Words, Artwork, and Animation...

One of the best things about the small press is the community we can find there — often times a wide-reaching and vast array of talents and ideas. Our friends over at Alternating Current Press have worked diligently over the years to build up and support writers of all stripes, giving home and voice to an entire ambitious stable of talent. So when they come knocking, I always do my level-best to deliver. Above are two covers: the first, Jennifer Roche’s 20 is a sparkling and prescient collection of erasure poems using Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea as source material. I was lucky enough to do the interior art — pen & ink + watercolor quadtychs of seafaring imagery that, like the book itself, leaves behind only hints of the larger original. The second cover, as you’ll see, was one I got to blurb. Larry Beckett’s Wyatt Earp is an astonishing accomplishment that was exhaustive in its historical truth and honed down to an exquisite, razor-sharp vision as rich and full-blooded as any film. Both are worth a look, and if you’re headed to AWP, can be found at the Alternating Current table or any events they’ll be part of.

Then there’s this:

Thirst Audio ANIMATION Teaser from Hosho McCreesh on Vimeo.

It’s a sneak-peek at the 4 forthcoming animations that will accompany the A DEEP & GORGEOUS THIRST - UNABRIDGED AUDIO release.

Helluva Decade...

Pictured here are the various editions of a few of the highlights from the last decade. It seemed to be a good time to take stock — remind myself of the victories. I imagine it’ll be hard for me to top this — poetry, short stories, a book of letters, and my first novel — so I thought I’d take this opportunity to thank the editors and publishers who took a chance on the bigger projects over the last 10 years.

Jason Behrends of Orange Alert Press, Bill Roberts of Bottle of Smoke Press, Ryan Bradley of Artistically Declined Press, and Pete Lally of Pig Ear Press. I also managed to place some work with Johnny & Giselle Brewton’s BAGAZINE and a couple of offerings from Michael Curran’s Tangerine Press, as well as a re-release of two out-of-print titles with Matthew Ward’s Mary Celeste Press and a new imprint from Bill Roberts, Ternary Editions. I sure can’t thank each of them enough for believing in my work.

With the release of Chinese Gucci, I also started my own DrunkSkull Books, and with a cache of ISBNs under my arm, I will likely look to self-publish the occasional new title from here on out as well

And while I’m giving thanks — let me thank each of you reading this for your interest and support over the years. Your support of writers, small presses, and.artists makes the whole dang thing possible and that means more than you know to me.