Month: September 2012

http://necessaryfiction.com/writerinres/MotherFatherandClown. Thanks editor and friend Nancy Freund. Also, my short fiction, “Cat’s Pajamas,” is at Fictionaut: http://fictionaut.com/stories/robert-vaughan/the-cats-pajamas–2. Formerly appeared at 52/250 and Connotation Press. Thanks editors Michelle Elvy and Meg Tuite. Blue Five Notebook’s Blue Collection: Music issue is live: http://bluefifthreview.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/the-blue-collection-2-music-12-19-summer-2012/ Mathieu Cailler has this gorgeous piece at Two Hawks Quarterly: Hit and Stay – Two Hawks Quarterly | Two Hawks Quarterly Smokelong Quarterly airs Issue #37: http://www.smokelong.com/cover37.asp Howie Good has new signature poetry at Golden Sparrow Magazine: http://goldensparrowmag.com/2012/09/23/the-winter-of-things/ Poet Marc Vincenz has two new gems in the latest Revolution House: http://revolutionhousemag.com/?page_id=23 Polari Magazine features Michael Langan’s interview with performance artist Matt Fennemore about queer arts pioneer David Wojnarowicz, one of my largest mentors and literary influences: http://www.polarimagazine.com/interviews/matt-fennemore-david-wojnarowicz/ Spenser Davis reviews Dorothea Lasky’s new poetry book, Thunderbird, at The Rumpus: http://therumpus.net/2012/09/thunderbird-by-dorothea-lasky/ Matthew Sherling’s words at Cutty Spot about Edward Mullany’s If I Falter At The Gallows: http://cuttyspot.tumblr.com/post/31720836056/words-on-if-i-falter-at-the-gallows-by-edward. (P.S. I am currently reading this collection and love it!!! Thanks, Matt!) Writer Christopher Allen is probed gently by Martha Williams about his fabulous new book, Conversations with S. Teri O’Type: http://marthawilliams.org/2012/09/14/conversations-christopher-allen/ Erin Fitzgerald is up at Matchbook: http://www.matchbooklitmag.com/ And that’s all she wrote (not Erin, just the cliche!). Get on out there before you no longer can.]]>

http://jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/meet-our-new-senior-fiction-editor-linda-simoni-wastila/ 2) And Jen Michalski has a piece, “The Goodbye Party” up at The Literarian: http://www.centerforfiction.org/magazine/issue-10/the-goodbye-party-by-jen-michalski/ 3) Meg Tuite’s Exquisite Quartet for September is up at Used Furniture Review. This month is a collaboration with Meg, Neil Servin, Misti Rainwater-Lites and Aleathia Drehmer: http://usedfurniturereview.com/2012/09/18/living-off-the-man-by-meg-tuites-exquisite-quartet/ 4) Poets & Writers Sept/Oct issue has this article called Enduring Discovery: Marriage, Parenthood, and Poetry by Brenda Shaughnessy and Craig Morgan Teicher: http://www.pw.org/content/enduring_discovery_marriage_parenthood_and_poetry_0 5) Available today: Short, Fast & Deadly’s September issue, “Floor Plan.” Includes writing by Bill Yarrow, Eryk Wenziak and many other talents! Get yours here:          – Short, Fast, and Deadly 6) James Robison with two lovely poems in The 2River View: http://www.2river.org/2RView/17_1/poems/robison.html 7) Mia Avramut has two stunning poems in Marco Polo: http://www.marcopoloartsmag.com/Poetry 8) MaryAnne Kolton’s inspiring interview with Charlotte Rogan at Lifeboat: http://www.januarymagazine.com/profiles/rogan.html 9) Zach Ellis is moved by Lidia Yuknavitch’s Dora: The Headcase: http://boysdocry.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/are-you-there-carrie-its-me-zach/ 10) James Claffey waxes at Word Riot: http://www.wordriot.org/archives/4532 And thanks to fellow writer, Sam Snoek-Brown, whose similar wrap-up this week mentioned (of all writers?) me! http://snoekbrown.com/category/writing/fiction/ ***Bonus: “Hate Mail” by Carol Muske-Dukes up at Boston Review: http://bostonreview.net/BR36.3/carol_muske-dukes.php ***Super Bonus: “You are Beautiful” by Dorothea Lasky at Poetry Daily: http://poems.com/poem.php?date=15599 (thanks, Rachel, for the inspiration! And congrats about your MFA plans!)]]>

