by Alex Kudera | Nov 10, 2012 | Short Fiction
Back in the sixties, I chanced upon a list of books. That’s right. Sifting through a black garbage bin, I found the long lost canon. Seizing the moment, I snatched the list, and cradled it in my palms. I felt proud and patriotic for saving such a noble list from the...
by Alex Kudera | Jul 5, 2012 | Creative Non-Fiction
Editor’s Note: “The Bicentennial with Grandpa Andy” is an excerpt from a rough draft of The Book of Jay, a memoir by Alex Kudera with journal selections from his father, the poet Jay Roberts. It’s a work in progress that will consist of intertwining memories of...
by Alex Kudera | Mar 27, 2012 | Creative Non-Fiction
Despite the fact that he didn’t have a job or much in the way of prospects, he still managed to get a girlfriend that summer—and who knows what that means about the lack of “eligible” middle-aged men, why we seek relationships, his oral acumen, or anything else. My...
by Alex Kudera | Mar 19, 2012 | Creative Non-Fiction, Of Literary Interest
Back in Philadelphia was when I first saw my father as weak, as dependent, and as a guy who didn’t like working. Despite his lack of funds he seemed insistent on this last point—he would avoid work entirely unless he found what he considered to be his proper position....
