“Write in blood,” Denis Johnson commanded. Never one for moderation, the late author is best known for “Jesus’ Son,” his 1992 story collection about a junkie named F—head. Later books ...

Reality is unreal, and the unreal is reality. The late Denis Johnson, who died five years ago, seems to have viewed the world this way, and embodies that paradox in nearly all of his work—his ...

P FL Playoffs: Denis Goltsov vs. Tim Johnson continues on the main card with the main event between Denis Goltsov and Tim Johnson in their heavyweight semifinal matchup. Goltsov kicked off the ...

Putting the Unsaid at the Center: The Far Country and Des MoinesLloyd Suh and Denis Johnson, in very different ways, try to let the audience fill in the blank spaces. The 10 Best Books of ...

Denis Johnson is dead, long live—whom? Not “the King,” which moniker must belong to Elvis Presley, a key figure in Johnson’s final story collection, The Largesse of the Sea Maiden. Nor can Denis ...

Denis Johnson has been producing astonishing poetry and fiction for decades now, but most of his current readership was first seduced by his stunning collection of linked stories, "Jesus' Son ...

Theatre for a New Audience has announced new preview, press, and opening dates for Denis Johnson's Des Moines. Due to the detection of Covid within the Des Moines company, performances November 29 ...

Jockey' director Clint Bentley translates Denis Johnson’s novella into a meditative mosaic, celebrating the Puritan work ethic that shaped this country via the joys and sorrows of an itinerant ...