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COOL STUFF
– Jackie Corley’s Word Riot Press, which published Midnight Picnic by me, just announced that they’re going to be publishing collections of short stories by the excellent Paula Bomer, former HTMLGIANT contributor and good friend of mine (here’s a short story by Paula called “A Galloping Infection”) and the excellent Mike Young, editor of NOO Journal and also a good friend of mine (here’s a short story by Mike called “Ten Gallon Bucket of Fries”).
– New story by I. Fontana at Spork.
– I was walking through the grass today and saw a black snake as long as my arm but as thin as a pencil go slithering right in front of me.
– A huge pink-eyed white cat was yowling under my window at dawn.
– Did you read Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell? I read it on a plane. It made me think I can never be successful.
– I can’t wait to read The Pregnant Widow by Martin Amis. (Great title.) I get the feeling most of my literary peers don’t like Amis much.
Tags: i. fontana, Malcolm Gladwell, martin amis, Mike Young, paula bomer
that is rad on the new WR books, Jackie is doing the good, congratulations to the both!
Amis is mostly missy for me, but London Fields is something else.
that is rad on the new WR books, Jackie is doing the good, congratulations to the both!
Amis is mostly missy for me, but London Fields is something else.
Martin Amis is one of the great comedic writers, the ur of hyperbole. I mean he goes over the top, but often is spot on. It’s hard to be funny.
Martin Amis is one of the great comedic writers, the ur of hyperbole. I mean he goes over the top, but often is spot on. It’s hard to be funny.
happy to hear that word riot is doing paula bomer’s book. martin amis is one of the best writers alive and house of meetings might be one of the more slept-on books of the decade.
happy to hear that word riot is doing paula bomer’s book. martin amis is one of the best writers alive and house of meetings might be one of the more slept-on books of the decade.
I think House of Meetings is his best novel, actually. I love it.
I think House of Meetings is his best novel, actually. I love it.
Martin Amis is a cocksucker of a human being who never met a sentence he didn’t want to overwrite.
Martin Amis is a cocksucker of a human being who never met a sentence he didn’t want to overwrite.
I like Paula Bomer! Nice work.
I like Paula Bomer! Nice work.
When was Paula Bomer an HTML contributor??
Congratulations, Paula!!
When was Paula Bomer an HTML contributor??
Congratulations, Paula!!
Things I Thought I Would Never Read on HTMLGIANT Before I Died, But Now Have Done, And Am Very Glad About It.
1. A contributor praising the work of Martin Amis.
2. Er.
3. That’s it.
Things I Thought I Would Never Read on HTMLGIANT Before I Died, But Now Have Done, And Am Very Glad About It.
1. A contributor praising the work of Martin Amis.
2. Er.
3. That’s it.
I love Money.
I love Money.
thanks for the shout out, nick. congrats to paula! i’m excited to read her collection.
money is terrific.
dead babies made me go “really? are you serious? really?” for pretty much all its pages
thanks for the shout out, nick. congrats to paula! i’m excited to read her collection.
money is terrific.
dead babies made me go “really? are you serious? really?” for pretty much all its pages
i had high hopes for Dead Babies. it was pretty funny, but i wanted even more, you know, babies.
i had high hopes for Dead Babies. it was pretty funny, but i wanted even more, you know, babies.
“… most of my literary peers?”
The Information is hands-down, no-contest, my favorite British novel of all time.
“… most of my literary peers?”
The Information is hands-down, no-contest, my favorite British novel of all time.
mike! a good year, man. congrats on the book. you deserve it! and congrats to Paula, too!
mike! a good year, man. congrats on the book. you deserve it! and congrats to Paula, too!
thanks dude =)
thanks dude =)
Another M Young book on the way?
Tits!
Another M Young book on the way?
Tits!
London Fields and Dead babies both blew my mind. I liked Night Train quite a bit too. A lot of his other books left me cold
London Fields and Dead babies both blew my mind. I liked Night Train quite a bit too. A lot of his other books left me cold
it’s real good. i liked the beginning of yellow dog a lot too.
it’s real good. i liked the beginning of yellow dog a lot too.
haha
haha
thanks bud =) i almost made the ascii art for tits until i realized that might be immature
thanks bud =) i almost made the ascii art for tits until i realized that might be immature
lol
lol
paula bomer getting published. the world is going to a shit basket.
paula bomer getting published. the world is going to a shit basket.
recently tried out money again after giving up on it a year ago. it’s much easier to enjoy amis’s writing once you accept that all his characters are assholes and he doesn’t have much of a story to tell (at least in money’s case). the writing, sentence for sentence, is actually quite terse, punchy — tho not exactly in a hemingway sort of way. will probably give house of meetings a whirl. interesting premise, that one.
recently tried out money again after giving up on it a year ago. it’s much easier to enjoy amis’s writing once you accept that all his characters are assholes and he doesn’t have much of a story to tell (at least in money’s case). the writing, sentence for sentence, is actually quite terse, punchy — tho not exactly in a hemingway sort of way. will probably give house of meetings a whirl. interesting premise, that one.