CMP Featured Writers Feb. 2024

Is it just me, or did January feel like an eternity? I had a ton of shit happen in the last four weeks that made the month seem to drag on forever. Some Good; Some Bad. Between the new magazine and all the other projects on my plate–plus the extra surprises that got piled on top–it was a bit of a rocky start to 2024. But, “this ain’t no place for the weary kind.” So I’m pulling up my bootstraps, and marching into February with my head held high. I accomplished the goals I set out to achieve—even if I did hit a few bumps in the road along the way.

Wasn’t sure if I could pull it off, but Night Owl Narrative No.1 kicked off with a BANG!! Enormous thanks to the contributors, and to everyone who grabbed a copy. I’ve been getting nothing but positive feedback. I’m so happy y’all dig it. Now buckle up for No.2! It’s officially available today, and in my opinion, this one is even better!! I want every issue to outshine the last. I’ll have a copy around the 12th to post some pictures of. I’ve got some info inside from Ron Whitehead and Dr. Rory Patrick Feehan about Gonzofest Dublin: Calling The Underground, a column by Leland Locke about the True Crime in Layers podcast by Bob’s Bookstore, and another killer lineup of literature and artwork. Can’t wait for y’all to see this one!

Here are the links:

Night Owl Narrative No.2
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTCJR9LY

Night Owl Narrative No.1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQVN1WPW

I’m almost finished putting together No.3 as well. I’ll share the list of contributors soon. Stay tuned for details. I’m also about to start working on book manuscripts. Today is the deadline to submit, so get them sent before midnight if you were planning to send one. I’ll get in touch with you soon if you’ve already submitted. Hold Fast.

CMP Bibliography:
(Please leave a review if you grab a book!)
https://cajunmuttpress.com/2021/06/08/cajun-mutt-press-bibliography/

Below you’ll find the list of featured writers for February. If you want to submit some work for a spot, send 1-3 poems to cajunmuttpress@gmail.com for consideration. I have a few spots left to fill for March, then I’ll be reading for April. Send submissions for Night Owl Narrative to the same email. For the magazine, I’m taking artwork, photography, poetry, prose, flash fiction, short stories, columns, articles, interviews, etc. No theme; anything goes. Please include a bio and author photo with ALL submissions!

I’d like to thank everyone who’s accompanied me on this journey throughout the years. I’m looking forward to reading y’all’s work in the year(s) ahead and helping y’all get your words out to the world.

Love Y’all, Write On,
JDCIV
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CMP Featured Writers, Feb. 2024:

OUR WARS
by Gentle S.C. Dragona
02/02/24

SWEET SWEETS WORLD
by David Earl Williams
02/05/24

In my dream I let go
by Roy Duffield
02/07/24

Conscience
by Tony Dawson
02/09/24

The Man Who Is A Planet
by G.M.H. Thompson
02/12/24

Teen Angel
by J.C. Rammelkamp
02/14/24

Kitchen Hand
by Jonathan Butcher
02/16/24

Blaze
by Gopal Lahiri
02/19/24

without you
by Botched Resignation
02/21/24

CRACK MADNESS
by Bradford Middleton
02/23/24

3 POEMS
by Daniel S Irwin
02/26/24

black-tipped shark
by Miriam Sagan
02/28/24

Cajun Mutt Press Featured Writer 12/29/23

Secret

A blank page
Filled With

Hard-to-open
Night

Thoughts…

If anything can be
Said of
The silence of misery,

It’s the caring of
Others
Led to such
Mute
Consideration.

However, with me
Pen-in-hand
It should
Be simple —
More real
To
The
Author.

All of us run away to
Hills of ignored
Self-denied
Faults.

A page is reflective of
The booth marked
With confessions.

We choose what is known…

The rest to ourselves.

©2023 Leland Locke All rights reserved.

Brother Locke

A.L. Locke lives in a cabin in North Carolina’s Appalachian Mountains. He shares his life with his wife, Tara, and their 10 rambunctious dogs, two goats, too many chickens, and aquarium fish. He has been published both in national and international publications, including Writer’s Digest and various literary journals. Notes from the Night Desk is a column he works on vigorously and tries to publish daily on WordPress.com, and has a book series under the same title. More volumes of published and previously unpublished work will appear in the future. His column is also included in Night Owl Narrative, a new monthly magazine from Cajun Mutt Press. Issue no.1 will be available on January first.

Mr. Locke incorporates the Gonzo way of Life into his everyday responsibilities and tomfoolery. From the concrete-jungle swamps of Texas, the high Rocky Mountains of Montana, to living homeless on the cruel and crippled streets of Youngstown, Ohio, A, L. Locke has kept up writing in haunted notebooks, typed-up the words on pages fed into the mouths of typewriters, and exquisitely pecked electronic aphorisms and anagrams into various computers.

Notes from The Night Desk:

Books:

vol.1
https://www.amazon.com/Notes-Night-Desk-L-Locke-ebook/dp/B09WVXCFL7

vol.2
https://www.amazon.com/Notes-Night-Desk-L-Locke-ebook/dp/B0BM1Z5GHR

vol.3
https://www.amazon.com/You-Cant-Blame-Good-Puppy/dp/B0C9K6HZT5

Column:

https://lelandlocke.blog/

Happy Thanksgiving from Cajun Mutt Press!

We hope y’all have a great time full of too much turkey, too much booze, too much fun, and too much damn family to last until next year! Sending positive vibes and Outlaw Gonzo Pirate Poet Love out to everyone today!

We have some great books available on Amazon, and still a few stickers left before we need to order some more. Christmas is right around the corner too, so consider picking something up for yourself or as a gift.

Happy Turkey Day,
J.D.C.IV
Founder
Editor-in-Chief
Cajun Mutt Press

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Haight by Red Focks
Absurd by Ronald P. Bremner
Dark Linings by Joanne Olivieri
Isomorphic by J.D.C.IV
Owls in Hot Rods with Pink Elephants and Dead Bats by J.D.C.IV
Death & Love/Love & Death by J.D.C.IV
Juggernaut Fuzz by Ryan Quinn Flanagan
This Many Years After the War by Matt Borczon

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Death& Love/Love & Death

Available now on Amazon from Cajun Mutt Press, Death & Love/Love & Death by James D. Casey IV. This is an extremely cool book! A double-sided, dual cover with young and current photos of the author, 23 poems each side, 6×9 format, new Cajun Mutt Press logo reveal inside, “Reaper of Dark Smoke” artwork by J.D.C.IV on both title pages, and “Ouija” author photo on ‘Close and flip book.’ pages. What more could you ask for in a collection of poetry?

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