Paper & Ink: Best of the First Ten Years...

Considering the top drawer work found in issue after issue of the small press gem, I’m sure narrowing down this best of the first decade issue was tough rowing, so I am really pleased to have a piece make the cut. To my eye, Scumbag Press and DrunkSkull Books share quite a bit in terms of intention, only they’re far more active and consistent that the monkeys running my ship! I’m always jazzed to hustle a piece their way, and to share the pages with one of the best stables of writers around.

And rumor has it you can order a T-SHIRT to go with yours, so long are you get it in during the pre-sale, so why not let everyone out there know that you support the folks out here doing their thang, making stuff, and keeping those artistic fires burning!

Martin Appleby, sporting a dapper, green mohawk, has taken a cache of poems from our A DEEP & GORGEOUS THIRST - UNABRIDGED AUDIO for his POETRY & PUNK PODCAST. There’s Michael D. Blum talking about white wine and Fascism, and Walevska Perez-Herrera and Pink Floyd, and there’s Rebecca Schumejda talking about waking in a red car. Freddie De La Cruz teaches us about “drunk Christmas,” and we find Joseph Ridgwell narrating for some poor sap at the gas station in his underwear. William Boyle speaks to getting screwed in Hollywood, and Willy Vlautin talks of the naked guy in his buddy’s pool.

For those who don’t now, Martin is the driving force behind Paper and Ink Zine, and is a tireless supporter of small press goodness, all while still being a terrific writer in his own right. So if you’re looking for a taste of what the audio book will sound like, check out the podcast (and all the other stuff Martin gets up to)!

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