Freaks (1932)

reviewed by Nick Burton

Originally published on June 1, 2000

According to David J. Skal and Elias Savada’s excellent book, Dark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning, the source of Freaks – a short story by Clarence Aaron “Tod” Robbins called “Spurs” – was first brought to the Dracula director’s attention by dwarf actor Harry Earles (who had been in Browning’s The Unholy Three [...]

A Mission Statement

by R. Mumma

Originally published on June 1, 2000

I
And we write of our shells as if they are
something in which to take pride as well
as shelter.
Her lyrics are written in English
then translated into French
so they can be sung.
His words sound as if they’ve been
translated from German (knowing
life is too short to speak German).
My fragments are assembled
with connective tissue
and homemade glue
so don’t speak to [...]