College Q&A for Senior Creative Writing Students

Ah, invited (and paid) to return to my good ol' BA where we did horrid things (see Thrash Compactor) to read from "Scott Too" and then do this:

Answering questions from SUNY Purchase's Seniors in Creative Writing about MFA's, writer process, failure, walking dogs, calendars, enjoying submission ( safe for work ), what to DO in "real" life? Money, fear, huge risks, embracing the fear, etc. Smart group of kids ... holy dung did I just call college seniors "kids" ?!

This was after a reading from "Scott Too". Thank you to Catherine Lewis and Purchase college for inviting me to host this event. And paying me ... yay!

You can't see it in the video, but there was an actual audience, and a large, intelligent, gracious one.  Love them all!

Some Things

Carrier Pigeon Volume 4 is on the horizon, which will contain my story "The Shark Engine Enigma". Yeah, it's as weird and fucked up as the title sounds.

Went down to Comic-Con as a guest of Scott Snyder, current superstar writer of "Batman". He's one of the most down to earth people I've met. He really treats his fans fantastically (believe me, I've met the stars that don't...)
What can I say, it was fucking incredible.

ALSO, went down to Occupy Wall Street with Erik Romanyschyn, doing a like recon for our next joint project. The photos are up in my facebook album, feel free to take and use any if you wish.

Did some lectures, readings, and Q&A's recently. Yay.

Lots of stuff on the horizon as usual. You will be warned.

And don't forget, my novella, "Scott Too", is coming out next year from Silverthought Press.

And I'm doing a magazine cover soon for anyone that gives a shit. If you're reading this then I guess you do.

Here's a reading from "Black Hole Pacifica" in Volume 3 of Carrier Pigeon.

The reading was at Hue-Man bookstore in Harlem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfgpJ76Sn5Q&feature=player_embedded#at=56

I'm Reading For Carrier Pigeon. Come watch me be nervous!

I will read you some nightmares and funny things and shrimp

Public Reading Friday the 13th

FRIDAY THE 13TH LIVE READING! A CURSED LIVE READING!

From CARRIER PIGEON: Illustrated Fiction and Fine Art:

Come join CARRIER PIGEON: Illustrated Fiction and Fine Art on Friday the 13th at Hue-Man Bookstore & Cafe for three readings and 3 artist's portfolio showings from the first 5 issues of Carrier Pigeon. More details coming soon....


I'm gonna be reading here sometime from 6-8pm:

www.huemanbookstore.com

Video of Reading

Please watch this short 10 minute reading of "Ramses Sleeps For You", written by some idiot named Victor Giannini, illustrated by Rie Hasagawa, and produced and printed in Carrie Pigeon Issue One.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK7o-Q4FlXI


Thank you.

Live Reading Jan 4th in Manhattan be there or be flayed alive

Monday, January 4, 2010

Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Location: Otto's Shrunken Head

Street:
538 E. 14th St.
City/Town:
New York, NY

Derangement of the Senses is a fiction/poetry reading focusing on multimedia expressionism, people who don't recount stories in a terrifying monotone, and acts of literary dynamo.The reading is inspired by the proto-punk French poet Arthur Rimbaud, who asserted that THE PURPOSE OF LITERATURE IS TO FUCK YOU UP.

The reading will feature multimedia components, including live laser harp and Kaossilator performances and visual art that simulates a 5-MeO-DMT experience.

The list of readers so far:

VICTOR GIANNINI
BILL CHENG
KEVIN CARTER

2 for 1 well drinks until 8, and a dollar off everything else!