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J. A. Tyler has graciously nominated A Field of Colors for the Pushcart Prize. other ML Press nominations include They by Brian Evenson, The Fish & The Not Fish by Peter Markus, Those Bones by David Ohle, Isn't This What You Were Looking For? by Ken Sparling, and We Take Me Apart (an excerpt) by Molly Gaudry. read more Mud Luscious news. order ML Press: First Year.

a few nights ago i dreamt my inbox was flooded with email responses in regards to stories i'd submitted. there were rejections and acceptances and some of the acceptances were for the same story. i have always felt a bit anxious about a simultaneous submission possibly being accepted by more than one market at (roughly) the same time. not sure why.

lament for a coat

i loved this story by Greggory Moore.

pure francis

An Argument / A Husband / A Sound / A Wife / A Neighbor is now up at Pure Francis.

is KORA no more?

would it be safe for me to assume that KORA is no more?

the third elevator

i love me some Aimee Bender. so when i have money i'm buying her new title The Third Elevator, now available from Madras Press. you can learn more about Madras and how they donate all their profits to a charity of the author's choice here. what charity would you choose? my choice would be HOPE Worldwide.

ml press: first year

smile. because ML Press is anthologizing every glorious chapbook, from inception to the end of 2009, into one beautiful package.

the cost? a mere $15.

what you get? 43 inspired titles by some of the best writers around.

don't believe me? let the name dropping begin: ken baumann, shane jones, jimmy chen, brandi wells, blake butler, nick antosca, sam pink, james chapman, colin bassett, michael kimball, jac jemc, kim chinquee, kim parko, norman lock, randall brown, brian evenson, michael stewart, peter markus, ken sparling, aaron burch, david ohle, matthew savoca, p. h. madore, johannes göransson, ryan call, elizabeth ellen, molly gaudry, kevin wilson, mary hamilton, craig davis, kendra grant malone, lavie tidhar, lily hoang, mark baumer, ben tanzer, krammer abrahams, joshua cohen, eugene lim, c. l. bledsoe, joanna ruocco, josh maday, & michael martone.

my chapbook, A Field of Colors, will also be included. i'm truly honored to be rubbing elbows with such fine company.

start the coming new year off right and pre-order yourself a copy here.

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