Be sure to check out the fine sites listed in the sidebar under "lit scene" and "art scene."
More are on the way!
If anyone would like to be added to our links lists (for literature or art) please drop me a line with your url at:
susan [at] blossombones [dot] com
Friday, July 13, 2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007
blossombones mascot
Harley, the unofficial blossombones mascot, got a new woobie today...a fuzzy squeaky hotdog.
He is very happy.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
I'm still here! I swear!
Hey everyone! It's been a busy, BUSY week or so for me. Between taking the kiddies (my sisters - not my kids, as I have no kids...and technically my sisters aren't really kids either...) to the firework show, getting ready for my sister's birthday (happy b-day Chimmy!), and setting up my brand new beautiful Macbook, I haven't had much time to make an update to the blog! I'm sorry for all of you who read this with feverish excitement, waiting for the updates! I promise to update more frequently from here on out!
As I mentioned above, I just got a Macbook, and let me just tell you that for someone like me who couldn't even almost tell you what a gigabite is, the laptop itself has proven to be very user friendly. It's the whole hooking up of the printer that's giving me issues today. I should've known that anything that preaches "bluetooth capabilities" should stay well out of my hands. Anyone out there in Internetland that happens to read our blog.....help! I have things to print! Like rebates, and poetry to send out!
In other news, things on the homefront have been quite interesting. I hate to mention anything now because the idea is in its absolute infancy - no, actually the idea is more of a pre-infant.....a zygote, if you will - but since it's being talked about then I might as well tell you guys. I might be making a very big move to a very small town. To give you an idea of just how small a town, the name says it all = Krum, TX. A small-ass town in the biggest state in the lower 48. It seems random, and it kind of is, but my mom's whole family lives down there and there's a large university - UNT - about 15 minutes away. So yeah, I'm definitely considering it. For now I'm just trying to get through the summer, hopefully land an internship in Chicago this fall, and finish up my last semester. Of course I'll keep everyone updated if the idea-zygote develops into an idea-fetus or more. Ha, I said idea-fetus :)
Of course I can't update the blog without mentioning the very nerdy Harry Potter MANIA that is currently sweeping through my house! My sisters and I are both going to see the 12:01 show of the new movie tonight - well, technically tomorrow, but whatever. My youngest sister and I are much more excited about reading the last book of the series, which unless you're from the Middle Ages you know comes out on the 20th. My sis and I have a tradition where we race against one another to get through the new Potter book and then we read the last chapter together. I think it's a nice tradition! And yes, I realize that Harry Potter isn't exactly a sophisticated read, nor is it very complicated, but I love the story and let's be honest - we all need a little bit of pop-lit in our lives sometime. Especially when you've been tackling the GRE reading list all summer.....groan.....
As fiction and creative non-fiction editor of blossombones, I have to plug my genres before ending this post: all you prose writers out there should submit! Send me your work guys! Response time from me will be much faster in the summer since I pretty much have nothing better to do besides play Super Paper Mario on my boyfriend's Wii. Come on. Submit. You know you want to!
Lastly, I want to welcome Missy to the blossombones family! She is such a talent and I'm sure she'll keep blossombones lookin' good. Hells yeah.
As I mentioned above, I just got a Macbook, and let me just tell you that for someone like me who couldn't even almost tell you what a gigabite is, the laptop itself has proven to be very user friendly. It's the whole hooking up of the printer that's giving me issues today. I should've known that anything that preaches "bluetooth capabilities" should stay well out of my hands. Anyone out there in Internetland that happens to read our blog.....help! I have things to print! Like rebates, and poetry to send out!
In other news, things on the homefront have been quite interesting. I hate to mention anything now because the idea is in its absolute infancy - no, actually the idea is more of a pre-infant.....a zygote, if you will - but since it's being talked about then I might as well tell you guys. I might be making a very big move to a very small town. To give you an idea of just how small a town, the name says it all = Krum, TX. A small-ass town in the biggest state in the lower 48. It seems random, and it kind of is, but my mom's whole family lives down there and there's a large university - UNT - about 15 minutes away. So yeah, I'm definitely considering it. For now I'm just trying to get through the summer, hopefully land an internship in Chicago this fall, and finish up my last semester. Of course I'll keep everyone updated if the idea-zygote develops into an idea-fetus or more. Ha, I said idea-fetus :)
Of course I can't update the blog without mentioning the very nerdy Harry Potter MANIA that is currently sweeping through my house! My sisters and I are both going to see the 12:01 show of the new movie tonight - well, technically tomorrow, but whatever. My youngest sister and I are much more excited about reading the last book of the series, which unless you're from the Middle Ages you know comes out on the 20th. My sis and I have a tradition where we race against one another to get through the new Potter book and then we read the last chapter together. I think it's a nice tradition! And yes, I realize that Harry Potter isn't exactly a sophisticated read, nor is it very complicated, but I love the story and let's be honest - we all need a little bit of pop-lit in our lives sometime. Especially when you've been tackling the GRE reading list all summer.....groan.....
As fiction and creative non-fiction editor of blossombones, I have to plug my genres before ending this post: all you prose writers out there should submit! Send me your work guys! Response time from me will be much faster in the summer since I pretty much have nothing better to do besides play Super Paper Mario on my boyfriend's Wii. Come on. Submit. You know you want to!
