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August 9, 2018
“Third Fig (A Letter to Edna)” Out Now in Triggerfish Critical Review
My poem, Third Fig (A Letter to Edna), was recently published by the good folks of Triggerfish Critical Review in Issue 20. It is a letter-in-verse to Edna St. Vincent Millay. There is an audio-clip of the poem on the site as well.
A neat aspect of Triggerfish is that contributors are given the chance to review other contributor’s poems. The poems & their reviews are published hand-in-hand.
Third Fig (A Letter to Edna) was reviewed by fellow poet, Devon Balwit, who has three wonderful poems in Issue 20.
I reviewed Robert Joe Stout’s excellent poem, A Hawk Slowly Circles.
-A.S. Coomer
August 7, 2018
“Peculiar” Out Now in Ghost City Review
Morning, y’all,
The August Issue of Ghost City Review is out now. I was lucky enough to have a poem included alongside excellent work by Justin Hamm, Kat Giordano, and many others.
Here’s the link to Peculiar.
Big thanks to Justin Karcher, Editor-in-Chief, and the rest of the staff at Ghost City Press. Go give them a Like on Facebook & Follow them on Twitter & Instagram.
-A.S. Coomer
July 28, 2018
Signed Copies of Shining the Light
Morning,
I hope your Caturday morning is full of Skeletor & Gozer & Samhain and the rest of the great villains from Saturday morning cartoons.
Know what would make the rest of your summer Saturdays bitching? A signed copy of Shining the Light!
[image error]“I’ll need a copy for every room of Castle Grayskull for when I finally take it,” said Skeletor, proud owner of four signed copies of Shining the Light by A.S. Coomer.
You can fill the barren rooms of your own personal Castle Grayskull with signed copies of Shining the Light too!
A measly $15 gets you a signed copy of the novel AND includes shipping! The list price for the book over at Amazon and Barnes & Noble is $12.95 and doesn’t include shipping, so Skeletor knows a good deal when he sees one.
Be like Skeletor!
Get your copy today!
(Make sure you leave a note with who you want the book made out to before you hit SEND.)

Signed Paperback Copy of Shining the Light
There is a light and there is a darkness. There is, also, a space in between. Homer Antumbra inhabited this no-man’s-land. In his flickering flame of a life, he shined the light and lived with the darkness. His life and work changed the craft of songwriting, both showing what a song could be and hinting at where it could go. His work redefined a genre before shattering any attempts at categorization. Shining the Light is the first in-depth look into the man, the myth, the music of Homer Antumbra, ensuring that the light still shines.
$15.00
July 14, 2018
New Flash Fiction Out in Dogzplot
Afternoon,
If you’re looking for something quick to read, I’ve got a new piece of flash fiction out now at Dogzplot called These Goddamn Yearbook Photos Really Bring ‘Em Back.
Thanks to Jesse Eagle and Barry Graham.
-A.S. Coomer
[image error]Flash Rules Everything Around Me
July 11, 2018
Three New Poems in The Song Is…
Afternoon,
I’ve got three new, music-inspired poems up over at The Song Is…
The first one, What an unlikely duo…, was written when Tom Petty died. You’ll see several song titles and lyrics from Mr. Petty in that one. The second poem, Flirting with Disaster, was originally published by Juliet Cook over at Thirteen Myna Birds. The third poem, Long Wind Blowin’ is about that blowhard at every open mic ever.
http://thesongis.blogspot.com/2018/07/as-coomer-starts-off-1950s-poetry.html
Big thanks to Marianne Szlyk of The Song Is… for putting the poems out. Go check out her new book!
-A.S. Coomer
July 6, 2018
Shining the Light by A.S. Coomer
Shining the Light
A.S. Coomer
168 Pages
Paperback and Ebook
ISBN: 978-1941918296
There is a light and there is a darkness. There is, also, a space in between. Homer Antumbra inhabited this no-man’s-land. In his flickering flame of a life, he shined the light and lived with the darkness. His life and work changed the craft of songwriting, both showing what a song could be and hinting at where it could go. His work redefined a genre before shattering any attempts at categorization. Shining the Light is the first in-depth look into the man, the myth, the music of Homer Antumbra, ensuring the light still shines.
Shining the Light is out now!
Good morning!
It’s been a hectic couple of weeks for me. After purging about a quarter of everything I owned, I filled a twenty-foot U-Haul with the rest of my belongings and moved back home to the Bluegrass State. Of course, it was the hottest damn weekend of the year too. If I do anything, it’s usually the hard way.
Though moving is always stressful, I knew I had this day waiting for me.
Shining the Light, my biography of Homer Antumbra, is out!
I had so much fun writing this one. I got to read a whole slew of biographies on musicians, watch hours of rockumentaries, tear through article after article, and write the story arc for a multi-album conceptual epic. I focused on playing more gigs and tried to view each of those experiences through Homer’s eyes.
Somewhere along the way Homer Antumbra became real to me. I kept waiting to get word he’d be playing the Fox in Detroit or one of the bars on Adams Street in Toledo. Somehow he’d become that bucket list, can’t-be-missed concert for me.
Though you and I will never get a chance to see or hear the man, Shining the Light is the next best thing. It’s the biography you didn’t know you needed to read. It’s the novel that breathes more reality than most nonfiction titles. It’s the story of one musician’s journey to shine the light in a world of darkness.
Many thanks for Andersen Prunty for all his help making this book happen. Go check out the other Atlatl Press titles.
[image error]Go ahead and shine a little light on your bookshelves, y’all!
Love, Light, & Music
-A.S. Coomer
Paperback
Kindle
Smashwords (ePub, Mobi, pdf, lrf, pdb, txt, html, etc.)
April 30, 2018
Article on Reverend Guitars Out Now in the Toledo City Paper
Morning,
Who doesn’t love a sharp looking guitar? I know I do. A guitar with tone to back up the looks? You got me. I’m in.
I got to go to Reverend Guitars Circle R Ranch and talk guitar with Ken & Penny Haas recently.
Here’s the article.
-A.S. Coomer
PS If anybody wants my eternal, undying love, buy me a Jetstream 390 or a Double Agent W and it’s yours. I might even sprinkle tears of gratitude at your feet.
April 23, 2018
“Scales & Fur” Out Now in Horror Sleaze Trash
Morning,
Need a little bit more horror in your life?
Of course you do.
Well, good thing my short story, Scales & Fur, was published by Horror Sleaze Trash today. (Thanks to Arthur Graham and India LaPlace).
Give it a read. Send it to a friend (or enemy).
The site isn’t necessarily safe for work. You’ve been warned.
-A.S. Coomer
March 1, 2018
New Poems in the First Issue of Curate
Afternoon,
Hope all’s well. Hope you’re seeing the light at the end of a long winter. I’m squinting and hoping that’s what I see barreling on down the line. Could be a train though…
Anyway.
I got some new poems out in the very first issue of Curate, curated by Erin Renee Wahl. Get hip; this is a cool thing she’s putting together. Read about what Curate is all about here. The poems will be up for a month minimum, then they’ll disappear into the digital ether so read ’em while you can.
I’m honored to grace Issue One, which includes: Swan Creek, clearing the road, The Beauty of Still Lifes, summer, Western Kentucky Parkway, Fall, Indian Staircase (originally published in the 2016 Hessler Street Fair Anthology), & A Cold Night in January.
Head on over to the Curate site and get curated.
-A.S. Coomer
[image error]Curate Issue I