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Fairleigh Dickinson University

Tim Waldron

A Review of Rittenhouse Writers by James Rahn

March 13, 2017

Tim Waldron

(Rittenhouse Writers: Reflections on a Fiction Workshop. Philadelphia, PA: Paul Dry Books, 2016) I used to belong to a writing workshop in Philadelphia that was no joke. The instructor, James Rahn, played by standard workshop rules: no talking when your … Continued

A Review of Friendship by Emily Gould

October 23, 2014

Tim Waldron

(New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014) One of the great benefits of a close and long lasting friendship is banking on time served. There is no need for polite “how’s the weather” chitchat. When observed by a stranger, … Continued

Bar Stares ||| from Thieves Jargon

March 4, 2014

Tim Waldron

Before you open your eyes you crave mercy. You are cold and uncomfortable, nothing feels right. Your roommate yells at you, his words make little sense. Naked, curled in a ball under the dinning room table you open your eyes. … Continued

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