Hamtramck writer’s collab with Matthew Barney gets some love
Steve Hughes is plenty rad. His Stupor project, a series of barstool-inspired tales, was recently published to critical acclaim. The book came on the heels of a Kresge Arts Foundation Grant in 2010. The author is also one of the prime movers behind the Public Pool art space in Hamtramck.
In the journal Deliberately Considered, critic Vince Carducci reviews Hughes’ latest Stupor installment. Check it out here.
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