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today on the Ho’… The Haberdash by Adam...

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:12:00 -0400

today on the Ho’…

When I’m reading a book
and some character at a party
gets up to leave and, as he leaves,
“gathers up his hat,” say,
“from a cloak room,” say,
then I get all unsettled in my quiet.
I want too to get up. My heart,
a little Russian pig, gets going.

AND… Thunderbirds: Who, Why, And How by Rebecca Scherm:

There’s been a lot of talk about Executives in the news lately, a lot of mystery and confusion. For the last year, I’ve had a side-gig proofreading executive resumes. Now I know all about Executives: how they are made, what they hope and fear, how they communicate with each other. I’m basically fluent.

Now, on to your questions.

calveropoetry: “Loveis an illusionthat you are notalone.”my two...

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:02:26 -0400

calveropoetry:

“Love
is an illusion
that you are not
alone.”

my two poems ancient chinese secret, huh? and faces like flashing red lights got published today over at a personal favorite online literary journal of mine, Hobart. Be sure to check them out and check out the rest of the awesome writers they have on there as well. Special thanks to Elizabeth Ellen for being so supportive.

Much love,
Calvero

http://www.hobartpulp.com/web_features/2-poems—8

vol1brooklyn: The preview of James Franco’s As I Lay Dying is...

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:27:06 -0400

vol1brooklyn:

The preview of James Franco’s As I Lay Dying is up for your viewing pleasure. But how about that poster?

the font seems too cartoony for me, but i’m actually really digging the trailer.

My Brother Became Dependent On Online Walkthroughs: Once, when I was little

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:21:00 -0400

My Brother Became Dependent On Online Walkthroughs: Once, when I was little:

kinda love how read that Fast Machine looks.

mybrotherbecamedependent:

There is a Excel spreadsheet somewhere in my computer that lists every story in Fast Machine (Short Flight/Long Drive), and then in the following columns, different aspects or classifiable elements: age of narrator, age of other characters, animals (?), themes, locations, happy/sad (?), types of sex, etc. See, I wanted to do a book report, but instead make different mix-tapes using 15-20 stories. See, I sent a message to Hobart promising that I’d write a review if they sent me a copy. I never wrote that review. Until now, kind of, maybe. See, when I read Elizabeth Ellen for the first time, it wasn’t really my first time. She came out with a chapbook on Future Tense called Before You She Was A Pit Bull. Many of the stories in the chapbook are in the big book. I was rereading a part of my life when I was happy, ensconced in a Seattle forbidden to me previously but now/then open and bleeding like warm concrete in summer. Elizabeth’s stories dance with each other. I was reminded of William Gay and Sugarbaby. My idea of making mix-tapes of the stories was almost more for me to figure out who these people were. Like Chloe, like herself, Elizabeth writes truths.

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The Medicinal Purposes of: i am an orchid

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:45:42 -0400

The Medicinal Purposes of: i am an orchid:

emscreams:

which means I can die at any moment
which means I am the most graceful thing at the grocery store

I have several beautiful heads
I have all the body parts
and people hunt me

I lounge with decent posture
I am attached to a rod with a hair clip

love me and don’t be afraid of me
love me because visually you cannot not love me
unless I am yellowed or weak

take me from the supermarket and make me the fanciest part of your lame living room
show everyone you are responsible
that you have a lover
a tall feminine plant

fuck me when no one’s looking
if my manual tells you to
if we are both high on plant food
if your girlfriend’s on her period

I have the knowledge of the creator and of the future
but I don’t tell secrets
I am like the mean queen in a movie
but also the only beauty left in the world

rachel b. glaser @ hobart

"Gatsby’s Hydroplane" by Chris Bachelder

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:28:00 -0400

"Gatsby’s Hydroplane" by Chris Bachelder:

Saw Gatsby last night. Already looking forward to the DVD release, which I can only assume will (finally) include the deleted hydroplane scene.

tsflynn:

“The missing hydroplane creates a lacuna,” said Dr. William Mays, professor of literature at Tucker-Hayfield College.

“Is that like a fissure? Or rupture?” I asked.

“A lacuna is a hole,” Dr. Mays said.

“A hole in the novel?”

“A hole in American letters.”

Read the full story here.

We’re super excited! Lindsay’s the...

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:24:55 -0400

We’re super excited! Lindsay’s the best!!

lindsayhunter:

Publisher’s Weekly on DON’T KISS ME. It’s incredibly exciting to see reviews start trickling in! I’ve always wanted PW to review a book of mine (nerd alert) so this is quite an honor.

