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Michael Carlson's Irresistible Targets
'And are they shooting down the angels?
You can bet your life they are
They're irresistible targets, yeah
For any shooting star'
-John Stewart (1939-2008)
You can bet your life they are
They're irresistible targets, yeah
For any shooting star'
-John Stewart (1939-2008)
IRRESISTIBLE TARGETS
Cultural commentary reaching critical mass with Michael Carlson, author (Pocket Essential Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, & Oliver Stone); journalist (Guardian, Indy, FT, Telegraph, IHT, Lobster, Newstalk Ireland); critic (Spectator, TLS, Headpress, London Mag, Kamera, LRB); afterword: M.Connelly's Crime Beat; intros: Sjowall & Wahloo's Murder At The Savoy, Octopus Collected Melville; appreciation: John Harvey for Windmill Books; essays in Following The Detectives, Encly. Of British Crime Writers; poet (Winter Lovers, Mucho Mojo, Chump Change, By The Sound, Zombie Footwork); film ed. Crime Time, books ed. Petrolhead, Xtreme; Shots' American Eye column; radio pundit (Sat. Review, Front Row, Open Book, Film Prog., Weekend, Brief Lives, Last Words, etc); & as Mike Carlson, sports journalist all over the place & commentator for BBC Super Bowl & Olympic basketball; OBS Olympics & Paralympics; Channels 4 & 5, Talksport & BBC radio NFL; Eurosport, Screensport & Sky baseball, football, basketball, ice hockey, lacrosse; heel commentator for TransAtlantic Wrestling Challenge; podcaster at Crime Vault Live, Carlson & Coombs, Americarnage, Betfair, ESPN
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All unattributed written material is copyright (c) Michael Carlson and beyond fair use, may not be reprinted without express permission.
UNI VERSES: Poems by MC
- Along The Way
- Another Country
- Basic Training
- Blueberry Eyes (Franz Kline)
- Ciphers
- Coachwheel Yellow: A Villanelle
- Crystals In Their Hearts
- Fade Out For A Western Movie
- Gray Voice
- In The Wake
- Listen
- Magnolia, You Sweet Thing
- Midnight Swim
- Motion (Imprint
- No Trees He Said
- Quiet Departures
- Quoth The Ravens 'Nevermore'
- Red Klotz' Limerick
- Riddle
- Savin Rock, 1956
- Sea Journey: A Twisted Sonnet
- Silent Feet
- Surrounds (Montreal, 1976)
- The Bridge At White River Jct
- The Colours Of Chloe
- The Crossing Place
- The Last Stage Of A Long Journey
- The Word (Montreal 1976: A Dream)
- Them Pussy Grabbers
- Wave
- White Noise of Forgetfulness
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