There is a very interesting conversation happening in a comment thread on David Peak’s blog about video games, mythology, nostalgia and personal narrative. In particular, I liked this comment of Matt Bell’s: I was on a panel on “derived stories” at &Now and read my Super Mario Bros. story that was in Barrelhouse a few [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Matt Bell’
Video Games and Mythology
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged &Now, David Peak, Matt Bell, Video Games on December 14, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Interview: James Kaelan of FMC
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A GOOD FALL, Aimee Bender, Alyssa Knickerbocker, Benjamin Percy, Brian Evenson, Californication, Christoper Robinson, Daniel Grandbois, Deena Drewis, Elijah Jenkins, Emma Straub, FIRST WINTER, Flatmancrooked, FLY-OVER STATE, George Saunders, Ha Jin, HyperLimited, J. David Stevens, James Kaelen, Kevin Best, Kevin Walsh, Matt Bell, Matthew Yost, N. A. Jong, NOT ABOUT VAMPIRES, NOT ABOUT VAMPIRES: An Anthology Concerning Everything Else, Rick Moody, Shya Scanlon, Stuart Dybek, THE ANTHOLOGY OF GREAT NEW WRITING DONE DURING AN ECONOMIC DEPRESSION, The Nervous Breakdown, The Zero Emission Book, Thomas McCafferty, WE'RE GETTING ON, WordHustler, YOUR RIGHTFUL HOME on December 10, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Yep, that’s right, had the wonderful opportunity to interview James Kaelan, managing editor of FLatmancrooked. Tons of good info, new news, & in-depth coverage - read more after the break
&Now Conference: A Conference of Innovate Writing & the Literary Arts
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged &Now Conference 2009, A D Jameson, Bill Walsh, Blake Butler, Brian Evenson, Cara Benson, Christina Milletti, Dave Kress, Davis Schneiderman, Dimitri Anastasopoulos, Donald Breckenridge, Donald Breckinridge, J. A. Tyler, James Yeh, Joanna Howard, John Dermot Woods, Josh Maday, Kendra Grant Malone, Kim Chinquee, Lance Olsen, Lily Hoang, Mary Caponegro, Matt Bell, Matt Kirkpatrick, Pedro Ponce, Rikki Ducornet, Ryan Call, Shelly Jackson, Steve Katz, Steve Tomasula, Tina May Hall on October 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I went to the &Now Conference held in Buffalo, New York, October 14-17, and enjoyed it on a number of levels. First of all, it was great to cross that cold digital divide and finally meet so many people that I’ve been corresponding and/or working with, and/or reading their work for a while, people like [...]