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Sometimes The Monsters Turn Into Flowers At The Machine...

Holy cow — this one snuck up on me!

I missed not only promoting this book (and the terrific reading hosted by Collapse Press in support of it) more widely…but I also missed that the book is already available! Amateur, bush-league stuff, McCreesh…c’mon now!

SOMETIMES THE MONSTERS TURN INTO SUNFLOWERS AT THE MACHINE is a weighty collaboration, with contributions spanning nearly the last couple decades. If you’ve been following the small press for a while, you’ll know-doubt recognize many a storied and familiar name in this sturdy collection celebrating all things Rusty Truck — the long-running online journal that is, at long last, adding some more printed projects to its cache! There are loads and loads of my favorites poets included here, and I am sure the book is going to be a tremendous read! Scot Young is the salt-of-the-earth, grounded, and big-hearted chauffeur, steering the TRUCK (and it’s many wayward, possibly drunken denizens) through the backroads of American Poetry, and this anthology beats with exactly that same heart.

And, if the talent amassed isn’t enough to sway you, all the proceeds go to the ACLU — and obviously at a time when we need all the brave and fearless folks we can get fighting on our behalf. I’m truly honored — not only to be part of the book, but to lend a few words to this wonderful project and to support Scot’s tireless work. Get a copy for any of the myriad great reasons!

Long live the small press! Keep Books Dangerous!

Get Your Copy HERE!

Tonight: Mercy Street

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Here we go…hope to see you all tonight!

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Mercy Street...9/11 -- BE SURE TO REGISTER for this LIVE EVENT!!!]

Psalms comes to Ruben Quesada’s sweeping, monthly virtual reading series [and literary arts not-for-profit organization] that promotes literature and fosters a diverse and welcoming community for writers and readers.

Pop in to hear a vast array of talents and voices from all over!

And you might even hear some drunk poems not in the book proper!

Register below to join us live [as these aren’t recorded!] on Thursday, September 11th at 3pm East, 4pm Central, 5pm Mountain, and 6pm Pacific.

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New Video Broadsides

Now that Psalms is out in the world, we wanted to share the last of the video broadsides (at least so far) with you. Below is a little gallery of the most recent. Of course you can watch them all using the button below. Thanks for popping by and checking them out!

Psalms 55 - Cathedral Psalms 90 - Bodhi Tree Psalms 131 - Water That Bends Psalms 146 - Devil's Claw Psalms 148 - Rain PSALMS VIDEO BROADSIDES

Things get DIRE...

Tomorrow evening, 7pm EST, 4pm Pacific I’m zooming in for a chat with Timothy Gager and his long running Dire Lit Series (thankfully with a virtual reading that opens up Timothy’s insightful interview stylings to folks like me, in the far-off and dusty mesas of the badlands)! Gager has talked to loads of great writers, asks great questions, and is hugely active across writing, podcasting, and reading spaces himself — so I am honored to have a chance to briefly join him!

Pop on by and give it a listen if time allows. If not, I’ll find a way to link to it after the fact.

Get Dire!

Too Rare To Burn NOT open this Friday!

The logistics of continuing the Too Rare To Burn event through this Friday have proven to be too complicated…and we’re just plum tuckered out on top of it all, so the event WILL NOT be open this Friday.

Our apologies and, of course, deepest thanks to any and everyone who would’ve attended! You all rock!

We’ve got a few more podcasts on deck, and are working out the kinks of a small, future local event — so stay turned if you’re interested in those!

Happy Psalms From The Badlands Release Day!

So here we go! Psalms has officially arrived!

Anyone who pre-ordered the audiobook eBook — it should be available now!

We’ve got copies in the STORE here ready to ship.

If you’re in Albuquerque and are trying to hunt down a copy, Organic Books should have a couple on there shelves {along with a few other books], and Page1 Books has a copy as well! Unless they’ve already sold…in which case, hot dog! I’ll try to keep them both in copies though, so check back!

And if you were hoping to see the TOO RARE TO BURN…exhibit, good news — it’s being held over for another week, so pop on by this coming Friday, August 8th, and enjoy the rare books, the multimedia accoutrement, the paintings, and the ABQ Artwalk vibes in general. You can also find a copy of the newest, or maybe even one of the older books, as I’ll have a few floating around!

Friday...

August 1st, 2025
7pm - 10pm

Scarab Space
514 Central SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
[Upstairs!]

Thursday...

Thursday, 5:30 - 6pm MST [adjust accordingly for your timezone!]

LISTEN HERE

Online you can stream via this DARK GREY BAR atop the page!

Or, if timezone issues or other some such prevents it, the show’s archives are posted down below. So give the show a listen when you’ve got time!

And, because we all know that public radio is currently under attack, if you can donate — now would be a heck of a good time to do just that.

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Psalms PRE-SALE

It’s finally time — THE BOOK IS available for PRE-SALE.

Linocut Edition Utilitarian Edition

The audiobook and eBook should both also be available for PRE-SALE at most of the places you get yours!