Sound Machine by Nathan Dragon
What I’d said to myself (to remember).
Tonight, all I remember is...
"we talk about the flowers we wanted on our bodies." Writers on tour with Grace Davis talkingbook.pub/writers-tour-g…
Amphibians by Lara Tupper
The girl can swim far, which scares her father. She likes the immersion, her limbs easing through. While floating and watching tips of pines, it’s possible to...
Flamingos w/ Grant Maierhofer
Works is a collection, but also something new: it is a conversation between Maierhofer’s early and contemporary writings that shares its title with Édouard Levé’s masterful experimental...
The Ketchup Factory
Reading by JP Vallières, with music by Lucas Carroll
After the parade was finished, Benji went home....
Three Poems by Kevin Chesser
TRUCK
A tough old crawler
leaking prison ink -
full of blown apart babies’
dolls and muttering bricks.
Tell Me How You Really Feel w/ Claire Hopple
A new reading from Claire Hopple's novella Tell Me How You Really Feel.
Uncle Errol throws a funeral for himself. Bootsie spies on...
The Secret History Of The History Channel #3
The following reading is an excerpt from Brad Phillips' forthcoming novel, set to be published by Tyrant Books in 2021.
Listen to the episode...
Yes, God heard, I know He heard.
We have something special for you today. “Yes, God heard, I know He heard.” is a word and sound project inspired by the life and work of North Carolinian...
Poems by Catch Business
Please enjoy this reading from the collection Quick Fix by Catch Business, out now from 2fast2house. This collection of poetry interprets the paradoxical nature of caring for others with moments too...
Excerpt of BlOOD-SOAKED BUDDHA/HARD EARTH PASCAL
We're excited to announce the release of Blood-Soaked Buddha/Hard Earth Pascal by Noah Cicero, and narrated by Sara Morsey. This book is entirely unique, and there's a very real chance you will...
SKY UP, A Reading By Richard Chiem
Below is a reading from YOU PRIVATE PERSON by Richard Chiem, out now in a brand-new edition from Sorry House Press. Somewhere between short stories and a novel. A...
How I Get Over My Life & Last Sext
The recording of LAST SEXT is here and ready to be inside your ears. The author's insanely effective reading of her own poems is literally perfect, not to mention powerful as hell. Check...
Watershed: Excerpt
Our past contributor Colin Dodds has a new novel coming out tomorrow called WATERSHED. It looks pretty damn cool so we thought we'd publish a little excerpt. You...
Hypothetical #12 / Hypothetical #12.5
Hypothetical #12
What does this mean?
There is a house you live in at the top of a hill. I climb the hill everyday, once...
Goblin Stories
We're putting together a recording of Selected Selected Tweets by Mira Gonzalez and Tao Lin, which will be narrated by Brad Listi and Natasha Lipson. We decided it would be fun...
Writers On Tour: Jesse Crawford
Recently, some cool poets visited our city of Asheville, NC from Baltimore, Knoxville and Oakland. We convinced them to stop by the studio on their way out of town and record some work....
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