Jul 06
TWAK, poetry, random Hipsters, HTMLGiant, mather schneider, poetry, tao lin, TWAK 3 Comments
HTML GIANT
They got it figured
out yo
they got it all
figured out:
anything that doesn’t make
sense is profound, and nothing
juxtaposed
with more nothing
is suddenly something.
Jul 06
Publishing rejections, submissions, tao lin, word riot 3 Comments
{Quick side note, I greatly approve of Word Riot‘s new glass cubicles. WR‘s just setting the standard as usual, I know, but this is the kind of transparency indie publishing is missing.}
Apr 06
I’m sure this discussion has popped up a time or two as by-product of other discussions, but I think it’s one that needs some real play. The question: does hierarchy or true democracy function better in the circumstances of a magazine’s editorial board?
Mar 24
Free Books, Literature, Publishing, promotion contest, Free Books, hate, love, tao lin 1 Comment
Trick with a Knife is running a contest. We are fascinated with the phenomenon that is Tao Lin. Some hate him. Some love him. We want to know what you think. Tell us, in great detail what you think of Tao Lin and you could win big.
We will consider every essay we receive. It is our plan to publish the best (most interesting) Pro-Tao essay and the best (most interesting) Anti-Tao essay on our site.
The winners will get publication, a stack of books chosen from my personal collection (mostly small press books, some signed) and status as a contributor to the site.
The runner up essays will get a mention (and possible contributor status as well).
Send your essays to TWAK@disproductions.org.
Good luck and fight the power.
Mar 19
Literature, Web Goodies, writing blake butler, f. john sharp, night train, tao lin 2 Comments
I’m digging this poem by F. John Sharp.
Brad Green is in Night Train. This is for reading and loving.
It seems that Tao Lin has sold the film Rights to Shoplifting from American Apparel. What a strange world it is.
Blake Butler writes something interesting about poker at HTML Giant.
Mar 14
Literature, Music, humor Bret Easton Ellis, sam pink, Slayer, tao lin 6 Comments
I’m tired of safe. Classy has its place, but I read on the porch wearing clothes that don’t fit right and I pour toxins down my throat at the end of each chapter. When it comes to literature there is nothing wrong with showing there is some Slayer fans in us — tucked behind the pages doing whippets and still in love with fire.
I have three video ideas. These will not only show that there is a rabidness, slobbering and chanting, for writers but I think if people see these they will catch onto it. Like pink eye but you know, fucking good.
Feb 28
Literature, Publishing, promotion, web charles bukowski, chris deal, christopher dwyer, gordon highland, henry miller, kevin sampsell, mary gaitskill, mel bosworth, nik korpon, Oprah, sarah palin, stephen king, stephenie meyer, tao lin, xtx 5 Comments
Shameless pimping here. Caleb Ross and I put together a web anthology called Oprah Read This. It features sexy fictions by Mel Bosworth, Chris Deal, Christopher Dwyer, Gordon Highland, Nik Korpon, Kevin Sampsell, xTx and others. The stories are about Stephen King, Tao Lin, Sarah Palin, Henry Miller, Charles Bukowski, Stephenie Meyer, Mary Gaitskill and others. It is well worth having a look at
