One-eyed Jack

Apparently Mike Arnzen was mobbed at his signing this past Thursday, which is great to hear. It sounds like his reading was hilarious as usual and I’m bummed that we couldn’t go, but it was way too far of a drive. Mike is always smart about readings and brings his own copies of the books….

Whew! I’ve been struggling to keep up with these postings lately. It used to be that I had trouble posting something every day, lately I’ve had to double up and include multiple blurbs in a post or post more than once a day. I’m sure it’s a good thing! Today (for once) there’s no new…

Steve Aylett’s LINT is in the final top 10 of World Book Day’s ‘Spread the Word’ competition. The winner will be chosen by vote so if you want to support LINT (and who wouldn’t) cast your vote: http://www.worldbookday.com/spreadtheword/books/book-detail-top-ten.asp?BookID=70

How do people ever keep up with their blogs? Most of the blogs I visit people write in every day, sometimes even more than once per day. Somehow I manage to only get something up every week or so. Of course a lot of people’s blogs are peppered with chores they should be doing, chores…

I finally got mr_graig’s blurb for Spider Pie up on the page about the book. I was excited about his response: “These stories will bitchslap your sensibilities and molest your pets. Each macabre absurdity is better than the last. I laughed, I winced, I bled spontaneously from every orifice. With Spider Pie, Alyssa Sturgill firmly…

When Jeremy Shipp sent me the link to this recent interview he said he was particularly proud of it. I just got a chance to read it and I agree that it’s one of his most interesting interviews. Here’s a section I really liked: "The stories we Bizarros create tend to be absurd and surreal…