tychon had missed the protest, happily. It’d been handled satisfactorily, from what he’d heard and seen on TV. It’s why one employed underlings. He would meet his date at the concert hall: Alexandra, an attractive Polish-descent blonde age 35 who made herself available for Arthur Tychon’s occasional nights out, as well as for other things. As the limousine efficiently pulled up outside the monstro...Their b...
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Happy America Literature: June 2014
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THE POSITIVE MESSAGE OF NEW AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE. Friday, June 20, 2014. For the moment I’m putting on hold ideas of restarting the Underground Literary Alliance. I’ll soon be involved in another literary project with different tactics and somewhat different goals. At the same time I encourage other former ULAers to restart the ULA campaign themselves. Or at least, I won’t oppose such endeavors. Posted by Karl Wenclas. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Literary Mystery: February 2008
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The Place for Exciting New Mystery Fiction. Current Offering: "The Tower.". Saturday, February 23, 2008. Continuation of "The Meeting."). The glowing holographic image of George Plimpton, in a darkened room inside a towering black skyscraper, explains the literary galaxy to the Man in the Black Hat. The Plimpton-image cries out in a sudden thundering voice. "There! The home planet; center of our galaxy.". His long, tanned finger is pointing at New York City. His writing expressed the poverty and futility...
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Literary Mystery: May 2008
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The Place for Exciting New Mystery Fiction. Current Offering: "The Tower.". Thursday, May 15, 2008. Or a sign of the man's insanity? Let's proceed," Eggers says to his silent African sidekick. Walking very straight, they navigate through the glossy tables and seat themselves with the plutocratic lunatic. A waitress appears instantly. Get me your best beer, your best salad, best steak, rare, buried in onions, then your largest, most expensive dessert. The best of everything! The gang boss throws at him.
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Happy America Literature: January 2014
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THE POSITIVE MESSAGE OF NEW AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE. Friday, January 17, 2014. Was sound—embracing the criticism to defuse it. In hindsight, we needed more. “19th Street Murder” or such would’ve been more attention getting. Our “look” was low-rent pop. To fit the reputation we needed to be edgier. I was edging toward this by 2004 or so with one of my own small projects,. No longer completely “pop,” but requiring more edge. I think about this often. Posted by Karl Wenclas. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).