An interview I did with Grendel Press went up yesterday. There is an illustration of one of the scenes from … More
Author: M. W. Irving
Good News, Less Than Good News, and a Writing Update.
Good News!My story “Mol of the Plague” got picked up for Grendel Press‘s inaugural short story compilation – Paramnesia. Stay … More
On Writing, Trauma, and Dental Pain: A Revelation in 3 Parts
Part OneOrthodontics. I went to the dentist today, which is a thing for me. I’ve suffered dental trauma in the … More
A Brief Book Review: How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa.
It’s not hyperbole to say that I love this book of short stories. What Thammavongsa captures is what fascinates me … More
On the Transient Smells in Elevators
What is it you’ve covered up?What scandalous stench requiresThis floral flood?This calamitous riotSynthetic assaultSinus affliction The perfume I smell with … More
The Long Gap and a Rhyming Story
So it’s been a year and a half. I began this blog believing whole heartedly that I would keep up … More
On Doubt and My Uncle’s 1988 Motorcycle Crash
This month has been a busy one. I left the home I’ve lived in for the past six years and … More
A Revelation, Late at Night
The fact that I am too lazy to find the remote to stop Netflix from automatically playing the next episode, … More
An Addition to the Dead Darlings.
So I have a section here for things that I’ve liked but had to cut. Check it out. I’ve decided … More
First Reading Recommendation
Bizarre, funny, convoluted, and brilliant, Philip K. Dick’s novel is one of the most thoroughly original things I’ve read in … More
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