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How the Moon Works

How the Moon Works

A collection of weird short stories by a pretty weird guy.

2021

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Just Like That, Fascism Arrives

I make an earnest point of analyzing situations as honestly and openly as I can, even when the reality of those situations is unpleasant…

Oct 14, 2020

Just Like That, Fascism Arrives

Oct 14, 2020

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“In Three to Five Paragraphs” Untoward Book Review Series: Harrow by Joy Williams

One thing I tell students (or really anyone who seems interested — maybe even you, too, dear reader) is you can use fragments of dreams to…

Nov 7, 2022

“In Three to Five Paragraphs” Untoward Book Review Series: Harrow by Joy Williams

Nov 7, 2022

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“In Three to Five Paragraphs” Untoward Book Review Series — HERE IS A LITTLE BOOK TO COMFORT YOU…

First things first if you’re wondering what’s going on here take a look at my first post, in which I explain this new book reviewing…

Sep 2, 2022

“In Three to Five Paragraphs” Untoward Book Review Series — HERE IS A LITTLE BOOK TO COMFORT YOU…

Sep 2, 2022

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Just Like That, Fascism Digs In

Learning the right lessons from the 2020 presidential election will be of the utmost importance to either the preservation or dissolution…

Feb 4, 2022

Just Like That, Fascism Digs In

Feb 4, 2022

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“In Three to Five Paragraphs” Untoward Book Review Series — Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch…

A brief explanation of what exactly it is I think I’m doing here. This is a new project for me, Matt Rowan, on Untoward and intended to…

Jan 24, 2022

“In Three to Five Paragraphs” Untoward Book Review Series — Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch…

Jan 24, 2022

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A Very Special Not Everyone is Special Interview w/ Josh Denslow

I’ve had the opportunity to interview more than a couple of authors over the years and relish every one of those opportunities. That said…

Dec 20, 2020

A Very Special Not Everyone is Special Interview w/ Josh Denslow

Dec 20, 2020

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Just Like That, Fascism Takes Root

In the early 2000s Laurence W. Britt wrote a helpful breakdown of precisely what constitutes a fascist government. I think people have…

Nov 2, 2020

Just Like That, Fascism Takes Root

Nov 2, 2020

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Tina May Hall’s The Snow Collectors and the Wonders of Gothic Storytelling in Frozen Climates

Maybe it’s just me but Gothic storytelling is something I invariably associate with heat. New Orleans is always a fitting setting for a…

Apr 12, 2020

Tina May Hall’s The Snow Collectors and the Wonders of Gothic Storytelling in Frozen Climates

Apr 12, 2020

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On Those Texts That Have Been Over-Analyzed: The Metamorphosis

Gregor Samsa has occupied space in the popular imagination for ages. Book lovers the world over have read and become enraptured by his…

Jan 17, 2020

On Those Texts That Have Been Over-Analyzed: The Metamorphosis

Jan 17, 2020

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Relief by Execution: A Visit to Mauthausen by Gint Aras and the Horrors of Dehumanization to One…

Dehumanization, as a term, might be in danger of losing its meaning, so fast and loose are we with the severity of probably the most wicked…

Nov 11, 2019

Relief by Execution: A Visit to Mauthausen by Gint Aras and the Horrors of Dehumanization to One…

Nov 11, 2019

Matt Rowan

Matt Rowan

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Educator, reader, writer, editor. Story collection, How the Moon Works (Cobalt Press). @veryrealbatman

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