A wet slap,

LH

Daniel Bejar/Destroyer (The GooglegÃ¤nger)

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:43:58 -0400

Daniel Bejar/Destroyer (The GooglegÃ¤nger):

babiesandangels:

an artist named dan bejar (who is not the dan bejar from destroyer, but looks kinda like him) recreates photos of dan bejar (the one from destroyer) that he finds on google. this is ridiculous and i love it. here is artist daniel bejar’s explanation.

gq: The Best Ways to Drink Whiskey I was gonna say something...

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:24:27 -0400

gq:

The Best Ways to Drink Whiskey

I was gonna say something snarky like, you know, “open your mouth, pour in whiskey,” but then I click on the link and the first words are, “1 Part Whiskey + 1 Part Whiskey + 1 Part Whiskey = Your New Favorite Cocktail”

Farrar, Straus and Giroux: CLMP recommends "These Are the Fables" by Amelia Gray

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:55:47 -0400

Farrar, Straus and Giroux: CLMP recommends "These Are the Fables" by Amelia Gray:

“These Are the Fables” originally appeared in Hobart…

Amelia Gray, what-what. Everyday, she’s hustlin’.

recommendedreading:

Vol. 13, No. 3

EDITOR’S NOTE

If I’m the first person to tell you about Amelia Gray, we obviously don’t have any Facebook friends in common. More than a few CLMP members have published her: Tin House, Guernica, DIAGRAM, American Short Fiction, to name some. And…

"Also, I was in possession of a positive outlook, which is just a trick whereby you convince yourself..."

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:50:25 -0400

“

Also, I was in possession of a positive outlook, which is just a trick whereby you convince yourself that the desolation of your world is a phase in your personal growth.

The weird thing is it works.

”

- Sam Lipsyte, “The Worm in Philly”

"You have to be able to evaluate situations and see if your plan isn’t working because baseball is a..."

Mon, 06 May 2013 21:34:03 -0400

“You have to be able to evaluate situations and see if your plan isn’t working because baseball is a crazy, stupid game, or if it’s because you have a bad plan. More times than not, it’s just baseball being baseball. If you stick to the plan, over the course of 162 games it’s going to work out for you.”

- Seth Smith (via mightyflynn)

"My story won’t end here. I’ll start my own foundation, certify myself. The American..."

Mon, 06 May 2013 21:31:19 -0400

“My story won’t end here. I’ll start my own foundation, certify myself. The American League got a late start, but don’t they win their share of all-star games?”

- Sam Lipsyte, “The Wisdom of the Doulas”

"My idea is to really play the game of baseball. Not many people know what that can mean. You don’t..."

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:06:50 -0400

“My idea is to really play the game of baseball. Not many people know what that can mean. You don’t give the other team a single extra out or base or at-bat. You don’t even give them one extra swing. You have to know the game to understand why a catcher feels so special about his work. You have every part of the game running through your fingers.”

- Carlton Fisk

(h/t @bookowl)

jimmychenchen:

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:02:58 -0400

jimmychenchen:

The Wigleaf Top 50 (Very) Short Fictions of 2013

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:17:00 -0400

The Wigleaf Top 50 (Very) Short Fictions of 2013:

HOBART in Wigleaf’s 50:

ETHEL ROHAN, “I Love You!” (September 2012)
BECKY TUCH, “Luc Bustomanta” (December 2012)

in the longlist:

Baumer, Mark, “Craig Griffey” (April 2012)
Mayer, Rupprecht, “The Fear of Secretarial Errors“ (December 2012)
Phillips, Emilia, “Cuspis“ (May 2012)
VanDenBerg, William, “Whistle“ (November 2012)

fast-machine: GUMMO yesterday i watched Gummo twice, with two...

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:11:19 -0400

fast-machine:

GUMMO

yesterday i watched Gummo twice, with two different people. i think i’d only ever seen the bath tub scene. (sorry if i lied to you or made it seem like i had seen the whole thing.) made me feel like if harmony korine had been my brother, i would have appreciated growing up in BFE, OHIO more. (pics of me and my mom and friends)

"I am secretly obsessed with the idea of perfect anything. I am weak and searching and desperate,..."

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:48:39 -0400

“I am secretly obsessed with the idea of perfect anything. I am weak and searching and desperate, just once, to have a perfect thing.”

- Marc Maron, “My Desperate, Stupid, Emotional Hunt for the Perfect Pants” - NYTimes.com (via aaronburch)

buffalo.

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:23:36 -0400

buffalo.

BOMB Magazine: Steve Buscemi by Quentin Tarantino, 1993

Sun, 05 May 2013 14:11:00 -0400

BOMB Magazine: Steve Buscemi by Quentin Tarantino, 1993