In lieu of our regularly scheduled programming, I thought I would try ripping off one of
’s voice memos. They’ve become one of my favorite things on Substack. Adam is a writer and editor of the literary magazine .The music throughout this voicemail comes from Side A of Cattle Call by Eddy Arnold. (RCA Victor, 1963)
Below, I have compiled some things that were published elsewhere in August and September.
If I haven’t said it enough yet, thanks so much for being here.
There’s more coming soon.
Take care.
-Avery
POEMS
mine’s eight minutes ahead and
sara’s is three minutes further on
eleven years between us and
i’m the one stuck changing the
clocks in both of the cars
- from “Changing the Clocks in the Cars” at Belt Magazine
FICTION
“The Name Of The Buyer Was Not Disclosed” over at JAKE
“For the record, the Pentagon had been the one footing the bill for the development of the hot dog cannon all along. Originally, they were desperately trying to get people to forget about some tragic toy known as The Lawn Dart. It took the top brass and millions of dollars, but by God, they did it.”
-from “Hot Dog Exclusivity” over at Heavy Feather Review
ALBUM REVIEWS
No Depression:
My partner Sara Williams has been putting heaters like this one up over at Public Nuisance all summer long.
The Five and Dime is member of the Iowa Writers’ Collaborative, where each week a slew of new writing appears from around the state.
It is gracefully collected by Julie Gammack and
, and published here:
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