John Bresland | Les Cruel Shoes Introduction

John Bresland is a coeditor of—and contributor to—the Video Essay Suite for this issue of Blackbird . Bresland works in video, audio, and print. His audio essays have aired on public radio’s Weekend America , and his video essays can be seen at Ninth Letter and Requited . His print essays can be read in North American Review , Hotel Amerika , and elsewhere. He teaches creative writing and new media at Northwestern University.