Saturday, May 30, 2009

MORE STUFF TO READ

New issues of:

DECOMP
http://www.decompmagazine.com/


Mike Andrelczyk
Jaynel Attolini
Simon Barker
David Brennan
Margaret Patton Chapman
Doug Draime
David Fishkind
Jeff Foster
Roxane Gay
Asya Graf
Jessa Marsh
Louise Norlie
David E. Oprava
Paula Ray
Laura Ellen Scott
Fariel Shafee
Sarah Wetzel-Fishman
Robert Wexelblatt
Evan White
Sarah Beth Woods
Steve Young
Fredrick Zydek

KEYHOLE
http://www.keyholemagazine.com/


Scott Garson
Ryan Call
Brian Foley
Alice Pettway
Terence Hawkins
Matthew Simmons
E.K. Entrada
Tim Jones-Yelvington
Gary Moshimer
Michael Jauchen
Edward Mullany
Crispin Best

PEAR NOIR

http://www.pearnoir.com/index.htm

Kristina Marie Darling
Joe Radke
Marina Richards
Jason Jordan
Malkam A. Wyman
Barry Graham
Graham Hillard
Jarrid Deaton
Ricky Garni
Pacze Moj
Nystowhen Biter
Rebecca Gaffron
Brandi Wells
Brandon Scott Gorrell
Adam Moorad
D.C. Porder
Nicole Fix
Charles Lennox
Etgar Keret
Noah Cicero
Craig Greenman
J.A. Tyler
Anthony Kane Evans
Molly Gaudry
Deb Olin Unferth
Nick Sansone
Jason Jones
Jarrett Haley
Lauren Becker
Jonathan D. Shadel
Ryan Manning
Donald Dunbar
Noel Allen
Randy Schmidt
Wayne Scheer
Diana Woodcock
Ravi Mangla
Ray Kolb
Colin James

Friday, May 29, 2009

CONTEST INSPIRED BY PHOTO BELOW

Okay, its really simple. Look at the photos in the post below this, consider the context (or not) and write an alternate title for the post. My favorite one will get some free books.

Here are two examples:

1. WHY DOES GOD CREATE SO FEW WINNERS

2. THIS IS HOW MY INSIDES FEEL WHEN I WALK BACK UPSTAIRS AND YOU ARE GONE

So you get it now. Just leave your titles in the comments section. Peace out.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

THE LEGENDARY. NEW ISSUE. PUNK ASS BITCHES

New issue of THE LEGENDARY is live, which includes my story PUNK ASS BITCHES.

Other fiction contributors include:

Dawn Allison
Frank O'Connor
Barry Graham
Josh Stockinger

Michelle Reale
Rosanne Griffeth
Brent Powers

Michael Andreoni
Helen Peterson
Terry Pearce

Gavin Broom
Tim Jones-Yelvington

Check out the entire issue here:

http://www.downdirtyword.com/fictionpage.html

Monday, May 25, 2009

FREE BOOKS

Ok, so I'm packing up my books now and I realized I'm only taking one box of books with me. Ahhhhh... the selection process involved in deciding that box. But that's not relevant....

It means that I am getting rid of boxes and boxes and boxes of books. So here's the deal.

Order any of these three books:

SAM PINK
I AM GOING TO CLONE MYSELF THEN KILL THE CLONE AND EAT IT

ELIZABETH ELLEN, SUZANNE BURNS, ANDREA KNEELAND, BRANDI WELLS, and LYDIA COPELAND
FOX FORCE 5


DOGZPLOT ANTHOLOGY
2009

...and get TWO RANDOM BOOKS THAT I DECIDE TO SEND YOU FOR FREE.

Ordering info is here (CLONE and FOX FORCE 5):
http://paperheropress.blogspot.com/

and here (DOGZPLOT 2009)
http://www.dogzplot.blogspot.com/


Thanks to everyone who takes me up on this deal. And anyone who sends me a link that they have reposted this on their blog will also get a free book. Thanks.

DREW KALBACH. THEATER

Please check out the latest offering from DOGZPLOT contributor and friend, DREW KALBACH. It is an e-book from SCANTILLY CLAD PRESS, titled, THEATER. It also includes the heartbreaking line: "a series of misused breakfast cereals."

