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Liz has been planting seeds for awhile, and then it was this Elisa Gabbert post that put me over the edge, seeing all those four-star tweets together, undeniable.

New Story: “The Different Thing” in The Collagist

I have a new story, “The Different Thing” in this month’s issue of The Collagist. It seems like it ought to be read in tandem with the Nate Pritts story in the same issue, both of them having fun with artifice and heavy constraint. This is as conceptual as I get. Real different than my other Collagist story. Also check out Luke B. (seems to have price-slashed his name) whose writing has changed since I first met him–everything I read from him now is megaconfident and stylish. Thanks to Matt Bell, who as editor cut a sentence, “Each tried to see himself and herself as the other might,” down to, “Each tried to see as the other might.” Who’s pining for that first version? Nobody.

Also: AWP RECAP = SPIDER CRABS

Also: I’ve been posting at the Dark Sky blog alongside Seth, Carr, Kevin, Christy, and today Jensen. Sometimes I am more there than here.

New Story: "The Different Thing" in The Collagist

I have a new story, "The Different Thing" in this month's issue of The Collagist. It seems like it ought to be read in tandem with the Nate Pritts story in the same issue, both of them having fun with artifice and heavy constraint. This is as conceptual as I get. Real different than my other Collagist story. Also check out Luke B. (seems to have price-slashed his name) whose writing has changed since I first met him–everything I read from him now is megaconfident and stylish. Thanks to Matt Bell, who as editor cut a sentence, "Each tried to see himself and herself as the other might," down to, "Each tried to see as the other might." Who's pining for that first version? Nobody.

Also: AWP RECAP = SPIDER CRABS

Also: I've been posting at the Dark Sky blog alongside Seth, Carr, Kevin, Christy, and today Jensen. Sometimes I am more there than here.

Dark Sky Magazine #15

Photo by Christopher Woods

 

Dark Sky Magazine #15 just went live. Contains:

FICTION

Blackberries by Alan Rossi

Two Shorts by Matty Byloos

Cape Cod by Rob Roensch

Friends of Joy: A Review by Tom Whalen

Danceland by Jennifer Pieroni

POETRY

Self Assessment by Brian Foley

+ by Dan Kaplan

from CANDIDA: A Translation by Elaine Castillo

Amoeba & Ape by Julia Cohen and Mathias Svalina

Sometimes Harmful Never Helpful by Natalie Shapero

No Memorial by Nate Pritts

ESSAYS

The Big Metal Stomach by Michael Lars

epitaph 45 by Matthew Vollmer

Taiwo and Kehinde by Wendy Thompson Taiwo

ART

Paintings by Edward Mullany

Mixed-Media by Ark Codex

Photographs by Christopher Woods

REVIEWS

There Exists Now a Book — the air in an empty gallery by Zach Savich

DARK SKY RECOMMENDS

Because It's Winter You Need Something to Do by Staff

New Story: “Them at Their Worst” in Barrelhouse #10

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The new Barrelhouse is out now and contains my story, “Them at Their Worst,” culled from a short novel of the same title. It’s not noir, just sad. There’s a bit of crime in there but it’s pretty soft-boiled. The issue also has new writings by Barrett Travis, Christine Sneed, Jen Fawkes,  Melissa Broder, Steve Kistulentz, Christie Ann Reynolds, Chad Simpson, Mary Biddinger, Michelle Dove, Art Taylor, Tara Laskowski, Stewart O’ Nan, Stephen Graham Jones, Craig Clevinger, Brian Evenson, Paula Bomer, and Randall Brown.

New Story: "Them at Their Worst" in Barrelhouse #10

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The new Barrelhouse is out now and contains my story, "Them at Their Worst," culled from a short novel of the same title. It's not noir, just sad. There's a bit of crime in there but it's pretty soft-boiled. The issue also has new writings by Barrett Travis, Christine Sneed, Jen Fawkes,  Melissa Broder, Steve Kistulentz, Christie Ann Reynolds, Chad Simpson, Mary Biddinger, Michelle Dove, Art Taylor, Tara Laskowski, Stewart O' Nan, Stephen Graham Jones, Craig Clevinger, Brian Evenson, Paula Bomer, and Randall Brown.

Dark Sky Books Poetry Contest

Poets! Dark Sky  Press has just opened up to submissions for its 2012 poetry contest. Winner's book gets published, runners up get a selection from their manuscript published in Dark Sky Magazine.

 

New Short: “Craft Hut” in Gargoyle #57

I’ve got a new short, “Craft Hut,” in the new 600-page Gargoyle Magazine. Thanks to Richard Peabody for including my work in the issue! Also in there is Ben Loory, Susan McCarty, Corey Mesler, Ethel Rohan, and many others.

New Short: "Craft Hut" in Gargoyle #57

I've got a new short, "Craft Hut," in the new 600-page Gargoyle Magazine. Thanks to Richard Peabody for including my work in the issue! Also in there is Ben Loory, Susan McCarty, Corey Mesler, Ethel Rohan, and many others.

Two Big Readings: Brooklyn (11/21) and Northampton (11/22)

Lit Mechagodzilla Todd Dills is heading to the northeast to celebrate the release of ALL HANDS ON: THE2ND HAND AFTER 10 and we're joining forces for a pair of readings. Please join!

Brooklyn, Friday, Nov. 18, 7 p.m.

@Book Thug Nation, 100 North 3rd Street

info@bookthugnation.com

w/ T2H editor Todd Dills, longtime contributors Tobias Carroll, Philip Brunetti and Mickey Hess as well as Gabe Durham and Matt Cahan. Facebook Invite

Northampton, Mass., Saturday, Nov. 19, 8:00 p.m.

@MEF Community Room, 60 Masonic St., lower level (next to Woodstar Cafe)

w/ T2H editor Todd Dills, All Hands On contributors Matt Cahan and Ben Stein, Gabe Durham and Ted Powers. Music by Gale Thompson. Facebook Invite