Reasons I Changed My Blog Title (and heading)

Reasons I changed my blog title (and heading):

1. 'The Only Blog Ever.' sounded pretentious and arrogant and I am anything but.
2. It is all part of a total blog make-over. Get excited.
3. 'Only Human' is the title of the book I am working on.
4. I am only human.
   
5. My name plastered everywhere seemed pretentious. Again, I am probably the complete opposite.
6. Life is a revolution.
   
7. Blogs are dumb.
8. I'm wearing sweatpants and moccasins right now.
9. Because I wanted to and I still think it looks stupid but whatever; I'm too lazy to mess with it anymore.
10. If you have any thoughts on the matter please comment.

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Currently listening to: Dr. Acula
Song: Say Cheese and Die Again
Album: Below Me

Catfish Soup

Time is precious. I have none.

The reading went well! Thank you to all that came out and had some fun with us! There were some very awesome pieces read. Dolphins, pop-ups, Kanye West, Tattoos of cats and more! Wish you were there. Pictures will be posted soon over at The Broad Set.

I've been busy with a constant stream of work. I apologize for the lack of 50 to 1 issue this week. I will make the next one with extra jam-packed with love.

Someone bought my signed copy of 'drive.' That someone is DJ Berndt. Thank you, DJ. I'm glad someone I know won the auction.

That is all for now. Not enough time in the day...

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Currently listening to: Attack Attack!
Song: Catfish Soup
Album: Someday Came Suddenly

Boats and Hoes (PROMO POST)

PROMOTIONAL POST

Tonight. October 23rd 2009. Are you in the Philly area? You're in luck!

The Broad Set Writing Collective is hosting a reading at The Random Tea Room. At 6pm, if attending, you will hear the written words of:

Kiley Rummler, Pete Richter, Andrew Kaspereen, Sam 'Milo' Cicero, Maria Gullo, and myself. (Plus special guests)



Details on Facebook.
BookGeek.
FunnelPages.
Maybe more?
Atlantic Refreshment.

Come listen to some stories, poems, words and then drink with the writers afterwords! Free high fives! Free love! LOVE! FREE MAGAZINES - copies of Avalanche Tinder and Lo-Fidelity issue 4. A GIVEAWAY! LOVE!

[The Broad Set] ... HOT DAMN!
- New York Times

Will you be my friend?

Echoes of Rejection

Rejections from:

Theives Jargon
Foundling Review
PANK

... and counting. haha

SOMETIMES WE EXIST

See The Broad Set read this friday, October 23rd @ The Random Tea Room. 530pm. Come hang out with us. I'll give you a high five. Promise.

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Currently listening to: Thursday
Song: Ian Curtis
Album: Waiting

Sometimes We Exist

Half of the time we exist. The other half we only pretend.

New issue of 50 to 1 just released - SOMETIMES WE EXIST. Go read some awesome flash fiction. Contributors include: Morgan Moore, Troy Morash, Anne Whitehouse, Rebecca Jane Taylor, M.E. Ray, Amanda Borenstadt, and Jack Shakely.

This weekend was somewhat eventful. I had a party on Friday, hung out with old friends on Saturday, today, I updated 50 to 1, worked on my new book (Only Human) AND I beat inFamous. Good weekend.

I submitted a story to PANK. Wish me luck!

UPDATE - PANK has rejected me. But I submitted to Venture, Foundling Review and >kill author. So if you would be so kind to continue and wish me luck I would love you forever.

Or maybe you can buy a signed copy of drive. - Very bored and signed all the copies I had left. Put them on eBay. Thought process - 'hey, what the hell!'

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Currently listening to: Coheed and Cambria
Song: Everything Evil
Album: The Second Stage Turbine Blade

The Broad Set INTERVIEWS Jason Jordan

Read the most revealing interview of October.

The Broad Set (Pete Richter and I) interview decomP's very own Jason Jordan. Check out everything you ever wanted to know about the bearded wonder right here.

Otherwise, remember to check out the new issue of 50 to 1 - LEARNING TO SMILE - enjoy!

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Currently listening to: Glassjaw
Song: Cosmopolitan Blood Loss
Album: Worship and Tribute

Learn to Smile

Nothing will ever make sense. Nothing will ever work out. We will never smile. But we can always try to learn how.

The new issue of 50 to 1 is out today! 'LEARNING TO SMILE' features the work of: Frank Gillougley, Nathalie Boisard-Beudin, Michael Robison, Stacey Dye, Linda Manning, CS DeWildt, and Barry Basden. Enjoy the new issue, I know I did while putting it together! It is awesome. And please, please spread the word about 50 to 1. Post it in your blog, mention it to a co-worker, maybe scribble it on your lunch table. Anything to get all of this awesome literature noticed.

In other news:

1. I have started a collection of short stories called Only Human: Stories of Individual Weakness. I hope it comes together well. I have two stories complete at the moment and I'm working on three now. I haven't decided how many to include, but I guess I'll figure that out later.

2. Friday night I went to Giants Stadium to see Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform. I'm not a huge die-hard fan like many of the people there, but he did put on an amazing show. He even played 'Jersey Girl' which is very rarely heard live because someone else wrote it. So that was cool.

3. Saturday night I went to the Starland Ballroom to see AFI perform with opening guest Gallows. I've been an AFI fan forever and to finally see them play live was cool. However, I was kind of disappointed they only played maybe four or five old songs. And by old songs I mean prior to Sing the Sorrow (2003). And on top of that, they didn't open with the crowd chant "Through Our Bleeding, We Are One" like they used to do. I was sad I missed that experience. But on the flip side of things, they did have the lead singer, Lou Koller, of Sick Of It All perform a song with them. That was very cool. Overall, I was ecstatic with the outcome of the show.

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Currently listening to: AFI
Song: File 13
Album: Very Proud of Ya

One Day We Will Be Dirt

Use the blue Crayon when you color on the inside of my eyelids.
That way the purple and orange pills I swallow at night
will have something to match the putrid color spectrum
on the insides of my stomach lining.
Maybe you can throw in some greens
or yellows.
But don't use red.
Red makes me look ugly.
And I don't want the only thing I see
when I need to escape everything
to be hideous and red.
Or desperate to exist for anyone,
anyone besides me.

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Currently listening to: Nothing
Song: Will Ever
Album: Make Me Smile

All of us; we're Only Human

There comes a time in every man's life when something extraordinary happens. We are all full of organs. We are all the same. We are ONLY HUMAN.

There is a new issue of 50 to 1 today. 'Only Human' features work from: Jeanine DeHoney, Christopher Jacobsmeyer, Robert Laughlin, Neal Kemet, D.S. Apfelbaum, Amanda Davis, and P.D. Piliere. Go read it. The work keeps getting better and better. I promise you won't be let down. Also, spread the word about 50 to 1! If it reaches three people because you said something about it, that is significant to the world of flash fiction. You did your part in the literary world.

The Broad Set has new things coming. An interview with Jason Jordan is being finalized as I type this sentence. I think we are also working on trying to maybe get an interview with Shane Jones. And there are a couple of readings coming up. So keep in touch, we'll have some details soon.

I need a story to read at the reading October 23rd. My Seth Rogen story went over well, but I don't want to read the same story twice in a row. As of lately, my life has become one big, quiet ball of nothing. I'm in a routine that I don't like and I haven't had time to myself in weeks. What is wrong with me. I need a remedy.

But I can't wait for WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. It's going to bring back childhood memories and make me feel good at the same time.

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Currently listening to: Hot Water Music
Song: Remedy
Album: Caution