"Dwight [Macdonald] was always disappointed that his books didn't sell. I'd had the same regrets. . . Dwight often thought that his life had been a series of disappointments. These self-destructive feelings often led to debilitating bouts of depression and writer's block."
~~ from Michael Wreszin's A Rebel in Defense of Tradition: The Life and Politics of
Dwight Macdonald
Alex Kudera’s award-winning novel, Fight for Your Long Day (Atticus Books), was drafted in a walk-in closet during a summer in Seoul, South Korea. Auggie’s Revenge (Beating Windward Press) is his second novel. His numerous short stories include “Frade Killed Ellen” (Dutch Kills Press), “Bombing from Above” (Heavy Feather Review), and “A Thanksgiving” (Eclectica Magazine).
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