Write me, O Daddy O! Send us some poems, ey? Jes a little sumthin to chew on?

–Brian

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oh! now i know— blush — i looked down and this is a submitted comment… coool

I wrote some stuff today, as I do most days.

I wrote and then googled one thing that seemed important about hwta I had constructed — “artistic sonar” — and found one entry in “What We Bear: A Study of Suphysical Narrativity” and I’ve gone on from there, resonating along and now writing to you here.

Saying hello. I’m the singer and lyrcist of the literary rock duo Mecca Normal — which you may love or hate or be unaware of. Bunch of CDs over 20 years on K and Kill Rock Stars and Matador. And I have two published novels. And I paint. And make short films.

Making contact out of enthusiasm, possibly prematurely; I’ll continue reading and absorbing Puck and related material.

I add new writing, films, paintings and music to my blog almost every day. A la open studio, deadline, pressure to produce method of self-stimulation.

Right now I’m enduring hour three of one song Nickelback over and ever in a never before experienced method to limber up and react to the keyboard as with music — continously, driven forward as the music demands… OK, lemme not begin to unravle right here right now, oh ya baby… A la la la la la…

When I have an inspired notion as to how I might contribute here, I will make a proposal, unless, as I mentioned, you already hate me. Then I’d probably skip it.

Jean

I guess the first thing to say is that Puck is a blog. I’ll be happy if I never am responsible for putting ink on paper again. So if you aspire for print publication, please know that I don’t and won’t go there any more.

That said, I’d be curious to read a short excerpt of [your novella]. I’m all in favor of genre-bending, and one-page chapters are an ideal length for the medium. So let’s see if we can find some traction and then, if needed, figure out what you being a contributor would mean.

As for reviews, I’m very interested. I’m mostly interested in what people like, rather than negative reviews–although a well-aimed negative is always welcome, too. With movies, I’m wide open, and it doesn’t have to be current. Thoughtful, shortish (1k words at most) reviews/essays/musings about films from any where, any time, are welcome. With music, I’m maybe a little pickier, but try me. If the music is available as mp3, all the better.

I’d usually shoo away anyone even remotely connected to an MFA program. But if you’re stuff is too weird for the program, than it might be good for Puck, so I’ll hope to hear from you.

Best, Brian