There’s No Place Like Home by Robert Vaughan | Metazen Also, my poem, The Thief is up at Fictionaut: “The Thief” by Robert Vaughan — Fictionaut 2)  Always amazing James Claffey up at Cobalt Review: http://www.cobaltreview.com/fiction/2012/09/10/johnny-fortycoats/ 3)  Bartelby Snopes has a great new story by Samuel Snoek- Brown: http://www.bartlebysnopes.com/lightningmypilot.htm 4)  At Cutty Spot, Matthew Sherling reviews poet Frank O’Hara: http://cuttyspot.tumblr.com/post/31318418255/words-on-frank-oharas-lunch-poems-ive-loved 5) Gill Hoffs gets down with adorable Christopher Allen about his NEW BOOK: http://gillhoffs.wordpress.com/ 6) Micah Ling is up at anderbo.com with these two poems: http://www.anderbo.com/anderbo1/apoetry-195.html 7) Jules Archer stuns in the best way with 50 Shades of WTF: http://julesjustwrite.com/2012/09/09/50-shades-of-wtf/ 8) Two lovely poems by Stevie Edwards up at A-Minor: http://aminormagazine.com/2012/09/03/halcyon-double-survivor/ 9) Blue Fifth Review has a brilliant new all-poetry issue: http://bluefifthreview.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/poetry-special-september-2012-12-18/ 10) In addition to Christopher Allen’s new book, (Conversations with S. Teri O’ Type A Satire) it was announced yesterday by Paula Bomer at Sententia Books that Meg Tuite’s Implosion, is forthcoming in 2013!!! Congratulations, Christopher and Meg! Amazon.com: conversations with s. teri o’type Sententia Books And I have to mention that of course we remember. We will always remember.]]>

“Before and After” by Robert Vaughan — Fictionaut And thanks, especially this week, for these: 1) Flavorwire’s most Beautiful Literary Magazines Online: http://www.flavorwire.com/324591/12-of-the-most-beautiful-online-literary-magazines 2)  Dear friend Nancy Freund guest edits Necessary Fiction for September, and starts with this great essay, “Movement is the Meaning of Life:”  http://necessaryfiction.com/writerinres/MovementistheMeaningofLife 3) Get your groove on, read UP, Sweet Fix, Issue 5: http://lostpuppycam.tumblr.com/post/30662787104/start-your-labor-day-weekend-off-right-with-up 4) New NAP guest edited by Janey Smith: http://naplitmag.com/issues/nap2_9/nap29.html 5) Riveting new work, “Debriefing,” by E.C. Osondu at Guernica: http://www.guernicamag.com/fiction/debriefing/ 6) My pal, Berit Ellingsen reviews another pal, Tania Hershman’s fantastic flash book, My Mother Was An Upright Piano: http://beritellingsen.com/2012/09/03/review-my-mother-was-an-upright-piano-by-tania-hershman/ 7) Gregory Sherl’s new collection, Monogamy Songs, is sure to stun. Pre-orders here at Future Tense: http://www.futuretensebooks.com/futuret/books.html 8) Sarah Carson has 4 Poems at Spork Press: http://www.sporkpress.com/ 9) The Lit Pub has a new review of Dora: A Headcase by Lidia Yuknavitch. A must read: http://thelitpub.com/the-creation-of-a-girl/ 10) Goddess Dorianne Laux brings it at Raleigh Review with “The Nakedness of Things:” http://www.raleighreview.org/ 10a) Sweet poet/pal Rachel Heimowitz has two inspirational poems in this new edition of Silent Revelations Press (Issue Two) from editor Heidi Sampson: www.SilentRevelationsPress.com Silent Revelations Press (Issue Two): Rachel Heimowitz,Diana Woods,Cassie Ciopryna,Jennifer Gibson,Jay Asher,Heidi Sampson: Amazon.com: Kindle Store Bonus’s this week: * Ann Bogle is up at Camroc Press Review with three gems: http://www.camrocpressreview.com/2012/09/ann-bogle.html * Frank Hinton is interviewed at Creepy Faggot (yeah, not crazy about that site name!): http://creepyfaggotmagazine.tumblr.com/post/30913581456/name-frank-hinton-age-29-occupation * This just in: An Interview with Caitlin Moran at The Hairpin: An Interview With Caitlin Moran | The Hairpin Experience life, taste it now, it waits for you with baited breath.]]>