Literary Mix Ups

Over at a popular social networking site, Alex B. Fredericks of Slice Magazine got me thinking about literary/celebrity/minor celebrity mix ups: No longer will I talk to others about John Ashbery and fuck it up and say John Berryman. Starting Saturday, I will talk to John Ashbery and fuck it up and say John Berryman. I have one of these.  I sometimes mix up John Cheever with a hockey goalie (who retired before I was born) from the 70s named […]

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Writers of Brooklyn, unite!

Our pal, Shane Dixon Kavanaugh from OVERFLOW Magazine recently sent this out. Very worth attending. Ladies & Gentlemen: Resolve yourself to drink this Thursday, in the company of staggering minds and familiar strangers. A few of the good folks over at Slice Magazine, OVERFLOW, and Vol. 1 Brooklyn cordially invite you to join fellow writers, publishers, editors, agents, and artists in celebrating Brooklyn’s literary community. No gimmicks. No ballyhoo. No hidden agenda. Just good people (and hopefully great weather). Alchemy, […]

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