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p.s. Hey. Today we get a feast of covers and style machinations and designs and promises of sonic treasure curated by the fine writer and free jazz connoisseur and d.l. Chilly Jay Chill. If you haven't done so already, please scroll gradually and let the popping commence. Typed thoughts and reactions for our guest-host would be most welcome, thank you. Oh, and, coincidentally, I recommend that you head over here at some point and read a newly public and terrific interview with CJC's real life component Jeff Jackson re: his forthcoming novel 'Mira Corpora' and about writing and inspiration and more, courtesy of Tin House. Thanks a ton, Jeff. ** Rewritedept, Hi. Hm, I don't think I could vote for you as head of state based on those election promises, sorry. I don't understand spite. It just seems like emotional corruption to me, and the idea of eugenics is one of my least tolerable manifestations of fascism, but whatever works in the safety of your own head, as they say. You know as much about Errol Flynn as I do. I think he played Robin Hood or swashbucklers or something. Yesterday wasn't so busy. Not sure about today yet. Hope so. I was going to say, May your cranky pants have gotten ruined in the washing machine of your sleep, but I think they did. ** Gary gray, Hey. I love poetry. I love that it isn't judged based on how it handles the kind of preset, standardized expectations that saddle fiction writers. It's free to be a pure experiment, and I love that, and it's also a really tough form to do great things in, or so it seems to me, which I love too. Awesome that you're a full-time computer guy again, and, you know, thanks, man, for the kind words and all. The growing and maturing thing is important, yeah. Well, I don't have a choice 'cos it takes a shit ton of refining and stuff for my writing to be any good, so of course I think that. 4th draft, nice. Wow, you laying out the draft progress like that was fascinating. Thanks a lot. I'm a big process junkie, so that's like manna, whatever manna is. Justin Mortimer, yeah, very interesting. Super skilled painter, and weirdly so in a compelling way. Yeah, I like his stuff too. I should do a post on him, I think. Thanks for the alert. You really sound great. It's really heartening to see. ** David Ehrenstein, Hey. Last I read, i.e. a few minutes ago, it seemed like Greyson was going to be released today? I hope that's from a reliable source, obviously. Fine review of 'The Butler'. I guess I have to see that when it gets here. Everyone, here's Mr. Ehrenstein's review of 'The Butler' for Fandor, and you should take it in, obviously. ** _Black_Acrylic, Hi, Ben. I don't know Seidl's 'Models' at all. Hunh. I'll do some research. Great about finishing the article! Oh, it's deadline time? Let me ... Everyone, it's nearing your last opportunity to submit work to the next issue of the awesome zine Yuck 'n' Yum, co-edited by our own _B_A. YnY is a reliably great zine, an awesome context, and I highly recommend you send some stuff for consideration. Here's a flyer, and here are instructions vis-a-vis how to submit. ** œ, Hi. Thanks for the beautiful reaction and writerly response to the Thompson post. It was a real pleasure. Here it's been seagulls not cicadas, and it's not quite like singing, but their pinched squawks bring LA to mind, which is nice. ** Wolf, Wolf! Dude! It's been, like, forever and a day! How incredibly amazing and sweet this is. Nerdishness is the best excuse for everything in some way. That was a spontaneous unthought-out thought, but it feels snug. Wow, it's been that long? Yeah, the trips north and east were amazing. The northern one has occasioned a book project that my pal Zac and I will be going into seclusion soon to work on and hopefully finish. And Japan was beyond incredible. In fact, I think we're making a return trip there in January, if current plans hold. The novel is happening. It's still earlyish on, but so far so quite good. You were just in our fair country, very nice. And, yeah, dude, so great to see you! If you can not be a stranger while preserving your admirable nerdishness, please do. Masses of love to you! ** Katalyze, Kat! Another exciting return! Hooray! I'm good, just beset with some sleeping problems, but I seem to be getting used to them. I've heard the Earl Sweatshirt album twice now. Yeah, it seems really good. The second listening upped the ante of my interest. He's performing here soon on this insane bill with Tyler the C. and Kendrick Lamar, opening for Eminem, but it's at the gigantic Stade de France, so I'm not going to venture there. I haven't heard the King Krule. I'll check it out. Home plus Iceland! Very sweet! Wow, it's great to see you here! I've missed you. I send you meta love! ** Steevee, Hi. I agree with your disagreement about Morris' attitude towards his subjects. I think the nuances of his approach are self-evident, but people can be so kneejerk and shallow. ** Ken Baumann, Ken! Holy shit re: that game. It sounds like it deserves a church or something. Or a book-shaped church with you as the smithy. Done! Cool, cool, cool. Yours, and love, me. ** Allesfliesst, You think so? Catholicism as sleep aid? Tryptophan sounds more promising. Do tell how that beset. I should do more physical stuff. But it's a waking up problem for me, not a falling asleep problem, so I don't know if that would work. Maybe. Why not? I have had the occasional complaint about me snoring. Not too, too often, but yeah. There's this anti-snoring stuff that you spray down your throat before sleeping that I do sometimes and that maybe works. Or maybe I should just loop The Cure's early oeuvre on my iPod. Hope you got some. ** Kyler, Hi, Kyler. Email, cool, thanks. I'll go look for it. I forgot to check my mailbox this morning, which is weird. Hugs. ** Misanthrope, Glad you liked his stuff. No internet or wrestling?! Sounds like non-paradise, yeah. It's amazing how much is happening down there so fast. Crashing and burning, it sounds like. There is something kind of old school about FB whereas Twitter seems both newer and prehistoric at the same time or something. ** Postitbreakup, Hi, Josh! Wow, that was two years ago? Weird. Maybe I'll save my champagne toast for the two year anniversary of when you exited the mental ward? You good otherwise? Love, me. ** Chilly Jay Chill, Hey there, man of the next 24 (at least) hours! Thank you, man. It's beautiful. And that's a really sharp interview you gave over at Tin House. I am a fan of the Death album. Or I was, and I'm sure I still would be. I didn't know about the documentary, I don't think. I'll find a stream. Thank you again so much, Jeff! ** Armando, Hi, man. Yeah, right, about 'To the Wonder'. Amazing. Malick's films always make me tongue-tied, so I know where you're coming from. Anyway, high five and hugs back, A. ** S., Hi. Sweet stack. Scary sweet. And it kind of rhymes, speaking of poetry. Everyone, consider your attention directed to S.'s latest, maybe darkest (?) Emo stack as of the reaching of this word. ** With that, back (or forward) you go into the reaches and riches of Chilly Jay Chill's post until I see you tomorrow, thank you.