Archive for October, 2003

Things I Learned About After Self-Publishing My Book

1. Nobody gives a shit that I self-published my book. 2. My book is not a self-replicating meme that excites people to such a feverish pitch that they tell their friends to go buy a book. 3. Self-publishing is second only to a crack habit as a good way to lose money. 4. "Opening a paypal account" is [...]

My Civic Duty

Ok, so everybody wants to know what the deal is, man, how come this guy Henry got the poetry spot in this quarter's issue and how come now he's the poetry editor, and what kind of contest did he win, and how come I didn't know about the contest, and who the hell was the [...]

Fall Issue of PulpLit is Up and Feeling Sassy

Hello- The leaves are falling in some parts of the country. Like Christina Aguilera's hair, so change the seasons. And, with the fall apples, so too comes forth another issue of PulpLit. Enjoy, John O'Brien Editor-in-Chief PulpLit.com Contents: ______________________________________ -The Double-Header Issue -New PulpLit Store -Contest Winner -New Poetry Editor The Double Header Issue: Twice the Fun ______________________________________ We've got double the fiction and double the articles this issue. [...]

American Splendor

Maybe I should have gotten that spray on hair... I don?t know much about comic books, especially the well-drawn detailed kind for adult audiences. I?m more the type for Calvin and Hobbes or Far Side. Those comprehensively scripted plot-driven books have never been my forte, and I was skeptical when I first read the description of [...]

Kill Bill (Vol. 1)

Why am I dressed like a banana? If Disney is the House of the Mouse and New Line Cinemas is the House that Freddy Built ? than Miramax must be Tarentino Manor. The financing for the indie powerhouse production firm can be traced directly to one source ? 1994?s Pulp Fiction ? a minor-league budgeted film [...]