When Falls the Coliseum: a journal of American culture

When Falls the Coliseum is full of humor and satire, vigorous discussion, energetic short fiction, reviews, occasional strangeness, and more loudmouthed opinions than you can shake a big stick at, if you are the sort who shakes sticks (we gave up the practice ourselves several years ago, along with walking softly). Some of our writers might be defined as liberal, conservative, or libertarian, some as Christian, Jewish, or atheist. Others don't own dictionaries and can't say for sure what they are. Some are writers by trade; some actually work for a living. Some are motivated by high political and philosophical ideals; some just hate bad service at restaurants and think you need to hear about it. They come from all corners of the fruited plains, and all of them are, like everyone else in this country, sure they're right.
Many of the essays and stories in this book are short. This is after all, a journal of American culture. So you can sneak in a quick read during the commercial break of your favorite sitcom. We can't promise that reading this book will offset the side effects of that glowing box and its laugh track calling to you from the living room, but we can promise you a literary good time and lots of genuine laughs.

About the Author

Scott Stein s first novel, Lost, earned high praise from the Philadelphia Inquirer and other publications. He is a professor at Drexel University, and holds his MFA and BA from the University of Miami and his MA from New York University.

C.P. Kaiser earned his MA from Villanova University and is an editor living in Philadelphia.