Camp Journal and other stuff

I am currently documenting the next 8 weeks of my life in a "Camp Journal" activity book (thanks, Cyclops!). Be warned, everyone I come in contact with is a potential "camper". Meanwhile, Carabella is working hard on the pictures for the "Animals" book and has recently created a beautiful drawing of a baby born clutching a starfish to its chest. The baby is done in wonderful detail with a particularly splendid looking vagina....I will be handing out plenty of free homemade crap at Artscape, Northscape, Cyclopscape, WTF?-Scape II, Foodscape, and any other "Scape" you can think of...Come out to the arts district this weekend and get some!

Thanks to Cyclops and Eight Stone Press!

Thanks to Cyclops and Eight Stone Press and everyone who turned out and read and played music the other day! You were all excellent! Let's do it again real soon! Who isn't a big fan of alcohol infused literary events? I am and the readings at Cyclops are the most fun! Everybody come to the next one. ps. There will be a whole lot of stuff going at Cyclops over Artscape, so come out and be a part of it! Support Baltimore's lit scene!

Go to Cyclops tonight people!

Go to Cyclops tonight and support the store and Eight Stone Press' open mic night! There will be a bluegrass jam session beforehand (I may even bring my banjo and throw off everyone's rhythm) and then folks will be reading at 9 pm. After all of the talented writers read, I am going to read something...Maybe from the Animals manuscript, maybe not...Come and find out! Also buy books and beer and things from Andy!

Thanks to Cyclops and For Crying Out Loud!

Thanks to Andy and Fernando and everyone who came out on Friday to Cyclops to watch and read! A good time seemed to be had by all! ps. Andy, keep up with the pouring shots while I am reading, at least one component of the performance will always for sure be amusing!

Also, C Sands and I are trucking along on the "Animals" book, which will hopefully be done by the end of this summer and wil definitely be out before Bookfest (Hear that Cara? New Deadline!).

Support the local Lit Scene this week by going to Cyclops for the Eight Stone Press folks' Open Mic reading...Those things always prove to be a good time! I may read a story about throwing pennies...or Moles...or something...And Hopefully we can convince CSANDS to read or tell a story also! Sands???

Hey Read This! Press: Trading Cards!

Hey Read This! Press: Trading Cards!

Trading Cards!

Carabella and Brady Starr and I began the ultra-serious endeavour of making trading cards yesterday. If you were lucky enough to be handed one yesterday, then save it! They rule! Wait, no don't save it (unless you are Andy and the card is totally Cyclops specific), instead you should find someone else with a card and trade with them. This will be difficult to do until we get more cards out there. Maybe whole sets will soon come. Either way they are silly/fun/sometimes beautiful and you should keep your eye out. You should also go to Don's art supply store at North and Howard and get some of your own to trade with us and other people around town...Also, the illustrations for "Animals" are now being made largely in the trading card format, so get ready for tiny detailed pictures ya'll! Holler if you hear me!