I wrote a song that transforms the listener into a glass jar. I threw it together on a synthesizer. Everyone thinks I used maracas for…
Kirby Johnson: First I must mention how strikingly beautiful Your Attraction to Sharp Machines is. The book feels like a diary with its padded hardback cover and the inserts inside. What was it like to work with BatCat Press to determine the form this novella would ultimately take, and did you have an idea of how you wanted to present this story before hand?
Matthew Mahaney: Thanks. I remember asking Deanna, the BatCat editor, how much input I’d have, soon after she told me they’d chosen Sharp Machines from their open reading period.
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Together We Can Bury It by Kathy Fish Lit Pub Books Softcover, 162 pages ISBN: 978-1-937662-04-2 The title of Kathy Fish’s flash fiction collection, Together…