So check this one out. DREW KALBACH never disappoints.

http://issuu.com/andrewlundwall/docs/drewkalbach-theater?mode=embed&layout=http://skin.issuu.com/v/light/layout.xml&showFlipBtn=true

OSCAR WAO VS. JOSEPH SMITH

Thanks to RAVI MANGLA for interviewing me on his site RECOMMENDED READING. Here's a small excerpt:

RM: book you borrowed and never returned

BG: I borrowed The Motel Life by Willy Vlautin a few years ago from Aaron Burch when we were in Vegas and I noticed it on my bookshelf when I was packing up to move. I don’t feel bad because I loaned him a self-publishing primer and he’s still got it.

Read the rest of the interview here:

http://readreadreadreadreadreadread.blogspot.com/2009/05/barry-graham.html

Other great interviews with:

Bell, Matt
Chen, Jimmy
Cooper, Thomas
Garson, Scott
Gerke, Greg
Graham, Barry
Hershman, Tania
Martin, Clancy
McNally, John
Percy, Benjamin
van den Berg, Laura
Wilson, Kevin


Thanks again Ravi, you're the man.

Friday, May 22, 2009

MORE STUFF TO READ




New issue of RUMBLE, featuring:

"RUMBLE finally publishes it’s May issue with stories by Michael Doherty, Paul Lynch, David Miller, Meg Pokrass, and Wayne Scheer. Poetry by Ricky Garni and Dennis Mahagin."

New issue of UNSAID, featuring:

ANNE CARSON, BRIAN EVENSON, BLAKE BUTLER, DAVID OHLE, EVELYN HAMPTON, PETER MARKUS, ALEXIS ALMEIDA, ROBERT LOPEZ, BEAR KIRKPATRICK, MICHAEL KIMBALL, MEGAN LAYTON, DAWN RAFFEL, EUGENE MARTEN, DAVID HOLLANDER, OTTESSA MOSHFEGH, SHELTON WALSMITH, JASON SCHWARTZ, RUDY WILSON, SARAH MANGUSO, PAUL MALISZEWSKI, RICHARD ST. GERMAIN, SAM MICHEL, EMILIA A. PHILLIPS, BRIAN KUBARYCZ, SVEN BIRKERTS, RICK POINSETT, ALYSON JANE, BIANCA GALVEZ, JOE WENDEROTH, M SARKI, JOANNA HOWARD, WILL ENO, JESSICA NEWMAN, PATRICIA O'CONNELL, MATTHEW THOMPSON, CAROLYN ALTMAN, PETER CHRISTOPHER, ANDY DEVINE, DANIELLE BLAU, RACHEL B. GLASER, PATRICK EHLEN, M.T. FALLON, JONATHAN CALLAHAN, LAUREN MCCOLLUM, KRISTINA BORN, JULIA HOLLEMAN, TRIA ANDREWS, VIRGINIA KONCHAN, BJORN VERENSON, MICHAEL STEWART, TRENT ENGLAND, DYLAN T. NICE, BRIAN SCHORN, RYAN MURPHY, SAM PINK, BENJAMIN LANDRY, EMILY MAHAN, SHANE JONES, THOMAS LAVERTY, A. MINETTA GOULD, COOPER ESTEBAN, LINDSAY ANDERSON, JOSHUA KORNREICH, SCOTT GARSON...

May issue of PANK, featuring:

John Bruce
Anne Champion
Catherine Daly
Kelly Davio
Richard Fellinger
Laurie Junkins
Jan LaPerle
ChloƩ Leisure
D. Lifland
Anthony Madrid
Ravi Mangla
Mike Meginnis
Devin Murphy
Michael Strickland
Joseph Wood
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New issue of PINDELDYBOZ, featuring:

How We Got from There to Here
by Dave Housley

The End Is Near
by Kim Parko

[he cares for the ducks]
by michael alfred peterson

The Tunnels They Dug
by Zach Powers

One Way
by Bess Winter

Lapdog
by Kathleen Burnham

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

WHO IS THE KILLER ON HARPER'S ISLAND

UPDATE:

Here is the link to the podcast from BEN TANZER's series, THIS PODCAST WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. He recorded it outside of the InnerTown Pub in Chicago during the CHICAGO QUICKIES reading series.

http://bentanzer.blogspot.com/2009/05/this-podcast-will-change-your-life.html


Just got back from Chicago. Lots of shit went down.

