Claypool Authors Book
Primus bass player Les Claypool has authored a book entitled South of the Pumphouse. The book is published by the great Akashic Books and is said to be influenced by Primus’ music and the works of Hunter Thompson. Claypool told The Book Standard about his unusual measures for literary talent, “I tend to be big on…
continue readingHow We All Feel, From Time to Time
I happened to be flipping through Larry Brown’s magnificent Big Bad Love last night. I’ve read the stories in this collection dozens of times but it’s always an unexpected pleasure when you thumb through a book, quickly flipping the pages, and a line just grabs your attention, as though written in neon, as though flaming on the…
continue readingPopularity Contest
You’ve probably noticed the new item on our navigation bar: Most Popular Posts. This is a plug-in we added yesterday and I’m still trying to get all the kinks worked out. You’ll probably see this functionality change a bit, and even disappear and later reappear, over the coming days and weeks as I get it…
continue readingSmaller Magazines, Efficient Staff, Good Experiences
After the rush of seeing your byline in a national publication wears off, eventually, you want to get paid. If you’re trying to live as a freelancer, then you quickly learn that the bank won’t take the masthead for payment. Ronald won’t give you a Big Mac in exchange for a photocopy of your grooming bit in Cat Fancy. And…
continue readingThirteen Writing Prompts
Dan Wiencek and the folks at McSweeney’s provide some humorous launch pads for your writing. Thirteen Writing Prompts contains such wonderful catalysts as “Write a short scene set at a lake, with trees and shit. Throw some birds in there, too.” Or, if that doesn’t strike your fancy, try to “Write a scene showing a man…
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