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Giles Cassels

Giles Cassels was born and raised in a small town in rural Florida. Today, he is a deliberately and aggressively unemployed slug-a-bed living in San Mateo, California, with his faithful canine companion and occasional steed, Max Dogfat.

In the Arms of Il Divo

Taking your mom to see male opera singers belt out contemporary pop may not sound all that appealing. But did we mention that they’re totally hot? GILES CASSELS spends an evening watching the boy band for baby boomers. (Personal Essays | March 13, 2006)

Alito: A Love Story

When a forbidden love is requited, its consequences will touch us all. GILES CASSELS goes further than he ever imagined, further than anyone believed he would in this shocking, tender tale of romance, obsession… and murder. (Spoofs & Satire | January 12, 2006)

Sharing Smokes With the Holy Spirit

Bumping into an acquaintance can change your day in profound ways. This is especially true when your friend has recently died, ascended to heaven, and been reborn as a vagrant. (Personal Essays | November 10, 2005)

My Sporting Life

From the very first moment we suit up for gym, our physical abilities can influence who we become or reveal who we were meant to be: blooming star athlete or total band nerd. Giles Cassels recalls the agony of defeat. (Stories | June 1, 2005)


TODAY’S FEATURE

Test Post

Rather than shopping or a pottery workshop, blogging shows promise as a fun, “couple-y” activity. THE GOLEM writes the entry that took a thousand years.

OUR MAN IN BOSTON

Question, Questions, Questions?

Padgett Powell's bebop solo of a book is 164 pages of interrogatory--that's right, questions.

INFINITE SUMMER

Dracula

Sponsored by TMN, the online book club reads the vampire novel that sired them all.
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