Bruce Craven is a member of the Columbia Business School Executive Education faculty in New York City. In addition to directing and teaching in a variety of executive programs, he teaches graduate business students his popular elective Leadership Through Fiction.  His book Win or Die: Leadership Secrets from Game of Thrones, was published in March 2019 by Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Press.  The book is currently being translated into Russian and Turkish. He wrote the novel Fast Sofa (1993) which was published in Japanese and German. He also co-wrote the script for the film adaptation, starring Jennifer Tilly, Jake Busey and Crispin Glover. His collection of poetry, Buena Suerte in Red Glitter will be published in 2019 by Red Dirt Press. He lives with his wife and two sons in the Coachella Valley in California.

Christian Property — 1838

“Waking amid the hurrying throng, and
gazing upon the dazzling wonders of Broadway.”
Harriet’s orphaned son, Fred, left the Hudson
River Ferry, stepped onto Chambers street. Day?
Tuesday, September fourth, on the night-train
from Philadelphia. Fred’s first steps free
of bondage, but Hugh Auld didn’t refrain
from efforts to regain his property.
This contraband in New York, at last away
from chains! “I was a FREEMAN…” But free land
north was the same nation. Auld wanted pay
due to owning the caulker with skilled hands.
Baltimore shipyards had paid Fred spondulix,
good cash, but Hugh took it all, that Methodist.