The Best Damn Word Mixtape Of All Damn Time

We’re having a reading, in SF, TONIGHT. TONIGHT. TONIGHT. Go, listen to amazing writers, get your hands on PANK 5. The lineup? The elusive M. Bartley Seigel (hopefully wearing Frye Boots), Ethel Rohan, Lauren Becker, Ben Jahn, and Seth Fischer. Dog Eared Books, 7 pm. We are excited to meet you. We love you, in advance.

Also, we forgot to announce the January issue because we are weird and human so, there’s the January issue and it is wonderful and there’s some really interesting stuff in this issue like collage and violence and love and homes of red crystal and and and you will find writing from Andre Babyn, Jen Bessemer, Alec Bryan, Samantha Cohen, Ande Davis, Nicelle Davis, Janice Harrington, Micah Dean Hicks, Nina Feng, I. Fontana, Lincoln Michel, Erin Lyndal Martin, Laurence Pritchard, Katy Resch, Peter Schwartz, Christian Tebordo, James Valvis, and Bess Winter.

This is one of our strongest issues and we’re featuring some really long stories we hope you take the time to read.  You want to start with Katy Resch’s The Fawn Skull. It is a story reminiscent of Dylan Landis’s Normal People Don’t Live Like This and The Fawn Skull has a stunning ending. I have something gushing to say about everything in this issue. You’ll also want to pay close attention to the two poems from Peter Schwartz. They represent some of his finest work, which, given his personal canon, is saying something. Anyway, go, get started, tell us what you think.

In Randall Brown’s new Matter, a story by Jennifer Pieroni.

Scott Garson has writing in the new print issues of Carolina Quarterly and Redivider.

Lincoln Michel’s fiction in the January issue got a nice shout out in Black Book Magazine.

The first issue of Luca DiPierro’s art zine Das Ding is now available.

Three poems by James Valvis are featured at Black Heart Magazine.

There’s a new contribution to For Every Year by J. Bradley. He also has work at Wufniks.

The Winter 2011 issue of Sixth Finch includes poetry from Jensen Beach, Ricky Garni, twice, and other fine poets.

In Our House By the Sea, a story from Kirsty Logan, is available from Found Press. It looks lush and lovely. Check it out.

I’m really excited for new magazine Wonderfort; the design and aesthetic and approach is really interesting. Their first featured work is from JA Tyler.

This week’s Hot Opener at The Potomac Review is from Ryan Bradley. If you like this story and you’re a publisher, get in touch with Ryan. He has a full short story collection of wonderful Alaska stories ready for a fine home.

Forklift Ohio #22 has work from Bob Hicok, Matthew Lippman, Noah Falck, Elizabeth Hildreth, and Nate Pritts.

At Metazen, a story from Kevin Catalano.

It Hits Me by Nicole Monogham is featured at Camroc Press Review.

Nate Inomi interviews Adam Moorad for Trick With a Knife.

Dark Sky Books has announced several new titles including books from Ryan Ridge, JA Tyler, Jensen Beach, Dave Housley, and more.

Matthew Salesses is interviewed by Submishmash about The Good Men Project.

Short short fiction by Mark Budman is featured at the Sonora Review.

Artifice Magazine is allowing contributors to create mixtapes in celebration of their third issue. There are tapes from xTx, William Walsh, Daniela Olszewska, Tim Jones Yelvington, Janey Smith, Brian Oliu, and more.