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New York Times Previews Long Island Noir

Huzzah! Long Island Noir gets previewed in the New York Times today, and my story “Ending in Paumanok” gets a mention. And why does the Times not italicize book titles again? Because it can?

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Mayday, Mayday. This Is Asinine. Can You Read Me?

poems Ta by Bill Jansen Cabfare from the Airport by William Trowbridge Midnight Nemesis by Douglas Turner Malediction: Vile Roach by Callie Cardamon Poetic Sin: Its Wages by David Alpaugh Girls Poo Faster by V.S. Frimmit* prose Shooting an Elephant … Continue reading

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Los Sures, Part 37: Lay Off

Mami worked at the Day Care Center on South 4 and Keap Street. It was a small and skinny blue and white building near the corner. At the corner was a lot with a playground for the little little kids … Continue reading

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Asinine End of Year

The December 2010 issue of Asinine Poetry is up. Check it out! poems Asinine Christmas Poem No. 7 by Fenway Parker* Online Shopping with Wine by Suet Go* Oy to the World by Scott Emmons Krampus! He Is Coming to … Continue reading

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Tainos Still Kicking

For those of you who read my story “Juracán” in the anthology Indian Country Noir, this report about the survival of the Native Americans I write about might be of interest. Decimated Tribe Seeks Recognition Through 2010 Census Puerto Rican … Continue reading

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Los Sures, Part 5A: Our Booger Wall

My brother and I had a booger wall. We had bunk beds in a room with a window that had a fire escape that looked out over the stoop of 121 South Second Street. Our bunk beds were up against … Continue reading

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A Picnic of Silliness

New issue of AsininePoetry.com is up! poems The Soul of Liberty Valance Returns to Get a Popcorn Refill by Melanie Browne Hamburger Mouth & Taco Mouth by Bill Jansen Taking Chickens to the Doctor by Sam Hamod Ode to Diet … Continue reading

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