a blog from litcrawl nyc, i was interviewed briefly by poets and writers

tao lin at gigantic microreading, may 2009, nyc

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*(meant to post this last week, but forgot to)

organizer todd zuniga of opium magazine speaks first, followed by some people reenacting a dialogue between chuck close and someone else i can't remember, followed by tao lin's gigantic microreading about smoothies, followed by a brief interview with me, in which i am asked what "separates lit crawl from other literary events?" or something along those lines, and in which i answer, accordingly.

the gigantic reading itself was discussed in detail in the accompanying article by suzanne pettypiece, "lit crawl: a postcard from new york city."

i am doing two readings in the next seven days (and going to paris in between) and was blogged about in a "fantasy" conversation on htmlgiant

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reading #1

wed 5.20.09 "i had it bad" reading series

featuring my roommate ben blum, lisa locascio, lucrecia zappi, and me

8pm, happy ending, nyc

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reading #2

tue 5.26.09 elimae: a reading

featuring Shya Scanlon; my Gigantic co-editors Lincoln Michel and Rozalia Jovanovic; my friends Kimberly King Parsons, Justin Taylor, Nicolle Elizabeth, Tao Lin, Todd Zuniga, Sasha Graybosch and Dennis DiClaudio; other great writers Nick Antosca, John Madera, Timmy Waldron, Forrest Roth, Terese Svoboda, Barry Graham, Dawn Raffel, Eric Nusbaum; me, and possibly

7pm, kgb bar, nyc

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also, i ate at peter luger's last night and am playing on the new yorker softball team this summer.

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UPDATE #1 (5/19/09, a little later):

make that two readings, one steak, softball, and ONE COMPED ROUND-TRIP TICKET TO PARIS, MAKING A DELIVERY OF INTERNATIONAL PROPORTIONS FOR WORK.

if you know any awesome paris friends you think i should meet, please let me know, as i would love to meet them.

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UPDATE #2 (5/19/09, a little later than later):

jimmy chen blogged about me, tao lin, and ha jin in a "fantasy" gchat situation on htmlgiant.

An excerpt:

Jimmy: ha jin's in the background rubbing one out
me: had bacon, nachos, elk or something, iced tea, and breast milk for dinner
am i going to die
6:32 PM Jimmy: that's not vegan, and yes we all eventually die