Flesh follows the slow, greasy unravelling of a man whose chief talent is persistence—not in love, ambition, or self-improvement, but in the daily ritual of dragging his aging carcass through yet another humiliation. He is not a hero. He is not even particularly interesting. He is, in fact, a bore. And yet he is us—or at least the version of us the mirror catches when we‘re not posing.

There is very little left original to say about Charles Bukowski.

The very essence of his poetry derives from his aims at chronicling nothing more than the impulse to make poetry. It‘s gestation made visible, the often awkward attempt to have something exist and exist uniquely.

#athinsliceofanxiety #bookreview #charlesbukowski

Many of the stories in this collection are actually reworkings of stories from Dark Carnival. However, October Country is a more refined work than its predecessor: the revised stories are stronger, more mature, and more taut, and the later collection contains a lean nineteen stories, cut down from the twenty-seven originally published in Dark Carnival.

This was a somber, melancholic evocation of death and mortality. It also ended up being a beautiful homage to the French writer Jules Renard.

The book I helped edit and illustrate is available now from Outcast-Press! Check it out!!

This is a collection of short stories by Louise MacGregor. It‘s a provocative look at violence and hatred perpetrated on women and men.

(I also did the cover design)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GRR1P4Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1632191054&refi...

Couldn‘t decide what to read next, so I decided to re-read this. Didn‘t quite pack the same punch (what the hell ever does?) and I found it extremely hard to read now without seeing it as a prophecy in which everything came true except the liberation.

#athinsliceofanxiety #fightclub

All literature has the potential to burn us alive. And I was left with third degree burns after reading Child Locks by Leia John. She‘s the real fucking deal!

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/09/fiction-child-locks.html?m=1

We all suffer. Not all of us, however, have the talent it takes to give meaning to that suffering, let alone the talent it takes to touch the keys the way HLR does here with these five beautifully crafted poems.

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/09/blunt-force-you-see-things-and-hear_3...

I challenge anyone to read these poems and have them not speak to you in profoundly powerful ways. Hoffman is an extraordinarily gifted poet.

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/08/poetry-selections-from-shira-hoffman....

#athinsliceofanxiety #poetry #poet #poems #lit #litmag

These books are fucking brilliant!

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/08/book-review-scars-and-driving-in-rain...

I am forever chasing a pre-critical capacity for simple truths, the ability to be moved without thinking. This is why I loved Chere Taylor‘s piece. I am in awe of her talent in being able to deliver such an experience in so few words.

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/08/fiction-bleach.html?m=1

#athinsliceofanxiety #fiction #flashfiction #magazine

My Reading Life: with Jonathan Beatty

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/07/my-reading-life-with-jonathan-beatty....

#athinsliceofanxiety #ilovebooks📚 #bookbybook #myreadinglife #interview

My Reading Life: with Jessica Anderson

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/07/my-reading-life-with-jessica-anderson...

#athinsliceofanxiety #myreadinglife #newauthor #interview

Just finished this wonderful memoir by Stephanie Land. A memoir that, as far as I‘m concerned, serves as a definitive argument that sometimes, a heavy-handed dose of Marxism is exactly what we need. It‘s hard to imagine a surer sign of this than this book.

Today we feature a short piece of fiction from Jory Pomeranz in a story about a disease which uses sentiment in order to perpetuate itself, which in turn, can sometimes force us to abandon our humanity altogether.

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/07/fiction-ebola.html?m=1

#athinsliceofanxiety #ebola #disease #shortfiction #fiction #journal #magazine

PODCAST: THE BASTARD SONS OF OEDIPUS (Episode 18) streaming now!

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/07/podcast-bastard-sons-of-oedipus-episo...

New fiction today at A Thin Slice of Anxiety
Maul by Zachary Toombs

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/06/fiction-maul_74.html?m=1

Well peeps, All the Sweet Prettiness of Life is now officially available. A special thanks goes out to those who have read and reviewed it so far. I know it‘s only a small book, but one I hope has a huge impact.
Grab a copy here:

https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Prettiness-Life-Cody-Sexton/dp/B095GD5NZ8/ref=mp_s_...