ROBERT SWARTWOOD announced the winner, finalist, and honarable mentions to the 2009 HINT FICTION contest judged by STEWART O'NAN. The winner was GARY A. BRAUNBECK. Congratulations. Check the list out here:

http://robertswartwood.wordpress.com/2009/05/18/drum-roll-please/

STORYSOUTH MILLION WRITERS AWARD top ten finalists were named. Congrats to JENNY WILLIAMS whose story, THE FISHERMAN'S WIFE, from LITnIMAGE's Autumn 2008 issue, was named in the top ten. Vote for Jenny here:

http://www.storysouth.com/millionwriters.html

ANN ARBOR BOOK FESTIVAL was pretty bad ass. Heard ADAM MANSBACH read from his novel in progress. Good shit. He's on some magical realism smoked out hood time travel shit. Can't wait to read the novel when its done.

HOBART READING / WEEKEND / MAYHEM was bad ass. Huge thanks to AARON BURCH and ELIZABETH ELLEN for putting this thing on and putting people up. Too much crazy shit to mention it all. Poker was played, tattoos were inked, alcohol was consumed, food fights were fought, tall tales were told, books were praised / dissed, dinosaur extinction via testicular temperature was theorized, junkies fighting with butterfly knives, hottest boy in seventh grade keeping hand sanitizer in his locker, three mile walks, street bums playing the cello... shit lived up to the hype.

CHICAGO QUICKIES was out of control. All the readers were amazing. The INNERTOWN PUB where the event was hosted was amazing, the hosts for the event, LINDSAY HUNTER and MARY HAMILTON were amazing. All the folks who came out to show their support were amazing. I know. I know. Ran into some friends I only see when I'm in Chicago, which is never. Ben Tanzer and Simon Smith. Both cool ass mofos. Also met Geoffrey Forsyth. His chapbook from ROSE METAL PRESS is pretty bad ass, IN THE LAND OF THE FREE. I read it on the bus on the way home. Great great writing. He invited me to the Iowa Writers Workshop next summer. He was drinking heavily. I hope he still remembers when the drinks wear off.

BEN TANZER also interviewed me for his podcast series, THIS PODCAST WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. It's not up yet but it will be soon and I'll provide a link if anyone is bored enough to listen to me yap. But then again if you are still reading this post this far. Ben, if you are reading this, the name I couldn't remeber is LYDIA COPELAND. Also, some drunk chick gave me a terrorist fist spear. If you don't know what that means don't feel bad, neither do I, and she was so drunk I doubt she does either.

Also met a cool ass guy named RYAN who lives in Chicago. His last name escapes me but when I remember it I will post it. He's a good guy who's worth mentioning.

Well that's all I got. I'm on my way to Philly then NYC for the ELIMAE reading at KGB. Should be a good time. Remember, if anyone has anything of any nature pending with DOGZPLOT, please be patient, I'm moving as fast as I can. I ain't forgot about you.

Thanks for all the continued support. Keep doing what you're doing and God bless.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

PLACES TO GO







I'm taking off next week for PA, so I doubt I'll be in contact much after this week. If you have submissions, stories, chapbooks, readings, interviews, books, etc we were in the middle of, I ain't forgot about you.
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Here are a few places / events / readings / ridiculous mayhem worth checking out if you happen to be in the area. If you are and you see me, buy me a cheesesteak or something.
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ANN ARBOR BOOK FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, MAY 16TH, 6-7 PM
VAULT OF MIDNIGHT COMIC BOOK STORE
HOBART READING FEATURING
JULIA WERTZ
DAVY ROTHBART
MATTHEW SIMMONS
MIKE ALBER
MATT BELL
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ANN ARBOR BOOK FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, MAY 16TH, SOMETIME AFTER HOBART READING
FOUND MAGAZINE PRESENTATION
DAVY ROTHBART
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ANN ARBOR BOOK FESTIVAL
SUNDAY, MAY 17TH, 7-9 PM
ASHLEY'S
HOBART READING FEATURING
MARY MILLER
BLAKE BUTLER
SAM PINK
JENSEN WHELAN
BARRY GRAHAM
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PILCROW LITERARY FESTIVAL
TUESDAY, MAY 19TH, 7:30 PM
INNERTOWN PUB
QUICKIES CHICAGO
FEATURED READERS INCLUDE
NICOLETTE BOND
JILL SUMMERS
JESSI LEE GAYLORD
KATHLEEN ROONEY
GEOFFREY FORSYTH
BARRY GRAHAM
ADAM ROSENBERG
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ELIMAE: A READING
TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, 7-9 PM
KGB BAR - NYC
HOSTED BY SHYA SCANLON
FEATURED READERS INCLUDE
LINCOLN MICHEL
ROZALIA JOVANOVIC
KIMBERLY KING PARSONS
JUSTIN TAYLOR
NICOLLE ELIZABETH
TAO LIN
NICK ANTOSCA
TODD ZUNIGA
JAMES YEH
DENNIS DICLAUDIO
JON MADERA
TIMMY WALDRON
FORREST ROTH
TERESE SVOBODA
BARRY GRAHAM
DAWN RAFFEL
SASHA GRAYBOSCH
ERIC NUSBAUM

