CMP Featured Writers Sep. 2023

September is the month of my birth, and I’ve been feeling the years lately. Mentally, I feel young. Physically, I feel older than I am because of my wild past. Yet I’ve always held a close affinity with the last four calendar months. So that makes me feel a little better.

I’ve loved this time of year since I was a kid. Not only because of being born in September. It’s like one big end-of-the-year blowout. Halloween in October is my favorite. I actually enjoy that better than my own birthday. Then the Great Feast in November. I make shrimp stuffed mirlitons every year in honor of my Great Aunt Mary Jane (Nanny). Holiday cheer after that in December.

Now, I’m not too fond of Christmas. Mainly because I’m usually broke. So I’m not able to experience the joy of giving gifts unless I know you personally and it’s handmade. What I do like about it is that everyone just seems to be in a better mood in general. I dig that. It’s nice to go somewhere and see happy people. Most of the time they look so damn miserable.

Okay, initial rant—over. Down to business. This month’s featured writers are listed below. I’ll have today’s featured writer posted in a little while. If you’d like to send some work, shoot 1-3 poems to cajunmuttpress@gmail.com with a bio and author photo. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can, but please be patient.

Keep your eyes peeled for Fear Of Falling Backwards by Ian Mullins later this month! I’m aiming for the 19th, but waiting for some blurbs. I’ll keep y’all updated. Get in touch with Timothy Dodd if you’d like a copy of last month’s release, Vital Decay. He has signed author copies! So does John Tustin of his book, Written Under Duress which came out earlier this year! Get in touch with him if you’d like a signed copy of that one. More info about the other last few releases of the year coming soon as well.

Also, I’m still offering AD spots. $5 one-day promotions on Tue/Thu and $50 permanent spots on the Cajun Mutt Press main website. Get in touch with me if you’re interested. It helps keep the publishing ball rolling. Infinite thanks to everyone who’s grabbed one so far.

One more thing, a quick shout-out to the close friend who bailed me out of a jam today! You know who you are. I wasn’t expecting that to happen this morning, and I needed some help. You came through big time, brother. Infinite Thanks for the smokes.

Love Y’all, Write On,
JDCIV
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