Matthew Frye-Castillo

Category: Blog

Everything in the universe!

Press Releases; Open Letter; Editorials & Letters to the Editor
“I’ve come to love wrestling out an argument and polishing rhythmical prose. Perhaps the only recompense for tragedy—for death and loss of innocence—is the chance to create some measure of beauty. The marvel of a well-crafted sentence—finding just the right diction and syntax—is a small triumph over pain, a way to create order in the world.”
Most useful advice on pitching I’ve heard in a long time—
“Great writing cannot be created without risk”
What’s the point of an essay? — Genre & Form
What is “good” writing?
Kerry James Marshall at Jack Shainman Gallery [November 3 – December 23, 2022]
“Hold Tight Gently: Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill, and the Battlefield of AIDS” by Martin Duberman
Poetry recs
“I’m developing a body of work the same way a painter might develop an oeuvre”

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