Philly Independence

Philadelphia will never become a literary center in America until it creates and asserts its own literary identity and ceases to be dominated by the mandarins and monopolists of New York. Right now many of the writers and most of the literary power centers (see Free Library) are completely under the thumb, mentally and psychologically, of the New York machine mindset.

Philly writers need to change their servant-to-the-status-quo mentality. Soon, a pillar of the media machine will be based in our town. The cultural ground is shifting. THOSE WRITERS who don't see Philadelphia as a center equal to New York-- a newer and better center-- will miss the future.

I'm doing my part by establishing Philly as home base of a retooled short story art, beginning with the "American Pop Lit" blog at
www.americanpoplit.blogspot.com

Check it out!