Lastly, I want to welcome Missy to the blossombones family! She is such a talent and I'm sure she'll keep blossombones lookin' good. Hells yeah.
Monday, July 9, 2007
other news: blossombones art and stuff.....
I am blogging like mad tonight :)
I just wanted to thank artist Missy Frattini for agreeing to come on board as contributing art editor for blossombones!
Look for upcoming news on cool cover art and a blossombones gallery page.
I'll be updating the site very soon, so keep an eye out for new features and for a spiffy new look in our premiere issue!
Happy, happy.
I just wanted to thank artist Missy Frattini for agreeing to come on board as contributing art editor for blossombones!
Look for upcoming news on cool cover art and a blossombones gallery page.
I'll be updating the site very soon, so keep an eye out for new features and for a spiffy new look in our premiere issue!
Happy, happy.
This week's book reviews!
Well, things have been a bit hectic lately, but somehow, I still managed to squeeze in a bit of reading....and writing :)
I just finished reading Christopher Moore's Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, and I thought it quite fabulous!
Moore ponders the "lost years" of Jesus with a combination of the outrageous, the downright ridiculous and the sublime in a way no one has quite done before. I could blog on and on, but I'd hate to spoil all the fun for those who have not read this novel! Oddly, (and rather impressively) Moore manages to use satire effectively without really crossing over into the truly offensive. (Of course, this only my opinion--and I am not easily offended! Especially by just plain good fiction.) Honestly, I even recommended this book to my mother, who is a devout Catholic. I think it's a hoot!
I have also read Patricia Highsmith's novel, The Price of Salt. This book isn't one of Highsmith's most "famous" novels, and that's a shame, because it's an excellent read....
The novel delves into the lives of two women who meet at a department store, fall in love, and ultimately, have to choose between living authentic lives or conforming to societal standards. I've had an opportunity to read a number of pieces of gay/lesbian fiction this last year--having taken a course in LGBTQ Rights and Issues as a part of my Women's Studies Program--and I would have to say that this is one of the best I have read so far. It's very realistic, and avoids the sterotypical endings one (too often) finds in books about gay/lesbian couples--no one goes mad, goes "straight" or kills themselves--which is rather refreshing! Recommended.
I just finished reading Christopher Moore's Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, and I thought it quite fabulous!
Moore ponders the "lost years" of Jesus with a combination of the outrageous, the downright ridiculous and the sublime in a way no one has quite done before. I could blog on and on, but I'd hate to spoil all the fun for those who have not read this novel! Oddly, (and rather impressively) Moore manages to use satire effectively without really crossing over into the truly offensive. (Of course, this only my opinion--and I am not easily offended! Especially by just plain good fiction.) Honestly, I even recommended this book to my mother, who is a devout Catholic. I think it's a hoot!
I have also read Patricia Highsmith's novel, The Price of Salt. This book isn't one of Highsmith's most "famous" novels, and that's a shame, because it's an excellent read....
The novel delves into the lives of two women who meet at a department store, fall in love, and ultimately, have to choose between living authentic lives or conforming to societal standards. I've had an opportunity to read a number of pieces of gay/lesbian fiction this last year--having taken a course in LGBTQ Rights and Issues as a part of my Women's Studies Program--and I would have to say that this is one of the best I have read so far. It's very realistic, and avoids the sterotypical endings one (too often) finds in books about gay/lesbian couples--no one goes mad, goes "straight" or kills themselves--which is rather refreshing! Recommended.
Monday, July 2, 2007
Postcard and a little about Saturday night!
I figured that I would update since I have neglected to do so in awhile! I was happy to wake up to a fiction submission in my blossombones email box! Woo hoo! It looks like relentless plugging of the site Saturday night is starting to work. Saturday night Susan and I brought our husband and boyfriend to the B.Y.O.P. Guild Complex event and it was a pretty fun time! Simone Muench, who has been SO supportive of Susan and me and who has been promoting blossombones madstyle, curated the event. She was so kind to make several announcements encouraging people to submit. Susan and I also made some lovely postcards with blossombones info and they seemed to be a hit as well (I posted it above! Well the front side at least, because if you're reading this blog, chances are you've visited the site and you're going to submit anyway!).
I couldn't mention the event Saturday without talking about the hilarious Jason Bredle, who ended the night on the best note. I'd only heard of him before, so getting to hear him read some of his pieces aloud was such a surprising - in the BEST way - experience! His attention to detail is beyond meticulous, and his comedic timing is so on-point that he had the audience in stitches. I laughed so hard that even today, Monday afternoon, my abs hurt - I have abs in there somewhere! What I especially loved about the pieces that he read is that they were so accessible even to people who aren't necessarily so familiar with poetry. He's the kind of writer that has the potential for serious mass appeal. I will definitely be checking out more of his work ASAP!
Well, today has been quite the lazy day thusfar, though I promise you that I fully intend to get cracking on some new pieces today! I also want to look around for a place to submit a creative non-fiction piece that I wrote awhile ago about my nerdiness and the EPISODE III premiere. Oh yes. I'm totally biased of course, but I think my piece is pretty funny, and since I know that he reads this blog sometimes, I completely have my boyfriend to thank for the inspiration. So thanks babe!
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