Or shoot me an email and I‘ll send you a free PDF for review!

New poetry today at A Thin Slice of Anxiety
For me, Wilson‘s poem is a classic example of the extreme exhaustion and weariness of life that echoes throughout human existence.

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/06/poetry-needle-knows-my-name-by-bruno....

#athinsliceofanxiety #poetry #needle #poem #poet

Reading Denton I felt, not happy exactly, but as close to happiness as I‘m ever as likely to come.
Book review for $100-A-Week-Motel by Dan Denton

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/06/book-review-100-week-motel.html?m=1

#athinsliceofanxiety #dandenton #charlesbukowski #prose #books #review

The truly peerless poet John Tustin is back again today at A Thin Slice of Anxiety

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/06/poetry-selections-from-john-tustin.ht...

Very honored to be able to welcome back John Grey at A Thin Slice of Anxiety today!

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/06/poetry-selections-from-john-grey_2.ht...

Check out WRITERS READING THEIR WORK: VOL. 2 and you‘ll hear me performing a live reading of my short story Just a Little While Longer! (I‘m featured at the 8:30 min mark)

https://thewritershed.buzzsprout.com/1599283/8600547-writers-reading-their-work-...

An essay I wrote for As It Ought To Be Magazine is live now. Check it out!

https://asitoughttobemagazine.com

Appetite for the Transgressive: Interview with Author David Low

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/05/appetite-for-transgressive-interview....

#athinsliceofanxiety #coincidate #davidlow #authorinterview #author

Book Review: CounciDate by David Low

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/05/book-review-coincidate_24.html?m=1

#athinsliceofanxiety #transgression #fiction #bookreviews #literaryjournal

Finalized cover for the new book, out soon!

I have a micro piece featured in the journal Revolution John today!

https://revolution-john.tumblr.com/post/650977856486244352/an-appointment-with-t...

#athinsliceofanxiety #revolutionjohnlennon #microfiction #journal

If you‘re someone who honestly has a hard time "getting " poetry, these poems should speak to you. They say disturbing and terrifying things. I absolutely love them.
New poetry from Jason Gerrish!

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/05/poetry-selections-from-old-state-road...

#athinsliceofanxiety #poetrylovers #poems #appalachia #bukowski #writing

The Bastard Sons of Oedipus: Episode 10 with special guest Thommy Waite

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/05/podcast-bastard-sons-of-oedipus-episo...

#athinsliceofanxiety #thebastardsonsofoedipus #podcast #trangressivefiction #authors

I‘m happy to announce that I have acquired a book deal with Filthy Loot Press and will be the lead editor on a new anthology coming out later this year!! Very excited about this project, really think you guys will dig it. Stay tuned!!!

My Reading Life is back today with guest Eric Garcia. I‘ve been a huge fan of his for awhile now, especially his book: The Repossession Mambo. I also really enjoyed the film adaptation starring Jude Law and Forest Whitaker.

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/05/my-reading-life-with-eric-garcia.html...

#athinsliceofanxiety #ericgarcia #repomen #judelaw #forestwhitaker #authors #screenwriter #myreadinglife #litmag

The Bastard Sons of Oedipus: Episode 8

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/04/podcast-bastard-sons-of-oedipus-episo...

#athinsliceofanxiety #freewill #determinism #compatibalism #freedom #illusion #streaming #now #whatthefuck

A Thin Slice of Anxiety is looking for the finest fiction, CNF, non-fiction, reviews, and flash. SUBMIT!!!

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/p/submit.html?m=1

These are poems which sidle right up beside the reader, pointing us to the things the poet considers most worthy of deep consideration. That the infinite is both nameless and nowhere and that there are vast multitudes that exist within each of us.

Poetry: Selections from Rosaria Caporrimo

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/04/poetry-selections-from-rosaria-caporr...

