I am sitting at the kitchen table, drinking a black cup of coffee. The mug is a cluster of fucking moose. The coffee steams. I am baking pigs in a blanket. Free Speech, "The People's Darling Privilege" Struggles For Freedom of Expression in American History sits to my right, a cat is at my feet and I am going over the final draft of Gossamer. Everything is coming together.
I've been dreading this moment. Afraid of something, re-reading (I've re-read it a thousand times, revised, edited, etc, but the 'final' time... so dramatic) but to my surprise it's a joy, a blessing. I want to share this with you soon.
+ Ordered some books from Calamari press (they are having a sweet liquidation sale) looking forward to sinking my teeth. Peter Markus and David Ohle.
+ The new Gold Wake Press site looks great, check it out. They also have a print series now with their first book being Zachary C. Bush’s The Silence of Sickness.
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9/22/09
I bothered J. Michael Wahlgren and Eric Beeny, Gold Wake Press editors, when I noticed I'd sent them a slightly wrong version of excerpt from Flowing in the Gossamer Fold. The difference being two indentations and three sentences... but since they are so extremely nice they updated my piece, which gave the issue a different URL, sorry about that. I feel like I caused a problem for such small changes, but I am really happy with the changes.
Here's a story about this particular excerpt.
I originally sent this as part of a 3,000 word-ish excerpt to P.H. Madore at Dispatch. Madore turned around with one of the nicest rejections I've ever received, in a nutshell he said he couldn't use it, but thought it was a very strong submission and enjoyed the shit out of it, and forwarded his recommendation for the piece to Thieves Jargon.
A month and a half later I hear from Dan Scannell from Thieves Jargon and he too says that he liked it, that it was an admirable nod to Kafka, that it was loaded with great lines, but he had to pass and asked if I had anything else on the burner. But I didn't have anything else on the burner. I'm always working on Gossamer, and when I'm not working on Gossamer whatever it is ends up being a part of Gossamer.
Trying to decide what to do next I split the excerpt into two pieces. I sent the bottom half to Carl at Greying Ghost and they decided to publish it in Corduroy Mtn., issue two, which made me happy and I smiled because I love Greying Ghost.
Time passed and I thought about finding this excerpt a home. I tweaked it a little.
I sent it to Gold Wake Press and they picked it up, they published it, win.
I'm very happy that Gold Wake Press became the excerpt's home.
Unscroll III is solid from start to finish.
I'm honoured to have my piece included with such great talent.
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I've started a micro press called Warm Milk Press with Jennifer Jackson Whitley and her Husband Kyle.
We're publishing 1-2 chapbooks per year as well as publishing words online in our lit journal. Our first chapbook is called Museum of Fucked, by David Peak, forthcoming early 2010 and our first online story is an excerpt from Lepers and Mannequins by Eric Beeny.
Online publication begins in November.
Feel free to send us your words.
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Here's a story by Jennifer Jackson Whitley
Here's a story by Brandi Wells
Here's a story about this particular excerpt.
I originally sent this as part of a 3,000 word-ish excerpt to P.H. Madore at Dispatch. Madore turned around with one of the nicest rejections I've ever received, in a nutshell he said he couldn't use it, but thought it was a very strong submission and enjoyed the shit out of it, and forwarded his recommendation for the piece to Thieves Jargon.
A month and a half later I hear from Dan Scannell from Thieves Jargon and he too says that he liked it, that it was an admirable nod to Kafka, that it was loaded with great lines, but he had to pass and asked if I had anything else on the burner. But I didn't have anything else on the burner. I'm always working on Gossamer, and when I'm not working on Gossamer whatever it is ends up being a part of Gossamer.
Trying to decide what to do next I split the excerpt into two pieces. I sent the bottom half to Carl at Greying Ghost and they decided to publish it in Corduroy Mtn., issue two, which made me happy and I smiled because I love Greying Ghost.
Time passed and I thought about finding this excerpt a home. I tweaked it a little.
I sent it to Gold Wake Press and they picked it up, they published it, win.
I'm very happy that Gold Wake Press became the excerpt's home.
Unscroll III is solid from start to finish.
I'm honoured to have my piece included with such great talent.
-
I've started a micro press called Warm Milk Press with Jennifer Jackson Whitley and her Husband Kyle.
We're publishing 1-2 chapbooks per year as well as publishing words online in our lit journal. Our first chapbook is called Museum of Fucked, by David Peak, forthcoming early 2010 and our first online story is an excerpt from Lepers and Mannequins by Eric Beeny.
Online publication begins in November.
Feel free to send us your words.
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Here's a story by Jennifer Jackson Whitley
Here's a story by Brandi Wells
7/8/09
Unscroll: Volune II is up at Gold Wake Press, it features words from Molly Gaudry, Eric Burke, J.A. Tyler, CL Bledsoe, Eric Beeny and myself.
Check it out.
Check it out.
7/5/09
Gold Wake Press is publishing an excerpt from my unpublished novella, tentatively titled "Gossamer," (I have a few other titles in mind) in its next issue of Unscroll. I'm excited about this. I started writing the novella in January; I finished a first draft sometime in March, and have been revising it since, continuing to do so still. Revision is my favorite place to be. Like Hemingway said, “the first draft of anything is shit.”
The Featherproof book's dollar store show/tour is happening right now and it has a stop near Atlanta. I'll be attending, if anyone near the Atlanta area reads this, you should go too.
I want to point attention to Jamie Iredell's new chapbook, 'When I Moved to Nevada,' at Greying Ghost Press. It's a limited print so pick it up while you still can. Jamie will be at the Featherproof reading in Atlanta.
Jesse Ball's story 'The Well' in New York Tyrant Vol. 2 No. 6 has stuck with me since I read it a few weeks ago.
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