C.J. Spataro

Jul 16, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Daniel Roberts |Jo Lou |C.J. Spataro

Reading Lists C.J. Spataro recommends stories that are funny and bittersweet Philadelphians are frequently thought of as pugilistic, mostly because of our reputation as a passionate sports town, and there is a pugnacious attitude in the city. Caught in the middle of the megapolis between New York City and Washington, D.C., Philly has been overlooked and ignored, more frequently thought of as the home of the fictional Rocky Balboa than remembered as the birthplace of American democracy. And...

Feb 9, 2024 | saggingmeniscus.com | C.J. Spataro

After an epically shitty day, Jewell Jamieson unknowingly eats a magic-spikedmeal and happens also to make a certain wish—and that’s why she awakes the nextmorning to discover her beloved dog Oberon has been transformed into a beautifulnaked man in her bed. Conflict ensues when Titania, the impulsive Queen of theFaeries, decides she wants Oberon for herself. Is Oberon simply a man who usedto be a dog, or is he somehow something more?