- I’d like to rip myself apart to prove to you how I work. Standing on the edge of a mental precipice, and the choices seemed to overwhelm me, each colour invading my sequence, I started to externalize every thought, the actions of others no longer had any meaning to me, indeed the forms and [...]
Archive for September, 2010
The Process by Neil Rothstein
Posted in non-fiction on September 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Interview with Liese Chavez
Posted in Gloom 101 on September 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Liese Chavez, an emerging artist who uses different medians to expose the visual pleasures of magical realism shares with Gloom Cupboard just what it is that makes her art so unique. M.K. Barnes How would you say that your art matured over your career, particularly in the past two years? The narrative paintings and [...]
It Tastes Like Rust by yt sumner
Posted in non-fiction on September 7, 2010 | 4 Comments »
You look depressed. I want to sweep my hand across the table when people say things like this. My spine straightens as I imagine the sound the glasses will make when they smash, how everyone will jump. I can’t sleep. He smiles like we’re old friends. We’re not. He’s old friends with the one sitting [...]
Poetry #125
Posted in Poetry on September 5, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Gloom Cupboard Poetry #125 delivers a range of voice and style from the experimental to the boldly formal. Featuring works by Jeffrey S. Callico, Edward O’Dwyer, John Swain, Marit Ericson, John Tustin, Emmanuel Jakpa, Daniel Wilcox, Daniel Davis, and Sophia Argyris, we present you with a diverse and talented collection of writers to enjoy. This [...]
Mangos by Carolyn Nash
Posted in non-fiction on September 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
When people ask me if I miss it, I tell them about mangos. I’d never had a mango until I moved to New York. The first one was long and tough, like a pear with thicker skin, and it smelled like places I’d never been. I ate the meaty part and then ran my teeth [...]