not exactly how i thought my weekend would start

i got up this morning knowing that my mother would already be on her way to my sister's condo in Columbus. i noticed the paper on the table so i knew i just needed to get the mail today. then a few hours later i get a phone call. it's my first girlfriend from high school, who i haven't spoken to in a few years on the phone. she goes on to ask me if i was going to this alumni soccer game later today. she apparently doesn't know that no one i went to school with is in contact with me any longer. needless to say, when she starts mentioning names of people i haven't seen in a decade, i figure, why not. so, i'll be shaving and showering here in a bit and seeing just how deep into social anxiety i have drifted.

i noticed in the mail today i had a letter from Las Vegas. it felt pretty light, which is always a good sign in a poet's eyes. that usually means the publisher or editor has accepted most or all of your submission. i immediately thought this was the case with Peter from ART:MAG and my submission from back in May. i open up the envelope and find this inside: dear contributor: ART:MAG is now defunct!!... Thanx for your past support, -- mag man    P.S. The post office box 70896 is also closed, please don't send mail there.

he also included a little personal note wishing me luck with my writing. so a big thank you to Peter Magliocco and all the poems he published of mine in ART:MAG. that will be one zine i will truly miss.

but, in my feeble attempt to turn shit into chicken salad, i guess i have found the "new" poems to put in some submissions here in the next week or so.

the Yankees lost again last night to a team they should never lose to. CC once again pitched like shit and the offense decided to follow suit. what i'm really hoping is by the time i get home tonight the game is over and i didn't punish myself by watching any of it.

and depending on how late i get home tonight, i don't know if i will see ROH or not. i know there will be some tag team news on this show and a title switch, so i hope to see it. i'm sure i'll catch it sometime this weekend.

other than that, not much is going on. i need to go make myself look pretty (you know, lipstick on a pig) and go swim in the river of nostalgia. i've got to make sure i remember to take some business cards. perfect place to get rid of them.

and if i do end up going to this alumni event, i'll share the sad details tomorrow on this blog.

until then...

music:

Houndmouth - From The Hills Below The City
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away

There are no secrets that time does not reveal." - Jean Racine

my 4 poems in ART:Mag #40

i got issue #40 of ART:Mag in the mail today. my poems "warm innocence", "trendy sunglasses", "never look back", and "an intricate snapshot" were all published in the issue.

others with work in the issue include Alan Catlin, B.Z. Niditch, normal, and Cathy Porter just to name a few.

to subscribe to ART:Mag send $8 (which gets you 2 issues and any chapbooks) to:

Peter Magliocco
P.O.B. 70896
Las Vegas, NV 89170

response from ART:MAG

i heard back from Peter Magliocco at ART:MAG on my poetry submission from last November. my poems "trendy sunglasses", "an intricate snapshot", "never look back", and "warm innocence" have been accepted for issue #40 of ART:MAG, due in the summer of 2013. i'll be sure to post the info when the issue is published.

my 3 poems in ART:MAG #39 (The Election Year Blues Issue)

my poems "ditches and graves", "gravity always wins", and "some asshole thinking he's profound" appear in ART:MAG #39 (The Election Year Blues Issue). others with work in this issue include Guy R. Beining, B.Z. Niditch, normal, Cathy Porter, Alan Catlin, Neal Wilgus, John Grey, and Jon Bush just to name a few.

subscription: $8 (includes 2 issues, plus any chapbooks)

Peter Magliocco, Editor

ART:MAG
PO BOX 70896
Las Vegas, NV 89170
USA

response from ART:MAG

i heard back today from Peter Magliocco at ART:MAG on my poetry submission from July. my poems "some asshole thinking he's profound", "gravity always wins", and "ditches and graves" were accepted for publication. they will be in issue #39, due out in Nov./Dec. 2012.