I'm a reviewer. I hang out on message boards frequented by other reviewers. One popular topic on these message boards is that of authors who comment on reviews of their books. Almost all reviewers … [Read more...]
5 Poems by Colin Dodds
(Spill-O’s Cold Afternoon) Unshaven in his apartment. Babbling about the infinite because his woman left him. Downstairs from the stars, Spill-O opened the window, and the voices poured … [Read more...]
Kerouac’s “Old Angel Midnight” to be released as film!
[box style="info"]Happy April Fool's Day! Sorry for the prank. We couldn't resist. Can't imagine what an Old Angel Midnight would be like...probably unfilmable, right? But while you're here, … [Read more...]
4 terrific Gregory Corso videos
In honor of Gregory Corso's birthday (he was born March 26, 1930), we've collected some videos of him. Check 'em out. 1. & 2. Gregory Corso Walks and Talks in Roma, 1989 "Two weeks with Gregory … [Read more...]
In honor of Jack’s birthday: 4 Kerouac videos
In honor of Jack Kerouac's birthday (March 12), here are some videos to enjoy. 1. Kerouac & friends in New York "Silent footage of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Lucien Carr, and others in New … [Read more...]
Australian Artist Paints the War in Afghanistan
Ben Quilty looks more like a lumberjack than a painter: stocky build, big beard, flannel shirt. But Quilty, from Paterson, New South Wales, is actually one of Australia’s most promising portrait … [Read more...]
The Best Websites to Buy Collectible and First Edition Books
So, what's the best way to find books online? There are thousands of large bookselling sites, and individual booksellers, and Google searches don't always work well for turning up the results you … [Read more...]
Poems from COUNTRY by Shelby Stephenson
Nin’s making ham-hock soup, feeding her hypomania: A.M. radio talking-heads rail for holiness on and on for keeping “Christ” in Christmas, the needles, I’m sure screaming eagles in the … [Read more...]
Book Review – What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, by Raymond Carver
Raymond Carver's classic short story collection, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, was originally published in 1981 and has been the subject of some controversy over the years, with … [Read more...]
The Time that John Lurie Called Me
My artistic, maybe even my personal, aesthetic had me identifying with the music of John Lurie the first time I heard his compositions on record. Close to a bunch of things I cannot, or do not care, … [Read more...]
Typewriter Experiment #1: Getting to Know You
A few months ago I bought an Olivetti typewriter with the goal of experimenting with the way the creative process changes when writing on a typewriter versus writing on a computer. This image is a … [Read more...]
For booksellers – Where to sell your books online
Want to sell books online? There are many sites where you can list your books for sale. Here are our top picks (in alphabetical order), with some details about their size, fees, and other … [Read more...]
Remember When You Have A Son
remember when you have a son nothing is erased words get stamped upon the letters that will fall from his full grown mouth that the window he sits before is curtained by the canvas colored humming … [Read more...]
Todd Clouser’s A Love Electric “Wake and Shake Your Heart” Video Premiere
News is good, and it is you we owe. Relix Magazine decided to take on our humble handheld operation and premiere our new video to the world. The world premiere of the "Wake and Shake Your Heart" … [Read more...]
Terrence Malick, Badlands and Caril Fugate: An Interview
Photos courtesy of Jeff McArthur (All Rights Reserved) Jeff McArthur is the author of Pro Bono: The 18-Year Defense of Caril Fugate. Mr. McArthur’s grandfather, John C. McArthur, defended Caril … [Read more...]
Wankers, Burds, and Skag: Heteroglossia in Trainspotting
Mikhail Bakhtin, a twentieth century Russian philosopher and semiotician, was a theorist who worked heavily in literary theory, as well as the philosophy of language. One of his major concepts … [Read more...]
An essay on the Arcana Series, edited by John Zorn
I sat down to write this as a commentary on the series of books edited by John Zorn, all of which are entitled Arcana. The series comes in six parts, including hundreds of essays written by musicians, … [Read more...]
30 Years Between Letters, by Kirby Wright
30 Years Between Letters Words from an old flame Sunrise the past The time of immortality When the future Was not reduced But expansive as ocean At sunset Where you embraced In a … [Read more...]
Jack Kerouac Woodcut T-Shirts Now Available!
Loren Kantor is now offering T-Shirts based on his original Jack Kerouac woodcut. The T-Shirts are 100% cotton, white shirts with featuring a black print; all shirts are XL in size. To … [Read more...]
1958 Kerouac Letter for Auction!
RR Auction has a typed, signed letter from Jack Kerouac for auction at RR Auction. The letter was written to Irving Rosenthal at the Chicago Review, and postmarked January 29, 1958. It reads, in … [Read more...]