The Big Smoke America is now six years old and has published almost 2,500 original articles and essays. Here are the Top 10 (+14 more) from 2021.
In Review: Antlers and “The Quiet Boy”
Jason Arment looks at what can happen when Hollywood tries to expand a short story into a full-length film, as is the case with “The Quiet Boy” and Antlers.
Nothing Else Was As They Told Us: An Interview with Kacy Tellessen
An interview with writer Kacy Tellessen about the release of his war memoir Freaks of a Feather, his thoughts about the state of the military, war, and being a writer.
Falling Down a Deep, Narrow Hole: An Interview with Matthew Borczon
An interview with writer Matthew Borczon about poetry as catharsis, having served in a combat hospital in Afghanistan, writing about war and his struggles with PTSD.
Poetry and Sex Work: An Interview with Dylan Krieger
An interview with writer Dylan Krieger about the evolution of her poetry in tandem with sex work through OnlyFans as a natural extension of her overall body of work.
A War Memoir in Review: Freaks of a Feather by Kacy Tellessen
Jason Arment reviews Freaks of a Feather by Kacy Tellessen, a war memoir forthcoming August 3, 2021. (Latah Books)
Populism Rising: Whatcha Gonna Do, Brother?
As the insurrection of the Capitol shocked the nation on January 6th, some key figures involved in that have been revealed and are continuing to push their agenda.
2020 Year in Review: Top 10 Articles from The Big Smoke America
Ta ta, 2020. What a year. The Big Smoke America is now five years old and has published over 2,100 articles and essays. Here are the Top 10 (+20 more) from 2020.
The Right to Exist Online Across the Political Spectrum
The deleting of social media accounts of bad faith actors is one thing, but interfering with an election in Idaho is completely another. Jason Arment investigates.
Die for Retail, Sucker
Jason Arment examines the push to “return to normalcy” during these times, reopening schools and resuming operations as if COVID is no longer a concern.