It is noon. Very hot. The Denver sun’s pitiless spotlight pushes down upon pedestrians carrying briefcases or carryout lunches.... more
The Ship: Behind the bar is a small window, and behind the window, a small room. On the left side, stacked within metal... more
Easy Rider perfectly displays the counter-culture rebellion of the 1960s. Two hippie bros, Wyatt (Peter Fonda) and Billy (Dennis... more
It’s a different gator every year, but we talk like it’s the same one.
The night needed a push. I was the only customer in the place, this small dark place called Barely Legal with just one stage and a... more
In the back of my fridge, behind the bottles of Boulevard Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale and cans of Good People IPA and bottles of Lipton Green Tea with Citrus and assorted bottles of water, there’s a bottle of blue pop.
How he got the resort people to put these tubs out here, I have no idea.
In 2010, Michael Martone began conducting a series of interviews. Each of these interviews was written under... more
Okay, so the trailer makes Dark Horse seem like a fun, silly comedy about a man who might not be the most mature guy ever, but seems... more
Doesn’t it always begin with a contraction, a fluttering musclequake, birding in your heart?
put the skull on your mouth / in a dry place / where they died
I remember one robot was called a SENTRY and it guarded the door...
"I think I'm just trying to be a good listener."
It’s 10:57 Albuquerque time,... more
A true bourbon is a bourbon with a story worth remembering. It doesn’t have to be a good bourbon, but then a true story doesn’t have to be a good story.
I was twenty-two the year I realized I was scared of everything.
The monkey breeder interviews her suitability over the phone.
"...the activity is difficult and risky and can be the source of great dissonance if it reaches the point of cognition."
First a note about what I’m doing here: talking to people who consider themselves non-readers.
Welcome to Camp Bread Loaf. Put your apron on.
A little man in a boat paddles laps around a toilet bowl.
Elizabeth Ellen looks back at Tao Lin's "The Novelist" from Hobart, Aug./Sept. '04.
Matthew Simmons looks back at Amy Minton's "Overhanded" from Hobart, May '07, and also her interviews, and just her awesomeness in general.
Jac Jemc looks back at Spencer Dew's "The Exit Colony" from Hobart October '04.
Jensen Beach looks back at Glen Pourciau's "Belly" from Hobart October '08.
Aaron Burch looks back at two Aaron Gwyn shorts from Hobart, early 2002.
