Eckleburg’s 15th Anniversary at AWP 2025 in Los Angeles
A big thank you to Sara Lippmann and Danielle Harms for making Eckleburg's 15th Anniversary celebration at AWP 2025 in Los Angeles a very special success. Also a big shout out to 7.13 Books, Rare Bird Books, Leland Cheuk and Tyson Cornell for their talented readers. Truly enjoyed. Last but ... Read More
Mylia
DJ Mylia at Attack of the Book People III AWP 2025, LA Eckleburg 7.13 Books Rare Bird Books Hotel Per La Mezzanine West 649 S. Olive Street Los Angeles, CA 90014 Featuring Marilee Albert Rae Cline Rosa Kwon Easton Danielle Harms Chip Jacobs Sara Lippmann Sameer Pandya Jim Ruland Hugh ... Read More
Eckleburg at AWP 2025, Los Angeles
Join 7.13 Books, Rare Bird Books and Eckleburg for Attack of the Book People III at AWP 2025 in LA on Friday, March 28th, 6 to 10 pm. Food, drinks, DJ and a fantastic lineup of readers including Marilee Albert, Rae Cline, Rosa Kwon Easton, Danielle Harms, Sara Lippman, Chip Jacobs, Sameer Pandya, Jim Ruland and Hugh Sheehy. Find copies of Eckleburg No. 22 at the ... Read More
“They Kept Putting a ‘D’ in Front of Her Name” by Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor
So it spelled Dumbell instead of Umbell. Infuriating, after she’d twice corrected the error by email. Everyone wants to mess with what’s yours, make an ass out of a cluster ... Read More
“Tragicomedy for the Fallen: Part I” by Kurt Baumeister
"Odin’s spear struck Valhalla’s golden floor with a mighty thud, silvered veins of sorcerous power erupting from the point of contact, energy flying electric and jagged to the four corners of his vast throne room. This was One-Eye’s signal for quiet, and I went along. We all went along...." —Kurt ... Read More
“Frittura” by Judith Goode: Gertrude Stein Award Winner
"They were as light and fluffy as the small white clouds that floated across an otherwise spotless blue sky, of which Raffie and Kip had an unobstructed view from the balcony where they feasted on the fried scallops, clams, shrimp, calamari, and other seafood on the frittura platter. Raffie’s father ... Read More
Announcing the Winners of The Gertrude Stein Award
Eckleburg is pleased to announce the Gertrude Stein Award in Fiction winners and finalists. Thank you to all who submitted. It is always a difficult task choosing among such talented voices and storytelling. Gertrude Stein Award: First Place "Frittura" by Judith Goode Second Place "Little Sister" by Jarrett Kaufman Third ... Read More
Monica Marioni
Monica Marioni was born near Treviso in 1972, but moved to the area of Vicenza when she was still very young, and here she still lives several months a year. She instinctively approached art during her studies, enrolling at the Vicenza Institute of Art; nevertheless, she obtained a degree in ... Read More
Valentine’s Day Is Chaucer’s Bitch
I've just been reminded as to why I find Valentine's Day so interestingly ironic. Notice I did not use the word moronic. They only sound alike. It should be noted that many return to St. Valentine as a habit of affection, so I am truly sorry to burst bubbles--well, not ... Read More
Things You Should Be Doing Instead of Reading Kim Kardashian Articles
Get an enema --- i.e., clean out your shit. 2. Petition the Pulitzer Board for the Johnson, Wallace, Russell debacle. 3. Read a book. About something important. 4. Go watch her video. No words needed. 5. Get your nails done. So you can be just like Kim Kardashian. 6. Study ... Read More