This still hits! 🤣
#ameliabedelia #funnyshit

I‘ve finally finished the first draft of my novel. Now starts the never ending rewrites/edits. I‘m shooting for a May release, but we will see how the next few weeks go. (Above is a mock-up of the cover)
#athinsliceofanxiety #comingsoon

The Bastard Sons of Oedipus: Episode 7 streaming now!

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/04/podcast-bastard-sons-of-oedipus-episo...

#athinsliceofanxiety #thebastardsonsofoedipus #podcast #qanda #onthecouch #proustquestionnaire #insidethebastardsstudio

The thing I like most about this poem is that Pollack shows us how the refusal to take action, is perhaps the greatest sin a man can commit.

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/04/poetry-old-phenomenon-by-frederick.ht...

#athinsliceofanxiety #poetry #poem #sin #phenomenon #litmagazine #literaryjournal #submissions #open

As I read Poussin‘s poem I couldn‘t help but think that there is nothing more valuable in life than someone who‘s nice to you and means it.

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/04/poetry-i-madwoman-by-fabrice-poussin....

#athinsliceofanxiety #poetry #poem #poems #lit #litmagazine #literarymagazine #submissions

Book review: The Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton by Neal Hutcheson

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/04/book-review-moonshiner-popcorn-sutton...

#athinsliceofanxiety #moonshine #moonshiners #popcorn #popcornsutton #nealhutcheson #applepie #applepiemoonshine #appalachia #lit

The Bastard Sons of Oedipus: Episode 6 now streaming on all platforms!

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/04/podcast-bastard-sons-of-oedipus-episo...

#athinsliceofanxiety #thebastardsonsofoedipus #andreserrano #offensiveart #art #ethical #dilemma #podcast

After reading Dennis Bensie‘s submission: The Removal, all I can say is “Goddamn!” Suffice to say, you're going to want to read this.

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/04/creative-nonfiction-removal.html?m=1

#athinsliceofanxiety #bodyremoval #funeralhome #bodies #work #employment #removaltechnician

Interview with author Rachel Martin is live now, check it out!

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/04/exclusive-interview-with-author-rache...

#athinsliceofanxiety #author #interview #series

Zimmerman is that type of poet who calmly manages to evoke emotions that, while honest, are not so easily experienced.

Poetry: Vanilla Eulogy by Thomas Zimmerman

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/04/poetry-vanilla-eulogy-by-thomas.html?...

#athinsliceofanxiety #editor #poetry #poem #lit #litmag #literarymagazine #literaryjournal

“I am the annoying twat at the party who has a flash of inspiration and then spends the next five minutes trying to get the bones of the thing down within the 'Notes' section of my iPhone.”

Interview: The Transgressions of Thommy Waite

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/03/interview-transgressions-of-thommy-wa...

#athinsliceofanxiety #author #authorinterview #transgressiveliterature #transgressivefiction #covid_19

Book review for Any Day You Can Die by Thommy Waite

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/03/book-review-any-day-you-can-die_29.ht...

#athinsliceofanxiety #anydayyoucandie #transgressivefiction #transgression #transgressiveliterature #expatlife #expat #crypto #drugsdrugsdrugs

Today from A Thin Slice of Anxiety
Creative Nonfiction: The Helping Lesson
http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/03/creative-nonfiction-helping-lesson.ht...
#athinsliceofanxiety #creative #creativenonfiction #essay #literarymagazine #onlinemagazine #helpingothers

With these poems Tustin opens himself up as a sacrifice to his art in hopes of showing us something new.

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/03/poetry-selections-from-john-tustin.ht...

#athinsliceofanxiety #poetry #poems #literarymagazine #literaryjournal #submissions

As John Krieg says in this eye opening piece: “The motto, “To protect and serve,” is disingenuous at best and untrue at worst when the people they always strive to protect and serve the most are themselves.”

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/03/americas-superior-society-police.html...