The Business of America
“The business of America is business” – Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America, 1923-1929 This statement by an American president over ninety years ago seems to sum up the...
View ArticleFilth & Romance: Reflections of a Beautiful Madness by Roberto Roja
Publisher’s Note: This is the first in a series of blog posts by the writer Roberto Roja, author of Filth & Romance. A spiritual movement uprising Yes, merry humans, we are riding a wave, a wave...
View ArticleThe Agony Continues by Adetokunbo Abiola
Recent reports that Boko Haram rebels in Nigeria are openly attacking more towns have continued to raise eyebrows, with inevitable comparisons to a war situation. Unfortunately, their activities will...
View ArticleA Salute to Mr. Tambourine Man by Roberto Roja
This is another in a series of blog posts, Filth & Romance: Reflections of a Beautiful Madness, by the author of Filth & Romance Bob Dylan has consumed my emotions and thoughts throughout the...
View ArticleThe Good Fight by Roberto Roja
A blog post in the ongoing series, Filth & Romance: Reflections of a Beautiful Madness by the author of Filth & Romance I often wonder why we artists keep on writing, performing, painting,...
View ArticleDaniel – the Quant by Michael McGhee, author of Happiness Ltd.
For about 25 years, I have worked on Wall Street, first as a reporter and then for several of its firms. “The Street” is a social ecosystem that is unique in its outsized effect on the rest of the...
View ArticleThe radio, television, and newspapers have no answers . . . by Roberto Roja
Another post in the ongoing series, Filth & Romance: Reflections of a Beautiful Madness by the author of Filth & Romance There is a war so destructive it can be felt far beyond the Middle...
View ArticleVince – The Trading Desk Chief by Michael McGhee
Michael McGhee is the author of Happiness Ltd., published by Laughing Fire Press. For about 25 years, I have worked on Wall Street, first as a reporter and then for several of its firms. “The Street”...
View ArticleSocial Media: Everybody’s Talkin’ At Me
When I founded Laughing Fire Press back in 1998, the Internet was still a relatively new innovation. Websites were pretty static and people communicated with each other via email, chat rooms, and...
View ArticleHenry: The 419 Operator, by Adetokunbo Abiola
Adetokunbo Abiola is the author of American 419 and Other Stories. I have been reading about Nigerian 419 operators for about twenty years. They are unique in their way of thinking. Their everyday...
View ArticleFILTH all the time by Roberto Roja
Roberto Roja is the author of Filth & Romance, published by Laughing Fire Press. Hot days seem to run into the cool nights like two bulls, with no red cape, cojones, swagger, or matador provoking...
View ArticleThe Inn of Fallen Leaves, a novel by Mitch Davies
Laughing Fire Press is a distributor of the historical novel of Japan, The Inn of Fallen Leaves, by Mitch Davies. The novel is set within the changing culture of nineteenth century Japan,...
View ArticleThe wolves never stop howling in the night . . . by Roberto Roja
Roberto Roja is the author of Filth & Romance, published by Laughing Fire Press With every glass of wine poured, the words flow real and true across the page, while The Mammas across the world...
View ArticleThe Wildflowers Burn in the Night by Roberto Roja
Roberto Roja is the author of Filth & Romance and the ongoing blog, “Filth & Romance: Reflections of a Beautiful Madness” I try to write about the state of humanity, depraved as ever with the...
View ArticleDink: The Art of Falling Upward by Michael McGhee
Michael McGhee is the author of Happiness Ltd., published by Laughing Fire Press Number three in a series: For about 25 years, I have worked on Wall Street, first as a reporter and then for several...
View ArticleSailing Towards Something and Away from Nothing . . . by Roberto Roja
Roberto Roja is the author of Filth & Romance, published by Laughing Fire Press Coffee stained nights Sun kissed days The flesh yearns for the right kind of touch We drink too much Fuck too often...
View ArticleA Piece of Advice for New Teachers: Find the Humanity by Jonathan LaPoma
Jonathan LaPoma is the author of the Stargazer Literary Prize-winning novel, Developing Minds: An American Ghost Story, published by Laughing Fire Press To all of the teachers stepping to the head of...
View ArticleWhy I Wrote “My Mother’s Daughter” by Alex Poppe
Alex Poppe is the author of Girl, World, a collection of socially-relevant short stories published by Laughing Fire Press. People often ask how I went from actor to teacher/writer. In 2004, I was...
View ArticleCages: The Intersection of Fear, Race, and Terrorism by Alex Poppe
“What greater form of patriotism is there than the belief that America is not yet finished, that we are strong enough to be self-critical … that loving this country requires more than singing its...
View ArticleWhy I wrote “V” by Alex Poppe, author of Girl, World
The terror attack in New York City this week [on 10/31/17] was heartbreaking. I was sitting in my office at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, where I teach academic writing. I had not yet...
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