Gabe Durham's Blog, page 18
August 15, 2011
New Book Review: "Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day" by Ben Loory
My Ben Loory review is up at The Collagist:
It's a secret pleasure to get to read a good book before everyone else can. Thanks to editor Gabriel Blackwell for working with me on the piece. Here's another review of it by Kevin McFarland at AV Club. If you're interested in Loory's book, you can buy it at–among other places–Starbucks.
August 13, 2011
Keyhole 11: WHOA
The Fall issue will feature new work by:
Kate Wyer
Fred Sasaki
Jonathan Callahan
Karen Pittelman
Adam Cogbill
Kate Petersen
Mathias Svalina
Sarah Malone
Nate Liederbach
+ Keyhole Recommends
August 1, 2011
"And Understand This" in Route 9
Sarah Malone has published a new short piece of mine in Route 9. (And it's already been reblogged by the hilarious Julie Klausner. Awesome!)
July 11, 2011
"My Turn to Wait" in the final print issue of QUARTERLY WEST
(I'd credit this cover artist if the magazine was in front of me.)
The new Quarterly West is out, a double-issue with new writing by Rae Armantrout, Alyssa Nutting, Greg Gerke, and a story I wrote called "My Turn to Wait." It's about wanting babies and not wanting babies and obtaining babies illegally and wanting monkeys and hoping babies will be monkeys. It felt like a big step for me when I wrote it 3 years ago, like I'd figured out how to be manic and controlled simultaneously. For the longest time it bore the widely unpopular title "Shaved Apes as Babies."
Quarterly West isn't putting out more print issues. Boo! They're moving online starting September 21. Yay!
July 1, 2011
Charlie Kaufman Movies from Least Favorite to Favorite
Human Nature
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Adaptation
Being John Malkovich
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Synecdoche, New York
June 30, 2011
When the pressure valve pops and the milk foams, the courageous cow gives off a mighty moo, an exclamatory release of steam — 'ah, coffee!'
The new issue of SmokeLong Quarterly just came out, featuring Weikie Wang's "A Morning Routine," the story I chose as a guest editor a couple of months ago. I interviewed Wang about her story, her survival strategies, and her advice to inept young baristas.
June 28, 2011
"You, Tony the Wonder Horse" in DIAGRAM 11.3
Back from vacationland!
That's both true and an Ander Monson reference.
DIAGRAM 11.3 just came out.
In it is a new short by Known and Published Author Gabe Durham. (Southwest's in-flight magazine referred to a guy that way–thought I'd try it out.) The short is called You, Tony the Wonder Horse. It is from FUN CAMP.
Also in the issue:
Alice Bolin
Cody-Rose Clevidence
Jim Daniels
Gabe Durham
Kelly Forsythe
J. A. Gaye
Brandi George
Joseph Mains
Alex Moody
Trey Moody
Gregg Murray
Helen Phillips *
Meg Reilly
Benjamin Rybeck
Zachary Sifuentes
Lytton Smith
Curtis VanDonkelaar
Sarah Viren
Joseph P. Wood
Ark Codex
The Helen Phillips story won a contest judged by Lydia Millet. Maybe start there.
June 3, 2011
Blake Butler & Michael Kimball Reading THIS MONDAY in Nashville
Monday, June 6 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Portland Brew East
1921 Eastland Ave
Nashville, Tennessee
BLAKE BUTLER is the author of THERE IS NO YEAR, SCORCH ATLAS, and EVER.
MICHAEL KIMBALL is the author of US, DEAR EVERYBODY, and THE WAY THE FAMILY GOT AWAY.
Listen, Nashville: This reading is not to be missed. Please join us. We will be upstairs.
FREE.
May 30, 2011
The 20 Best David Bazan/Pedro the Lion Songs
From Fix EP: none
From It's Hard to Find a Friend: Secret of the Easy Yoke, The Longer I Lay Here, When They Really Get to Know You They Will Run, Big Trucks
From The Only Reason I Feel Secure EP: Criticism as Inspiration, Letter From a Concerned Follower, Be Thou My Vision
From Winners Never Quit: A Mind of Her Own, Never Leave a Job Half Finished, Slow and Steady Wins the Race, Winners Never Quit
From Progress EP: June 18, 1976
From Control: Magazine, Priests and Paramedics, Rapture, Indian Summer
From Headphones: none
From Achilles Heel: Arizona, Bands with Managers
From Curse Your Branches: Bless This Mess, Hard to Be
** A new album, Strange Negotiations, just came out last week. Haven't heard it yet. We'll see. Also, Bazan sneaked into FUN CAMP in the book's most nakedly autobiographical (or autodiscographical) chapter, Logistically, A Real Momentum-Wrecker. **
