Scarecrow 46: Fail again . . .

Everyday by Lee Rourke (Social Disease Publishing) is OUT NOW!

Okay, that above is my new collection of short stories; it's called 'Everyday' and is published by Social Disease Publishing. It is available to order at Amazon and (soon) at the Book Depository. I would rather the book be ordered from The Book Depository as, unlike the dreadful Amazon, they don't bleed independent publishers dry. A special mention must go out to Paul Cox who designed the cover of my book. Anyway . . .

Due to the horrible, sickening burden of time (see Baudelaire) Scarecrow has been a tad thin on the ground of late as you very well know. But we are back! Honest! With a new change in format to boot. Gone are the Editorial, Book of the Week, and Comment section as these will now be combined in the new Scarecrow Comment blog: check in here for rants, loves, ideas and fun any day of the week as it will be updated VERY regularly by my good self. The Scarecrow Pages are still accepting submissions in prose, poetry (although it has to be special), reviews and essays. Please send to the usual address. Okay, I do hope you enjoy this issue and the new quicker, easier format. Be sure to check out the Scarecrow Gallery too for pictures of events and oddities along the way.

Onwards, Lee.

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[short fiction]

• Jeff Bursey - The Island.
• Ellis Sharp - Ghost Walk.
• Michael Keenaghan - Hoodz.
• Glenn Fisher - The Soldier.
• Joseph Ridgwell - The Curious Incident of the Lobster in the Night.
• Tony O'Neill - The Heart is a Small, Amputated Thing.

[poetics]

• Dan Fante - For Gio.
• Dan Fante - West Hollywood.
• Dan Fante - DON.
• Ben Myers - Spam Poems.

[interviews]

• Lee Rourke interviews Dan Fante

"Not drinking booze is the most important thing in my life. Actually the only important thing. I am 20 years without a drink. Just one little morning pick-me-up and it's all down the crapper. My whole life."

• Lee Rourke interviews HP Tinker

"Well, I am very interested in writing books ... just not novels. There are too many novels nowadays. We need to encourage novelists to stop writing them. It’s a failing form that has fallen into the hands of Vulgarians."