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6 Year Anniversary of this BANGING interview!

Find out just how much of it I’m full of!

I’d forgotten just how great this interview was. And how criminally under-read it was (probably because it seems I neglected to link to it anywhere — ugh!). And where else but BULL would there be such a far-ranging and well-considered exploration of some of the toxic-masculinity and other dark themes on display in CHINESE GUCCI?

Honestly, looking back at this makes me feel good! Benjamin really understood a lot of what the book was about. He did his homework and prepped some interesting and insightful questions.

Truly, shame on me for missing out on promoting this way back when. Things like that make me feel pretty dumb. I mean, who knows what else I’ve missed on?!

Anyhow, maybe do me a favor and set aside 15 or so minutes to give this thing the proper read it never got back in 2019!

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Thirsty?

A hint, to the wise, is sufficient…

Sugar, Sugar, Sugar, Sugar...

The release of A DEEP & GORGEOUS THIRST - ANIMATED DRUNK POEMS continues here at the HQ!

Sean Lynch once again lends his fine Irish brogue to a poem about a drunken evening, a "stolen" car, and nebulous associations with sugar, with animation by the Galihpanji crew.

As ever, you can watch more animated drunk poems at OUR DEDICATED PAGE

Leone/Morricone

Another drunk poem, another Mexican border town -- Tijuana.

Only this time it's a couple rapscallions in a stand off with a border guard worthy of the Leone/Morricone treatment!

William Boyle reads, and the vivid, gritty collage animation is once again courtesy of Nicolas Aberastain.

Watch more animated drunk poems HERE

That Organic Life...

…and by that I mean ORGANIC BOOKS, right in the heart of Nob Hill in Albuquerque. As far as I know they are Albuquerque’s only store to stock my books…so if you are in town (to get some chile or possibly to see some balloons) and happen to be in the market for one of my books, go get it a copy from them! They’d appreciate it, and you know I damn sure would too.

For context: hustling books is really tough. Especially if, like me, you don’t really believe in trying to twist someone’s arm or convince people of anything. I’ve thought a lot about this in the 25 years I’ve been publishing, and only recently realized something that (probably) everyone else already knew.

Now, as a writer, I obviously I want my books on shelves — waiting for anyone who is interested — to pick up, thumb through, marvel at, and then go buy!

And bookstores also want books (mine and everyone else’s) on the shelves — for a while. But what they then need is for the books to sell…and, to keep selling well enough to restock and then sell more. Turns out books just sitting on shelves don’t exactly help the store’s bottom line — a shocking revelation, I know!

I guess I’d never realized that this creates a dynamic wherein writers and stores — who all love books — are slightly at odds in terms their respective desires in the business! Shelf space — the lifeblood of bookstores — is such a limited commodity that it’s understandable why each store struggles to find a way that works for them and why there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to getting books out in the world.

Which is what makes stores like ORGANIC (and TWO DOLLAR RADIO in Ohio) so special. They’ve made getting books out there as painless as possible — taking a couple copies of a handful of different titles, and simply buying them outright. So forgive me if I am constantly singing their praise! The simple fact is this is real boots-on-the-ground support for writers and publishers both big and small.

And I consider myself very lucky to be on their shelves. It’s an easy way for us all to do our part to KEEP BOOKS DANGEROUS!

Padres' Girl...

Padres’ Girl

A drunk poem animation steeped in regret — however imagined and fleeting...

Bah, I never was much for America's game anyhow!

Hosho McCreesh narrates another vibrant and witty collage animation courtesy of Nicolas Aberastain.

Watch more animated drunk poems HERE

Hot Patching Sheetrock and Hiking Around in Nogales...

Two more animated drunk poems from A Deep & Gorgeous Thirst.

In the first we put the “mental” in experimental, and in the second we unveil a new collage-style animation from Nicolas Aberastain, his first (but hopefully not last) addition to the larger project!

Cheers!

The King!

King Lutzo reads about actually being The King, sage-like wisdom, and a couple other things that are like you, "...only better."

Enjoy the latest in our on-going series of animated drunk poems!

Watch more drunk poems

Resolutions...

Yeah, so…for years, on three of my drunk poem animations, I inexplicably built them with a low-res version of the animation. Cue Chris Farley vid smacking and berating himself! So I’ve finally managed to fix that. I think.

These 3 early drunk poems are now rebuilt with the high-res files, as intended. The glorious readings by Chris Oxley, Sean Lynch, and Willy Vlautin…should also be pretty darn easy to enjoy!

"You Fat, Bloated Idiot!"

You know what’s in that don’t you?

Fans of Red & Stimpy should immediately spot the influence on our next drunk poem animation…that hilarious Ralph Bakshi style brought beautifully to life by Christopher Ian McFarlane of Haunted Mirror Forest!

Once again, Mema reads as our two feckless “heroes” can’t appreciate the subtle advances of a sweet gal at a hot dog cart. Enjoy!