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

WIGLEAF TOP 50 and OTHER STORIES FROM THE LONG LIST


The WIGLEAF TOP 50 is here again. Congratulations to all the writers who made the list, and all the editors whose submissions were represented. Thanks to Scott Garson for putting this thing together and thanks to Darlin Neal for doing what I imagine is an impossible job of reading through all these stories in a timely manner and deciding which ones are the best of the best.

It was very cool of them to select two stories from DOGZPLOT in the Top 50:

TANIA HERSHMAN
COME BACK TOMORROW

SIMON A. SMITH
REASSURANCE

And another six stories were included in the LONG LIST:

CRISPIN BEST
PROUD

ERIN FITZGERALD
CHRISTMAS MORNING

JAC JEMC
LET ME BE YOUR TUGBOAT KING

TED POWERS
LET'S DRINK OUR WAY THROUGH WINTER

CHAD SIMPSON
PREPARATION

DOUGLAS WATSON
MY MEMOIR

And so many other stories from DOGZPLOT contributors and friends that I can't even name them all.

Read it all here:

http://wigleaf.com/

Also, please consider picking up a copy of the 2009 DOGZPLOT FLASH FICTION ANTHOLOGY. All details are here, including how to order:

http://dogzplotnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/dogzplot-flash-fiction-anthology-2009.html

GEMINI MAGAZINE. SEEKING SUBMISSIONS


"Gemini Magazine Seeks Submissions"

Gemini Magazine, a new online journal of the arts, is seeking submissions of fiction, poetry, movie/book reviews and more.

Gemini is edited by David A. Bright, who has contributed fiction and poetry to The Cafe Irreal, flashquake, The Iconoclast, Nuvein Online and other journals.

Guidelines: There are no guidelines or restrictions on writing style or content. Work by both new and experienced writers will be considered.

Submissions may be emailed to submissions@gemini-magazine.com (no attachments). Writers should check the website first at:

www.gemini-magazine.com

Contact:

David A. Bright, Editor
editor@gemini-magazine.com

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

FOUND MAGAZINE. REQUIEM FOR A PAPER BAG

from DAVY ROTHBART:

Over the years we've been able to share thousands of our favorite finds; now, we get to share some of our favorite stories about finding! When we asked our favorite writers, musicians, artists, and entertainers to share stories with us of their most memorable finds, we had no idea we'd be flooded with so many strange, profound, and hilarious tales. The new FOUND book, Requiem for a Paper Bag, contains 67 short pieces from an amazing clutch of contributors, including Chuck D, Sarah Vowell, Andy Samberg, Susan Orlean, Patton Oswalt, PostSecret's Frank Warren, Tom Robbins, Dave Eggers, Elizabeth Ellen, Miranda July, Jonathan Lethem, Chuck Klosterman, David Simon (The Wire), Jenji Kohan (Weeds), Katherine Dunn, Jim Carroll, Jesse Thorn (The Sound of Young America), Andrew Bird, Kori Gardner (Mates of State), Mike Schank (American Movie), Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Steve Almond, Paulo Coelho, Billy Bragg, Kimya Dawson, Damian Kulash (OK Go), Devendra Banhart, and dozens of other fantastic folks.

