The Alabama Writers’ Forum
The Alabama Writers’ Forum, a partnership program of the Alabama State Council on the Arts, works to cultivate our state’s literary culture. We do that through supporting writers at all stages. We encourage our young writers to find their creative voice through the Father Goose Poetry Festival for Kids!–and through our Alabama High School Literary Arts Awards. We support the work of our state’s literary community through our Alabama Authors Directory, First Draft magazine, and other programming and opportunities for writers across the state. And we celebrate our state’s rich literary legacy through the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame. We are, above all, a community of writers united by our desire to advance the literary arts in Alabama. If that describes you — join us! There are many ways to get involved.
Razed by TV Sets
Razed by TV Sets By Jason McCall Autofocus Books, 2024 Paperback: $16.00 Genre: Creative nonfiction Reviewed by Jacqueline Allen Trimble Jason McCall’s Razed by TV Sets is a thoughtful exploration of what it means to be a millennial coming of age during a time of growing commercialization, rising racial violence, and the steady realization that our heroes are as human as we are, so no one is coming to save us. The book is divided into three sections, each titled by sentences connected to television watching: “Scoot Back, You’re Hurting Your Eyes,” “I Was Hoping That Character Wouldn’t Get Killed Off, But I Understood,” “Yeah, Let’s Watch It Together. I’ll Wait for You.” Fourteen essays appear among these sections, with each essay anchored by music, movies, historic events, and celebrities and/or sports figures, those known mostly through the ubiquitous tube. But these stars, whose lives feel intimate coming into our homes daily as they do, are only the catalysts for McCall to chronicle the triumphs and failures of his own life as well as those of [...]
