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The Cat Piano [by Jill Alexander Essbaum]
In a city of singing cats, a lonely beat poet falls for a beautiful siren. When a mysterious dark figure emerges, kidnapping the town’s singers for his twisted musical plans, the poet must save his muse and put an end to the nefarious tune that threatens to destroy the city. From the official site of The Cat Piano Cats? Check. Poetry? Check. Narration by the inestimable Nick Cave? Check, check, check. These are a few of…
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the edge of edge [by Jennifer Michael Hecht]
If you are in the desert and there is nothing but hot sand and white sky in every direction you call out "Water." But you don't really want water. If you are in…
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“Buns” [by Phil Rizzuto]
— Phil Rizzuto [from Oh Holy Cow! The Selected Verse of Phil Rizzuto]
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Getting to Know: Geof Huth [by Daniel Nester]
In which we interview writers asking the same questions asked of Ashley Tisdale by Juliette, editor of Miss O and Friends; see the original interview here. The Geof Huth you know or know of,…
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Congratulations Ken Tucker!
Congratulations to Ken Tucker, whose blog post Pure Country was chosen by guest editor Greil Marcus for The Best Music Writing 2009 (De Capo). Marcus also picked writing by David Remnick, Jody Rosen, Roseanne…
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“3,000 Days” [by Erika Moya]
3,000 Days After three thousand days we stopped loving. It left quietly, before the first blue in the sky, while one could still see stars and long shadows. It walked barefoot across the moonlit…
