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Is My Young Child Safe at School?
The next time she sees the images of flashing red lights and S.W.A.T. teams in riot gear bloating the television screen at the bagel shop, tell her it was just a little accident. “Where?” she’ll ask. “At a school,” you’ll … Continue reading
Is Bob Geldof’s New Band Aid Song Insulting To The Africans It’s Supposed To Help?
Here is my new piece on the remake of “Do They Know It’s Christmas.” I thought it was important to talk about the idea celebrity charity at the expense of others–here, the portrayal of African and its people as poor … Continue reading
The Ice Cream Man in the Summer of SAm
Hi– “He came shuffling down the sidewalk every afternoon that summer at 4:30, when the sun began to crest above the buildings, dousing the entire block in a blinding, ethereal light. He wore bright plaid shorts and a lime green … Continue reading
New Piece Out
Hi, Here is my newest piece: Journeys of A Psychic Army Spy. This guy did some pretty incredible things, check it out.
My newest piece “Master of the Macabre”
Check out my latest piece “Master of the Macabre,” a profile of the special effects guy who did the bodies for Roger Spottiswoode’s film, Shake Hands with the Devil, based on Romeo Dallaire’s harrowing memoir about the Rwandan Genocide. Feel … Continue reading
New Piece: Dear Dusty Old Bookstore
My new piece “Dear Dusty Old Bookstore” on Narratively. Like it. Share it. Enjoy. Happy New Year
Den of the Dominatrix
Check out my piece for the awesome magazine narratively: Den of the Dominatrix. Feel free to share it. And my new site is MariaSmilios.com
