Author Spotlight
PETER CAVANAUGH IS A QUIET PERSON AND HE EDITS THE JOURNAL “TULIP”
this is peter staring at a 40 oz of king cobra across the room
peter cavanaugh edits TULIP, a journal recently retuning to print. i emailed him some questions and he told me that on wednesday he was planning on blacking out so he’d answer them then. here they are.
ME: everyone’s asking, “what’s with this tulip journal?” what do you want to tell them? you have to use the words, “barbed-wire tattoo.”
PETER: My dad asked me something like this last week — Son, what’s with this AIDS virus? You’ve been to the lake, right? And you put in like three solid weeks of abdominal exercises and bicep curls, maybe take a Viagra. So you feeling good and just kind of posting up waiting to get your swerve on, but then this dude walks by. He’s got some dumb ass barbed-wire tattoos holding back his 26-inch pythons and a tie-dyed Lithuanian basketball jersey. You’re trying to come up with a good metaphor for his description and then BAM! Your lake babez is gone! Yeah, that’s pretty much what tulip is.
ME: why do you spend money to print tulip and print words that other people send you? that seems stupid.
PETER: I’m just trying to get my dick wet.
ME: when will the first issue be out and who are the authors.
PETER: We’re looking for a release in late May of this year, with intentions on being a biannual. Oh and all you Chicago kids should come out to Sheffield’s for the release party, it’ll be slightly better than jacking off to internet porn. What are you asking? Oh yeah. John Updike is sending us something he’s been tooling with for a bit, but I think he’s gone kind of stale. We just got something from a Mr. David Peak that was unanimously voted in. Mr. Scott Garson also will be in there. My girlfriend was going through submissions the other night and told me there was a story about a jellyfish that was really good. I don’t even know. I want to find the next Helen Keller.
ME: do you think it’s possible to pull off a suplex in a real fight?
PETER: I saw a fight at a pool hall once, but that’s not what you are asking. Can I do a “british bulldog”? Maybe. The “pedigree”? Probably not. I’d like to think I can do whatever I want. What’s with your since of immediacy, Sam? Let me work your power meter down a minute. If I’m in the suburbs and no one’s around when I’m giving your face strawberries, then I probably could. I’d like to think single parents are much more passionate than the rest of the world. They can realize the gourdbuster and kick their kid to the bus stop before most of us can accept the morning’s dingleberries.
ME: give me three reasons why i shouldn’t hit you in the mouth with a cue ball in a sock.
PETER: 1. I
2. Love
3. You
Tags: peter cavanaugh, tulip
why can’t helen keller have kids?
because she’s dead.
why can’t helen keller have kids?
because she’s dead.
Peter Cavanaugh is a very nice guy. I like TULIP. I will submit something for their print version.
Peter Cavanaugh is a very nice guy. I like TULIP. I will submit something for their print version.
Also the web story they have called STILL is very sad and reminds me of something that would have happened to me in elementary school. Since I was told by some editors it was more an idea for a story I was very happy when Peter said he would post it for me so I could move on to other things. He also said sorry for the delay but he had been reviewing a number of “unfortunate submissions”. Even at 4:30 in the morning as I prepared to go to work that made me smirk.
Also the web story they have called STILL is very sad and reminds me of something that would have happened to me in elementary school. Since I was told by some editors it was more an idea for a story I was very happy when Peter said he would post it for me so I could move on to other things. He also said sorry for the delay but he had been reviewing a number of “unfortunate submissions”. Even at 4:30 in the morning as I prepared to go to work that made me smirk.
peter cavanaugh is super nice. he helped me back to my hotel room during a drunken AWP night. he didn’t even rape me or anything.
peter cavanaugh is super nice. he helped me back to my hotel room during a drunken AWP night. he didn’t even rape me or anything.
Shane, you were very fortunate to be in his hands.
Shane, you were very fortunate to be in his hands.
I thought Peter Cavanaugh was nice, too.
I thought Peter Cavanaugh was nice, too.
gentlemen, i thank you all for such a nice discussion, free from all meanness.
gentlemen, i thank you all for such a nice discussion, free from all meanness.
tulip is great. interviews are great.
tulip is great. interviews are great.
in that pic, does peter look like a young tom cruise?
in that pic, does peter look like a young tom cruise?
why don’t you ask him yourself! (i just forgot this isn’t a talk show and i can’t surprise you barry)
why don’t you ask him yourself! (i just forgot this isn’t a talk show and i can’t surprise you barry)
oh hell yeah a young Tom Cruise no doubt, the kind who would never make Far and Away
oh hell yeah a young Tom Cruise no doubt, the kind who would never make Far and Away
tanx for the nice words men.
daniel: i’m sorry i don’t live in muncie
david: i’m sorry we haven’t really met
shane: i’m sorry i didn’t rape you.
adam: i’m sorry we didn’t talk more during awp.
barry: i’m sorry you don’t live in muncie
sam: i’m sorry i didn’t invite you to my fantasy football league.
tanx for the nice words men.
daniel: i’m sorry i don’t live in muncie
david: i’m sorry we haven’t really met
shane: i’m sorry i didn’t rape you.
adam: i’m sorry we didn’t talk more during awp.
barry: i’m sorry you don’t live in muncie
sam: i’m sorry i didn’t invite you to my fantasy football league.
i can’t believe you referenced the pedigree. i can’t believe i know what that is.
i can’t believe you referenced the pedigree. i can’t believe i know what that is.
Hiya, boys. You’ve said everything nice that I could have added, although I’ll mention that there are some pretty awful meat pics floating around the webiverse thanks to Peter. Even so, he’s a hell of a guy. I reject the Tom Cruise visual, Barry, and so shouldn’t we all, really. Anyway, I’m surprised there aren’t more women commenting here…
Hiya, boys. You’ve said everything nice that I could have added, although I’ll mention that there are some pretty awful meat pics floating around the webiverse thanks to Peter. Even so, he’s a hell of a guy. I reject the Tom Cruise visual, Barry, and so shouldn’t we all, really. Anyway, I’m surprised there aren’t more women commenting here…
peter, you better come back to muncie soon. let’s drink some pbr’s and slide-tackle some kyle mannings.
peter, you better come back to muncie soon. let’s drink some pbr’s and slide-tackle some kyle mannings.
I SEE PETER MORE THAN ALL YOU MOTHERFUCKERS COMBINED! SUCK IT!
I SEE PETER MORE THAN ALL YOU MOTHERFUCKERS COMBINED! SUCK IT!