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JULY 2024 CMP Featured Writers

James D. Casey IV

Are y’all ready for Insomniacathon? July 26-28 at the Chapel of St. Philip Neri in Louisville, KY. I’m looking forward to taking the trip, hope to see you there! I’ll have magazine updates for y’all within the next few days. It has the official Insomniacathon schedule inside, and cover art by Chris Dean. The cover art was inspired by the origin story behind Ron Whitehead’s “The Storm Generation Manifesto.” When he took a trip to produce Iceland’s first Beat Generation Festival with Ólafur Gunnarsson. I dedicated this issue to Ron as well since this will be his last Insomniacathon. Love You, Brother.

THE CRITIC AND OTHER STORIES by Ólafur Gunnarsson was also released by Cajun Mutt Press on June 17th!! You can grab a copy by following this link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6N593M8

Below are the featured writers for July. Send 1-3 poems with a bio and author photo to cajunmuttpress@gmail.com to be considered for a spot. Magazine submissions are closed for now. I’ll reopen them soon.

Y’all Keep Kicking Ass Out There!

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JULY 2024 CMP Featured Writers:

The Nobody Inn
by M.P. Powers
07/01/24

Liberty Weeps
by Michael E Duckwall
07/03/24

Brainwash
by Scott Waters
07/05/24

Dear Marshal,
by Catherine Zickgraf
07/08/24

Patterns and Parking
by Chuck Harp
07/10/24

Hostage Photo
by Mel C. Thompson
07/12/24

Aftertaste
by Bruce Morton
07/15/24

3 A.M.
by Christopher Jones
07/17/24

Hope is
by Leah Mueller
07/19/24

3 POEMS
by John Grochalski
07/22/24

Poet Staggers Cancels Out the Dark
by Michael Lee Johnson
07/24/24

Insomnia
by April Ridge
07/26/24

Poet’s Lament
by Ben Holland
07/29/24

3 POEMS
by Jerome Berglund
07/31/24

Now Available from Cajun Mutt Press: THE CRITIC AND OTHER STORIES by Ólafur Gunnarsson

James D. Casey IV
Ad for THE CRITIC AND OTHER STORIES in the Sunday 6/16/24 Chicago Tribune

THE CRITIC AND OTHER STORIES by Ólafur Gunnarsson

Now available from Cajun Mutt Press!!!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6N593M8

THE CRITIC AND OTHER STORIES is a gripping collection of 13 gritty short stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Some readers may even find some of the material disturbing. Each story sparks a different emotion, touching on a wide range of topics. Featuring tales of bitter love, hard life lessons, imminent death, business trip savages, assault on a critic, a serial killer novelist, crime family disputes, religion, politics, and more. Narrated from the point of view of various characters in and around the district of Reykjavík.

This book is translated from Icelandic by David McDuff and the Author except for “The Nazi” by Philip Roughton and “The Wrath of Jehova” by Sola Bjarnadottir O ́Connell. “Death Comes At Daybreak,” and “Into the Fire” are translated by Steven Meyers

The cover art is a painting titled “Head of Medusa” by Caravaggio. Commissioned as a ceremonial shield by Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte in 1598.

Brother Ólafur

Ólafur Gunnarsson became a full-time writer after publishing his first novel in 1978. In 1970 he published his first collection of poetry. Later he published an acclaimed trilogy: The Trolls Cathedral 1992. (English translation in 1996, nominated for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award a year later), Potters Field in 1996 and The Winter Journey in 1999. Ólafur went on to write more novels, among them; The Ax and the Earth 2003, for which he received the Icelandic literary prize. Ólafur also wrote a series of children’s books about a whale that can fly. The first one, The Beautiful Flying Whale was published in 1989 and nominated for the Nordic Children‘s Literature Award. Ólafur lives and works a few miles outside of Reykjavik. He is the Icelandic translator of Jack Kerouac. His two-part novel The Painter & Sinner was published in 2012 and 2015. From 2013 – 2018 Olafur was a consultant on the TV show Vikings.

The Critic And Other Stories by Ólafur Gunnarsson

James D. Casey IV

The Critic And Other Stories by Ólafur Gunnarsson will be available on June 17th!! I’ll share the link when it goes live.

This gripping collection of 13 gritty short stories will keep you on the edge of your seat! Cynical tales that will stick with you long after reading. Some readers may even find some of the material disturbing. Each story sparks a different emotion, touching on a wide range of topics. Featuring stories of bitter love, hard life lessons, death, business trip savages, assault on a critic, a serial killer novelist, crime family disputes, religion, politics, and more. Narrated from the point of view of various characters in and around the district of Reykjavík.

This book is translated from Icelandic by David McDuff and the Author except for “The Nazi” by Philip Roughton and “The Wrath of Jehova” by Sola Bjarnadottir O ́Connell. “Death Comes At Daybreak,” and “Into the Fire” are translated by Steven Meyers

The cover art is a painting titled “Head of Medusa” by Caravaggio. Commissioned as a ceremonial shield by Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte in 1598.

Ólafur Gunnarsson held various jobs before becoming a full time writer upon the publication of his first novel in 1978. In 1970 he had published his first collection of poetry. In the following years he would publish an acclaimed trilogy, consisting of the novels; The Trolls Cathedral 1992. (English translation in 1996, nominated for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award a year later) This was followed by; Potters Field in 1996 and The Winter Journey in 1999. Ólafur would go on to write more novels, among them; The Ax and the Earth 2003, for which he received the Icelandic literary price. Ólafur has also written a series of children’s books about a whale that can fly. The first one, The Beautiful Flying Whale was published in 1989 and nominated for the Nordic Children‘s Literature Award. Ólafur lives and works on a small farm a few miles out of Reykjavik. He is the Icelandic translator of Jack Kerouac. His two part novel The Painter & Sinner was published in 2012 and 2015. From 2013 untill 2018 Olafur was a consultant on the TV show Vikings.