The current issue of Amercian Book Review has a feature review on Jesus Coyote. In fact, it’s a 2-page spread which is a lot of space to devote to one review! Here’s an excerpt: Jaffe’s novel superbly methodically deconstructs Manson’s self-created mythology of being “too beautiful to be set free.” By the end of this…

Last night John read poetry in an event sponsored by Tin Lustre Mobile at Arlington County Central library. Star and Andrew did an excellent job organizing the event and choosing the readers. It was a great experience, we met a lot of talented poets and got the chance to show off some RDSP wares. There’s…

We’ve been playing musical stories with the contents of A Dirge for the Temporal so long that I don’t even remember what a table (of contents) should look like! I think we’ve got it pretty close to “just right” now though. So many different aspects have to be considered to create the best order for…

Icons of Fright will be running a very detailed review of Pocket Full of Loose Razorblades (John’s collection that was put out by Afterbirth Books.) It’s a really cool piece because Scott Lefebvre is the reviewer who best understands where John’s work is coming from. The review isn’t up yet but I’ll post a link…

There’s an entertaining review of Blankety Blank over at nickcato‘s journal. Here’s an excerpt: “Packed with a priceless cast of freakazoids, D. Harlan Wilson’s view of the ‘Burbs had me holding my sides in hysterics on almost every page. The theme of “keeping up with the Joneses” is taken to ridiculous levels while the author…

The new issue of The Dream People is chock full of bizarro goodness including hilarious flash interviews with Michael Arnzen & Donna Lynch, plus a short story from Jeremy Shipp’s forthcoming collection and an essay out of Horror Isn’t a 4-Letter Word as well as new fiction, creative non-fiction and another great microcriticism by D….