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I write and review memoirs. Full videos on YouTube. My memoir: MY HALF ORANGE, by John Julius Reel.
08/08/2026
This collection of short stories was born of the press director Bernard Schweizer sending a Kafka quote out to a select group of established writers, hoping it would inspire them to submit something that “would quite likely meet with rejection by the average mainstream editor.”
Do the Stories in ‘Axe’ Live Up to Kafka’s Standard? Episode 105: Inspired by Franz Kafka’s famous claim that literature...
The best writing advice ever! (From Shelby Foote)
Should literary writers take notes?
Full video on YouTube:
Shelby Foote on Writing: Why MFA Programs Might Be Hurting Writers
'Appointment in Samarra,' a recognized classic, is an absolute blast to read.
The flashes of talent but inconsistency in Jim Carroll's poetry.
16/04/2026
Jim Carroll continued!
https://open.substack.com/pub/johnjuliusreel/p/a-writer-of-too-many-talents?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1xse9k
Drugs both enhanced and diminished Jim Carroll's work. His memoir FORCED ENTRIES describes how he got the monkey off his back.
05/03/2026
New Rant! Watch or Read!
https://open.substack.com/pub/johnjuliusreel/p/caught-in-a-powerful-ambivalence?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1xse9k
Degas at the Gas Station, by Thomas Beller
26/01/2026
I had some thoughts on Hyperidean Press after reading HORIZONTAL RAIN, the excellent debut novel by its editor, Udith Dematagoda. (Link in comments).
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