Additional info here:

http://www.foundmagazine.com/books

SHORT STORY / MASTURBATION MONTH II



Misfits and Other Heroes - Suzanne Burns
Dzanc's Best of the Web 2009
Nights of the Creaking Bed - Toni Kan
Stories - Scott McClanahan
Barley Legal - Point of View issue (for all the MFA'ers)

Sunday, May 3, 2009

DOGZPLOT FLASH FICTION ANTHOLOGY 2009


The DOGZPLOT FLASH FICTION ANTHOLOGY 2009 stories have been selected. If your name is on this list you will appear in our annual print antholgy. You will be given a complimentary copy and 50% off on additional copies.

So, if you like what we've been doing and/or if you enjoy the writing of the contributors, please consider pre-ordering a copy or two, here:

http://www.dogzplot.blogspot.com/


CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE (alphabetically):

DAVID AICHENBAUM
C. EDWARD ANABLE
CORBY ANDERSON
BILL BARR
RUSTY BARNES
LAUREN BECKER
ERIC BENNETT
CL BLEDSOE
BEN BROOKS
RANDALL BROWN
CHRISTY CALL (COVER ART)
DAVE CLAPPER
LYDIA COPELAND
SPENCER DEW
ROBERT A. DOLLESIN
NICOLLE ELIZABETH
KATHY FISH
TIMOTHY GAGER
MOLLY GAUDRY
ROXANE GAY
ALICIA GIFFORD
BARRY GRAHAM
KYLE HEMMINGS
JAMIE IREDELL
ALEXANDRA ISACSON
BRYAN JONES
HARDY JONES
DREW KALBACH
KIP KNOTT
CHARLES LENNOX
SEAN LOVELACE
ANTONIOS MALTEZOS
RAVI MANGLA
CORTNEY MCLELLAN
STEVEN J. MCDERMOTT
KYLE MINOR
KIM PARKO
JENNIFER PIERONI
SAM PINK
TED POWERS
S. CRAIG RENFROE, JR.
FORREST ROTH
EDMUND SANDOVAL
PETER SCHWARTZ
M. BARTLEY SEIGEL
EMILY SIEGENTHALER
ANI SMITH
CLAUDIA SMITH
AUDRI SOUSA
ATHENA STRICKLAND
ROBB TODD
ANIA VESENNY
JARED WARD
BRANDI WELLS
BLYTHE WINSLOW
XTX
ORLO YEAHBLIP
MIKE YOUNG


Thanks again to everyone who contributed and to everyone who continues to read and support DOGZPLOT...Now click on that link and order some books. Peace out.

http://www.dogzplot.blogspot.com/

Friday, May 1, 2009

SHORT STORY / MASTURBATION MONTH I

Yes, indeed, its that time of year again. So here's a few links to kick it off right.

FOX FORCE 5, the second full length book from, PAPER HERO PRESS, featuring five individual chapbooks together in one collection, from: SUZANNE BURNS, ELIZABETH ELLEN, LYDIA COPELAND, ANDREA KNEELAND, and BRANDI WELLS, is now available for PRE-ORDER here: http://paperheropress.blogspot.com/

New issue of DECOMP. Words from:
http://www.decompmagazine.com/

Mel Bosworth
Daniel Casebeer
Peter Cherches
Brent DeLanoy
Michael G. Donkin
P. H. Madore
Josh Olsen
Ethel Rohan
Edmund Sandoval
Andrew S. Taylor
J. A. Tyler
Carolyne Whelan
James Babbs
DJ Berndt
Clay Carpenter
Jess Del Balzo
Newamba Flamingo
Doug Holder
Sara Kaplan
Jake Kilroy
Gary Lehmann
Heather Momyer
Nanette Rayman Rivera
Andy Riverbed
Kimberly Ruth
John C. Sweet
Buff Whitman-Bradley


New things at STORYGLOSSIA:
http://www.storyglossia.com/

Benjamin Buchholz
J. A. Tyler
Tai Dong Huai
David Frederick Thomas
Cortney McLellan
Ravi Mangla
Elizabeth Severn
Rose Hunter
Jimmy Chen
Lauren Becker
Brad Green
Jamie Lin
Dianne McKnight
Matthew Salesses
Ethel Rohan
Mary Hamilton


New issue of GHOTI, with fiction from:
http://www.ghotimag.com/

DAVE ERLEWINE
TAI DONG HUAI
DREW KALBACH
J.A. TYLER
ETHEL ROHAN
and others



Now here's a little something something to satisfy the other requirement.

Great new work from the two blondes and one dark haired chick at GIRLS HUNTING GIRLS.
http://www.girlshuntinggirls.com