Afternoon, I got to talk with Professor Pinkerton Xyloma about his Dead Man’s Carnival and Tom Waits recently. He’s stopping through Toledo this afternoon to play some songs off of “Frank’s Wild Years” at the Collingwood Arts Center. Here’s the artcle: Franks Wild Years at the Collingwood A.S. Coomer Continue reading New Article Out in the City Paper
Afternoon, I got to pick Jim Ferris‘ brain about poetry. He’s Lucas County’s second (ever) poet laureate and The Ability Center Endowed Chair in Disability Studies at the University of Toledo. It was a lively and entertaining discussion and only a fraction of it made it into an article I wrote for The City Paper. … Continue reading “Demanding and All Around Us: Poetry with Jim Ferris” Article Out Now in The City Paper
Good morning, Hope you’re all stuffed full of momma’s turkey and pumpkin pie. Recently, I had the privilege to sit down with Jake Pilewski (and his wonderful wife, Amanda) to talk about his podcast—The Snake Pit (we also recorded an episode, y’all)—and his new record, Between Then and When, under the moniker Jake & the Venom. … Continue reading “Jake & the Venom in The Snake Pit” Out Now in the City Paper
Morning, Hope all’s as well as well can be for you and yours. I recently wrote an article about a really neat spot in Toledo, Ohio: the Art and Performance Center of West Toledo. I believe what Miriam Wagoner, founder and creative director of APCWT, is doing at the Center is important for the arts … Continue reading Article on the Art & Performance Center of West Toledo Out Now in the City Paper
Morning, I had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Lambert (author of Killer & Victim and Director of Operations of the Mighty Red Fez) for Episode #35 of The Aspiring Writer Podcast. We talked about all kinds of things related to the writing life: daily work habits, Batman: the Animated Series (it’s important), publishing, goals, … Continue reading The Aspiring Writer Podcast #35
Morning, My creative nonfiction piece, Full Circle, was published by Luna Luna Magazine yesterday. It’s about an interesting experience I had with family over the holidays. Alternate titles could include: The Existentialism of a Five-Year-Old, Jackson’s First Inklings of Corporality or Heartburn in the Land of Nana’s Dumplings. Thanks to Joanna C. Valente, Managing Editor of … Continue reading “Full Circle” Out Now in Luna Luna Magazine
Morning, My first creative nonfiction piece, The Work of Wolves, is out now in the Spring 2016 Issue of the Fredericksburg Literary and Art Review. You can read it online for free or order a physical copy (it’s full of beautiful photography and art!). You can read The Work of Wolves here. -A.S. Coomer Continue reading “The Work of Wolves” Out Now in the Fredericksburg Literary and Art Review
