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Read these books, or die trying

Read these books, or die trying

Published February 1, 2012

Recently, I joined WriteByNight’s online book club, an awesome alternative to meeting up face-to-face with fellow literary nerds to talk books. Their January selection was Pym, a book I have yet to finish thanks to my reviewing gigs, but which struck me as an interesting choice

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The Other One Percent by William Burns

The Other One Percent by William Burns

Published on January 18, 2012

I don’t want to pay back my student loans. I don’t like foreclosures. I’m against police brutality. But how do you get from protest to sweet talk? How do you move the conversation from Wall Street to the bedroom? It took some trial and error, but I eventually realized that what works at a bar does

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Voodoo Country, an excerpt from Rum Socialism by Kris Romaniuk

Voodoo Country, an excerpt from Rum Socialism by Kris Romaniuk

Published on January 11, 2012

This week we bring you an excerpt from Kris Romaniuk‘s rebellious new ebook, Rum Socialism. You can score a copy on Amazon

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Vote for Black Heart in the P&E Readers’ Poll

Vote for Black Heart in the P&E Readers’ Poll

Published on January 4, 2012

Guess what? We’ve been nominated in several categories for this year’s Preditors & Editors Readers’ Poll! The poll is an annual tradition, and boasts a variety of categories on everything from books to short fiction and poetry to digital

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New Year’s resolutions, superstitions and goals

New Year’s resolutions, superstitions and goals

Published on December 28, 2011

It’s the last installment of Lobster Telephone for the year, and we at Black Heart want to wish you all a Happy New Year and plenty of good fortune in 2012. Assuming, of course, that the world doesn’t end. (With either a bang or a

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A hunger for conversation: Jack Wiler’s Divina is Divina by Resa Alboher

A hunger for conversation: Jack Wiler’s Divina is Divina by Resa Alboher

Published on December 14, 2011

In early autumn of 2009, facing a recurrence of a rare cancer that my doctors had deemed inoperable, I had been in touch through Facebook with poet Jack Wiler, a friend who was in a dire predicament with his own

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Lobster Telephone winners & more

Lobster Telephone winners & more

Published on December 7, 2011

It seems no one quite knows what to make of Austin’s reputation as a literary town. Our respondants nailed it down with comments concerning “easily available narcotics,” local author Sarah

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Contest, free ebooks, and old-timey crime fighter Maynard Soloman

Contest, free ebooks, and old-timey crime fighter Maynard Soloman

Published on November 23, 2011

If you haven’t entered our CONTEST yet, what the hell are you waiting for?! People, you can win FREE BOOKS just for leaving a comment on our blog! All you’ve gotta do is click

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Lobster Telephone: Austin contest!

Lobster Telephone: Austin contest!

Published on November 16, 2011

This week, we’re doing things a little differently here at Lobster Telephone. You see, we’ve been told Austin is a “literary town,” and while we’ve seen some convincing evidence thereof, we’re also issuing a challenge to our Capital City readers. Tell us why YOU think

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NaNoWriMo 2011 edition

NaNoWriMo 2011 edition

Published on November 2, 2011

Happy National Novel Writing Month! Every year I debate whether or not to join the fray on this 30-day writing marathon, which I have participated in—and won—in the past. This year I’ve come up with a title for a

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