Very very very excited.
PEN Center USA and Narrow Books proudly announce:
THE RATTLING WALL ISSUE 3 SLATE
Joyce Carol Oates and David L. Ulin to appear in the issue, which is set to be released in fall 2012.
Los Angeles, CA: PEN Center USA and Narrow Books have announced the slate for The Rattling Wall, Issue 3, which will be released in the fall of 2012. The Rattling Wall, a literary journal based in Los Angeles, specializes in short fiction, travel essays, and poetry.
The Rattling Wall, Issue 3, includes new work by: Sean Carswell, Weston Cutter, Trinie Dalton, Ben Epstein, Matthew Fluharty, Panio Gianopoulos, Benj Hewitt, Rhoda Huffey, Mandy Kahn, Sophie Klahr, Jim Krusoe, Joseph Lapin, Jillian Lauren, Suzanne Lummis, S.P. MacIntyre, Bev Magennis, Joseph Mattson, Kyle McCord, James Meetze, Joshua Mohr, Amelia Morris, Angel Nafis, Emily Rapp, Kate Reeves, Rachel Reynolds, Brian Rooney, Marytza K. Rubio, Robert Silva, David L. Ulin, Amy E. Wallen, Kim Young, and an excerpt from the forthcoming novella Daddy Love, by Joyce Carol Oates.
The Rattling Wall, Issue 3, artist will be announced in the coming weeks, as well as details regarding The Rattling Wall, Issue 3: Reading & Release. Previous launches have been held at The Hammer and The Standard, Hollywood, and both drew large crowds.
The Rattling Wall is edited by Michelle Meyering. Ms. Meyering is Director of Programs and Events at PEN Center USA. She holds degrees from University of Redlands and American University. She currently teaches in the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program.
The Rattling Wall is generously funded by PEN Center USA and published by Narrow Books.
PEN Center USA, a literary nonprofit based in Beverly Hills, has a membership of more than 600 professional writers. PEN Center USA strives to protect the rights of writers around the world, to stimulate interest in the written word, and to foster a vital literary community among the diverse writers living in the western United States. PEN Center USA has a long, successful history planning literary events in and around Los Angeles; special programming has taken place at The Hammer; Hotel Café; Largo at the Coronet; The Echo; Actor’s Gang; The Standard, Hollywood; the Saban Theatre; the Comedy Store; the Pacific Design Center; and the Beverly Hills Hotel.
To purchase The Rattling Wall, Issues 1 and 2, please visit www.narrowbooks.com.
For more information on The Rattling Wall, please contact Michelle Meyering, Director of Programs and Events, at PEN Center USA: michelle@penusa.org.
: An Interview with Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak captured the power of a child’s imagination, to transport them into the wild recesses of dreams, in his most famous book, Where the Wild Things Are. We had the opportunity to chat on the phone with Maurice, who lives in Connecticut, a week before his eighty-second birthday. He…
Everything he touches turns to gold.
Gajin Fujita exhibit in Pasadena!
“To create his pieces, which range from intimate to mural-sized, he covers wood panels with gold, silver and platinum leaf, tags them and uses spray paint, stencils and paint markers.”
This is what inspired the short story “Clap If You Believe”. I found a series of critical essay books at the library. They were published throughout the seventies and were meant to instruct and guide teenagers through a variety of controversial issues. I think they are still around today but cover topics like “Biological Warfare”, “Immigration” and “Disposal of the Dead”.
This one was on Satanism.
Naming the story, I couldn’t decide between “Three, Six, Nine” (the goose drank wine...) or “One Out of Three” or “The Morpho Butterfly” which seemed like a good alpha-representation of the three, six, ninepattern I was obsessed with during this story. Titles are important, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, so are fleeting obsessions.
I decided on “Clap If You Believe” because it reminded me of Tinkerbell.
An excerpt of the story is available for your Satanic pleasure here: THE ROGUE ROOM
You have to click on my face to hear it. It’s the B&W pic in the middle row, not the dude one.
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My cholito is in Slice Magazine #10. BUY IT HERE or ANY PLACE HERE.
I am really excited. It’s a stellar issue. I grew up reading MAD Magazine (John Ficcara) and am amazed at the artwork and contributors, every single one of them is some kind of genius. And oh my gatos, interviews with literary legends, including Julia Alvarez and Oscar Hijuelos? I’m out of my mind. It’s the best thing ever and you deserve to be a part of it.
BE A PART OF IT.
Do you know how much “affirmative action” goes on in admissions offices that has nothing to do with race? Students of alumni (“legacies”), athletes, students from underrepresented states, children of wealthy donors, students from low income backgrounds, women interested in science and engineering, LGBT students, students with disabilities, students who have extraordinary talent in something…I could go on and on…they all get “special” consideration in the admissions process. The goal is to create a well-rounded class that represents many different perspectives…
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How to be a model.
