Tag Archives: Brian McElmurry

The Internet is Real: Gabby Gabby emailed me a pdf of her ebook “pretty flowers”

“pretty flowers” is a curious formatted poem, or group of poems without any clear delineation between them by Gabby Gabby [1]. There is no rhyme or stanzas, per se, yet this is 100% poetry. In a large Helvetica (italicized?) font each … Continue reading

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The Internet is real: Ana C. mailed me her chapbook “make-believe love-making”

The internet is real. On Jan. 27th while toner was being heated onto paper, I scrolled through my Facebook feed. I make copies while depressed, or weirdly hyper, 40 hrs a week, and read things online because my job doesn’t require the … Continue reading

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Metazen published “Miso Soup” by Brian McElmurry

Metazen.com published a story of mine written in the 3rd person with simple sentences. It’s called Miso Soup (This is the link). Update: Seth Siegal had a story published on Metazen, a year ago today, actually, weirdly enough. Here is … Continue reading

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Today on the Internet (Skateboarding & xTx)

Rob Dyrdek–before he was a funny ass MTV reality star was a well-respected funny professional skateboarder (still pro)–flipped a car like a kickflip on a skateboard. Watch the video. Also Target and the Shaun White Collection stole a skateboard artist Michael … Continue reading

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This week on Internet-Literature!

That exclamation point is unironic. Or is it? From what I’ve gathered from my countless hours of looking at the internet while the copier spins in circles and heats toner onto the paper is that the internet is ironic. This observation is already … Continue reading

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2 Book Reviews on “Suicide” by Edouard Leve

 “In art, to reduce is to perfect. Your disappearance bestowed a negative beauty on you. (pg. 19)” Book Review: “Suicide” by Edouard Leve by Brian McElmurry “You kept your day planners from previous years. You reread them when you doubted … Continue reading

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