#ThaddeusRutkowski Archives – scintilla.info

Book Review: Tricks of Light, Thaddeus Rutkowski   Poetry: Tricks of Light, Thaddeus Rutkowski There are some problems that cannot be solved in any amount of time, no matter how one tries to fix them. The above quote is from the poem No Fix, part of the collection of poems that make up the forthcoming […]

Book Review: Haywire, Thaddeus Rutkowski Fiction: Haywire, Thaddeus Rutkowski   I read an interview with author Thaddeus Rutkowski in which he described his work as “autobiographical fiction.” He also mentions the term “autofiction” in that same interview. His novel Haywire, originally published in 2011 and rereleased in 2019, strides the line between autobiography and fiction. […]

Book Review: Violent Outbursts, Thaddeus Rutkowski Nonfiction Essay Collection: Violent Outbursts, Thaddeus Rutkowski   I love reading authors who live and write in the margins. Don’t get me wrong. I’m down for a Patterson or Baldacci or Grisham any day of the week. But the authors and books that excite me are those that open a new […]

Book Review: Border Crossings, Thaddeus Rutkowski Poetry Collection: Border Crossings, Thaddeus Rutkowski   Border crossings are fraught with tension. Some, like India and Pakistan, or the Koreas, have standing armies. One stray move could start a war. Others are peaceful, but full of reminders that you are going from one country to another. Signs in multiple languages, […]