newbie in the blue lotus review, a new journal edited by amy willoughby-burle, issue includes corey mesler, ernest williamson III, & otherz.

i just googled ‘blue lotus’ and this came up:



sweet.

i have been reading and reading emily kendal frey’s poetry. i think i’m in love with her. who cares.

in 2005, a nashville band broke-up. they performed under the name The Damn Pam McClanahan Pajama Jam Bam Band. actually, it wasn't even a real band - although, they did record one album titled moby dick seaman’s club.



the following is a conversation between two long lost band mates on the eve of the United States of America’s World Cup match against Slovenia:

10:13pm Skoalcan Jim



10:14pm Me

damn. i just got merked

10:15pm Me

hi skoalcan

10:16pm Skoalcan Jim

i heard slovenian goalkeeper listens to secada before games

10:16pm Me

we're fucked

10:16pm Skoalcan Jim

yeah

10:17pm Me

tomorrow is "just another day"....

10:18pm Skoalcan Jim

"why can't we stay together"...

10:18pm Me

face it: secada is a goddamn artist

10:19pm Skoalcan Jim

that was the most beautiful thing anyone has ever said in this world

you get him

10:19pm Me

him...and hootie

10:20pm Skoalcan Jim

of course

10:21pm Me

we should get the band back together and cover some hootie...maybe a little secada too

10:21pm Skoalcan Jim

those other hacks would never go for it

10:22pm Me

Bo will still do what we fucking tell him to

10:22pm Skoalcan Jim

i know he's not in the band, but chris andersonwill to…

10:23pm Me

bye jim. i love you.

10:23pm Skoalcan Jim

see you buddy. much love

get cut on some barbed wire

everyone should watch this once a week.

here is a self-portrait i took inside an oddity shop somewhere up in the hudson valley:


here are some places where i've been published recently:

issue #1 seahorse rodeo folk revival

issue #1 acreage


eat up.

'bio-hazardous galleys of tao lin's richard yates 'surface' '

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new poems @ la fovea.

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thanks for reading.

world cup happens in 5-days. i'm ready. are you ready?

issue #7 of the driftwood review is available for free download.

there are stories inside of it. one of them is mine.

buzzed; iced coffee season has begun.

damn. it's june.



story @ smokebox

story @ grey sparrow

poems @ snow monkey

RIP pindeldyboz.
RIP zygote in my coffee.