Hump Day Hangovers

Hump Day Hangovers:

1) Please read the latest Blue Fifth Review from editors Sam Rasnake and Michelle Elvy:

http://www.bluefifthreview.wordpress.com

2) Peruse the latest goods from Connotation Press; Ken does us all proud:

http://connotationpress.com/ – .TztxLCzsgw4.facebook

3) Dan Albergotti’s poem, “Apology in Advance” wins ‘Best of the Net’ by Sundress Publications and will be included with 17 other poems in their 2011 Best of the Net Anthology print and online It appeared first at Connotation- Press An Online-Artifact:

http://connotationpress.com/a-poetry-congeries-with-john-hoppenthaler/april-2011/817-dan-albergotti-poetry

4) Also, Dorianne Laux has same great distinction with her poem, “Second Hand Coat,” appearing first at BLIP Magazine:

http://blipmagazine.net/archive-4/2010-weekly/dorianne-laux/

5) PANK and other great zines listed on the NYT magazine blog: http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/pank/

6) Janey Smith makes me giddy with her review of Heavy Feather Review, up at HTMLGiant! See, Facebook does mean something to, um, someone!

http://htmlgiant.com/reviews/will-you-still-like-me-if-i-tell-you-the-truth/

7) Jennifer does Whitney proud at Huffington Post.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/12/jennifer-hudson-whitney-houston-grammys-tribute_n_1271952.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003&ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

8) Fictionaut Front Page for February, thanks to Marcelle Heath:

http://blog.fictionaut.com/2012/02/04/front-page-february/comment-page-1/ – comment-10420

9) Lydia Millet is interviewed at The Lit Pub: http://thelitpub.com/an-interview-with-lydia-millet/

10) Roxane Gay gives us a dose of Valentine love like no other writer can at The Rumpus. What black eye?:

http://therumpus.net/2012/02/dear-young-ladies-who-love-chris-brown-so-much-they-would-let-him-beat-them/

So, another Valentine’s Day comes and goes. If nothing else, it’s one more day to love you more.

Thanks for reading.

13 Responses to “Hump Day Hangovers”


  1. 1 Lynda Free February 15, 2012 at 10:38 am

    Love that Roxane Gay article- so powerful! Thanks for the link.

  2. 2 Theo February 15, 2012 at 10:39 am

    Your piece, “Turkey Town,” is fantastic, Robert! Great writing as usual.

  3. 3 Shari February 15, 2012 at 10:40 am

    I hope the hangover reference is not in your life! Again, great posts and links. Thanks for doing all this work!

  4. 4 Dez February 15, 2012 at 10:42 am

    Robert, you are one-of-a-kind! Keep up the great work! Your book is really amazing, and my daughter took our copy to school and boasted how we know you!

  5. 5 Flip Wilson February 15, 2012 at 10:44 am

    RIP Whitney Houston! You will never be forgotten!

  6. 6 Susan Tepper February 15, 2012 at 10:56 am

    RR, I am deeply jealous of your geography, but not of your incessant spirit and good humor. Love to love you…

  7. 7 Susan Tepper February 15, 2012 at 11:20 am

    Oh, I just read your story about the young man in the tux. This story is a killer!!! So real, and what a voice!!! Congrats, RR

  8. 8 Harriet Gough February 15, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    Like Susan, I found your story, “Turkey Town” just fantastic! So believable, and touched me so deeply. Thanks for that.

  9. 9 Xavier February 15, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    I absolutely love these hump day posts! Keep them coming…

  10. 10 len February 15, 2012 at 5:11 pm

    sweeping post. nice job, rv.

  11. 11 Dale Thornton February 16, 2012 at 8:57 am

    My fave was your piece, “Turkey Town,” up at Blue Five Notebook. What a great flash fiction story. Congratulations!

  12. 12 Tess February 17, 2012 at 2:21 pm

    Really enjoy these posts! Thanks, Robert.

  13. 13 Don February 20, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    That review at htmlgiant was so great, it made the entire hump day post worthy of reading. So funny!


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