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Dionysus and I Sip on Cabernet and Talk Sh*t
ISBN 9798211085640 is in the newest edition.
"BT Hayes has written a sharp-toothed collection of funny, devastating meditations on love and sex with animals, humans, and monsters. Funny, strange, and heartbreaking in equal measure. Delightfully absurd, devastatingly real."
—Zach Zimmerman, comedian and author of Is It Hot in Here?
"Rhythmic and compelling, DIONYSUS AND I SIP ON CABERNET AND TALK SH*T treads the border between infatuation and disgust, glamor and grit. Each story reads like an essay from another world--where gods talk back, cities hold on, and turtles tell lies. Connected by themes of isolation, desire, and our seemingly inescapable compulsion to pursue bigger and bolder mistakes, BT Hayes' chapbook intoxicates from beginning to end."
—Marisca Pichette, author of RIVERS IN YOUR SKIN, SIRENS IN YOUR HAIR
"DIONYSUS AND I SIP ON CABERNET AND TALK SH*T is a beautiful chapbook that channels the visceral, silly desperation of existence: the flesh, heart, and longing of it all. Through clever wordplay and surreal imagery, BT Hayes reckons with what it means to be consumed by the painfully mundane (then displays how to gnash your teeth in rebellion). If you've ever had night terrors while awake, heartache around strangers you know, or 3 am conversations in a worn apartment about what it means to be loved, this is for you. If you haven't, here's a chance to get a taste."
—Samir Sirk Morató
"BT Hayes has written a sharp-toothed collection of funny, devastating meditations on love and sex with animals, humans, and monsters. Funny, strange, and heartbreaking in equal measure. Delightfully absurd, devastatingly real."
—Zach Zimmerman, comedian and author of Is It Hot in Here?
"Rhythmic and compelling, DIONYSUS AND I SIP ON CABERNET AND TALK SH*T treads the border between infatuation and disgust, glamor and grit. Each story reads like an essay from another world--where gods talk back, cities hold on, and turtles tell lies. Connected by themes of isolation, desire, and our seemingly inescapable compulsion to pursue bigger and bolder mistakes, BT Hayes' chapbook intoxicates from beginning to end."
—Marisca Pichette, author of RIVERS IN YOUR SKIN, SIRENS IN YOUR HAIR
"DIONYSUS AND I SIP ON CABERNET AND TALK SH*T is a beautiful chapbook that channels the visceral, silly desperation of existence: the flesh, heart, and longing of it all. Through clever wordplay and surreal imagery, BT Hayes reckons with what it means to be consumed by the painfully mundane (then displays how to gnash your teeth in rebellion). If you've ever had night terrors while awake, heartache around strangers you know, or 3 am conversations in a worn apartment about what it means to be loved, this is for you. If you haven't, here's a chance to get a taste."
—Samir Sirk Morató
29 pages, Paperback
First published July 7, 2023
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July 5, 2023
This was gorgeous and surreal and I loved every moment of it. Balcony will especially stick with me for a long time. Can’t wait to read more from this author.
Thank you Wrong Publishing for the eARC
Thank you Wrong Publishing for the eARC
July 8, 2023
~Thank you to Wrong Publishing for providing me an ARC in exchange for an honest review~
A dark, yet witty collection of short stories about love, mundanity and modernity. The prose was sharp, the characters were painfully realistic and the situtations were deliciously absurd - I breezed right through this collection! My favorites from this work include "The Turtle," "The Balcony," and "Dionysus and I Sip on Cabernet and Talk Shit" (which, I must add, is an incredible title for this collection). Can't wait to see what BT Hayes comes out with next! <3
A dark, yet witty collection of short stories about love, mundanity and modernity. The prose was sharp, the characters were painfully realistic and the situtations were deliciously absurd - I breezed right through this collection! My favorites from this work include "The Turtle," "The Balcony," and "Dionysus and I Sip on Cabernet and Talk Shit" (which, I must add, is an incredible title for this collection). Can't wait to see what BT Hayes comes out with next! <3
July 29, 2023
Most of these stories are microfictional vignettes in a mode I want to call "postmodern heteropessimist fabulism," but they're notable primarily for Hayes' prose style. It's playful, elusive, tricky, a little psychedelic, and very fun to read. Like Magic Eye pictures, each story takes a few paragraphs to resolve into something coherent.
July 6, 2023
I'm not always a short story collection person, but I loved how this chapbook was so poetic and unusual. The titular piece in particular I really enjoyed, with its mixture of classical mythology and relationships and the messiness of people.
October 23, 2023
An excellent short read. I was so impressed I applied to be an editor at Wrong.
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