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Food, Fireworks, and Freedom

By Carolynn McCormack
Thursday, July 15th, 2010

The Fourth of July has always been my favorite holiday. To me, and probably to all Americans, this day exudes a sense of freedom and feelings of pride and joy. Admittedly, in my elementary school and even high school days, that mainly meant freedom from school and rigid schedules more than in the political sense. [...]


Turning the Page: The Lost Chapter

By Elizabeth Thorpe
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Unearthed from the rubble of one of the Paginator’s own crime scenes, the following chapter was unearthed by our great detective hero, the Schnoz himself. It has been authenticated by the Philly CSI team (which is still looking to start their own television series by the by), as being one of the original chapters of [...]


The Consumer Conundrum: Why Translation Matters

By Michael Filippone
Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Last March I published an article here about the 2010 Best Translated Book Award, hosted by Three Percent, an organization for modern and contemporary international literature. Three Percent has since announced the winners of this year’s awards. In the category for best translated book of fiction, the award goes to The Confessions of Noa Weber [...]


Turning the Page: Chapter 8

By Robert Anthony Watts
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Chapter 1 by Ken Bingham
Chapter 2 by Kathleen Volk Miller
Chapter 3 by Fred Siegel
Chapter 4 by Paula Marantz Cohen
Chapter 5 by Scott Stein
Chapter 6 by Dan Driscoll
Chapter 7 by Scott Warnock
Chapter 8 by Robert Anthony Watts

Somebody’s been pulling my chain.  And he knew exactly how to tug it. Hard.
I stood on the sidewalk in front [...]


Turning the Page: Chapter 7

By Scott Warnock
Friday, May 21st, 2010

Chapter 1 by Ken Bingham
Chapter 2 by Kathleen Volk Miller
Chapter 3 by Fred Siegel
Chapter 4 by Paula Marantz Cohen
Chapter 5 by Scott Stein
Chapter 6 by Dan Driscoll
Chapter 7 by Scott Warnock
Chapter 8 by Robert Anthony Watts

Tap. Tap. Tap.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
He tapped his right middle finger on his desk as he finished reading the newspaper [...]


Turning the Page: Chapter 6

By Dan Driscoll
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Chapter 1 by Ken Bingham
Chapter 2 by Kathleen Volk Miller
Chapter 3 by Fred Siegel
Chapter 4 by Paula Marantz Cohen
Chapter 5 by Scott Stein
Chapter 6 by Dan Driscoll
Chapter 7 by Scott Warnock
Chapter 8 by Robert Anthony Watts

Another walk with Phallic, and again he was silent partner. Surprisingly. Nothing but heavy breathing and the sound of extra [...]