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RIP Gary Indiana

Posted on October 24, 2024 by robchristopher

RIP Gary Indiana, the matchless novelist, essayist, and author. I was fortunate enough to have dinner with him one night in June 2022. His publisher Dan Simon set it up after I had expressed my love of his writing. Over … Continue reading →

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A new project (!)

Posted on November 30, 2022 by robchristopher

I am beyond thrilled to announce that as my next film project, I will be adapting Gary Indiana’s wicked satire Depraved Indifference. This blurb from the publisher Semiotext(e) / Native Agents sums up its story quite effectively: “[The novel] follows … Continue reading →

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A new tale for Xmas from Barry Gifford.

Posted on December 9, 2016 by robchristopher

In 2009 Chicagoist posted “The Starving Dogs of Little Croatia,” a newly written Christmas story by Barry. Seven years later and the annual tradition continues with “Role Models.” (It just might be included in my documentary!) Enjoy.

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9 weeks of stories.

Posted on December 11, 2015 by robchristopher

The ninth story in Chicagoist’s series of new stories by Barry Gifford just went online. Read the whole lot at Fridays with Roy. The series concludes next Friday with his annual Christmas story.

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