Buy Prathna Lor’s Chapbook, Because He’s a “Mysterious Young Canadian Author”

Posted by Jason Diamond I’d imagine if the fact that it’s written by a “mysterious young Canadian” doesn’t sell you on this purchase, please note that “Ventriloquism” is a Kevin Sampsell published/approved chapbook, out now on Future Tense Publishing.  That should really be enough to entice you into finding a five dollar bill, and buying this. If that doesn’t work, please know that “Ventriloquism” is equal parts awesome, weird, and easy to read in one sitting. Just saying.

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Short Shorts and Thursday Night Television

Posted by Tobias Carroll I’ll be thirty-four in October, and I came of age watching a certain era of comedies on NBC. Looking at the titles of some of the stories in Mary Hamilton’s chapbook We Know What We Are, I’d wager that Hamilton came of age under similar circumstances: Bull Shannon is referenced repeatedly. And given that Malcolm Jamal Warner receives a hat-tip, I could venture a guess as to the last name of the “Theodore” mentioned a few […]

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