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
🤟💀📚
🦉🎟️🦇

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

Jan. 2023 C.M.P. Featured Writers

01/01/23

Happy New Year from Cajun Mutt Press!! I hope y’all had a wonderful time over the holidays. Time to start making and breaking resolutions. 2022 had its ups and downs. CMP published a treasure trove of literature by several talented writers and awesome people in general. I lost some close friends because of invites to the proverbial open mic in the sky. Watched the world burn a little more— from a distance. Went through my own personal bullshit, but made it through another year. If you’re reading this, so did you. Congratulations. Honored to have you with me on this ever-evolving journey into the wierderness of life. I have some excellent reading lined up for y’all in 2023.

First things first. Below you’ll find the January featured writer lineup. I’m always open for submissions. Send 1-3 poems to cajunmuttpress@gmail.com along with a bio and author photo. Looking forward to another year of reading your work!

Our first 2023 book release will be Shooting Myself in the Dark by Carrie Magness Radna! I updated the cover and I’m waiting on a new copy. Hopefully, we can stick with the Jan. 17th release. Stay tuned for updates.

Manuscript submissions are now officially OPEN until April 1st as well. 50-100 pages in a word doc set to 6×9 are the only guidelines. Other than that, go wild. I read them as they come in, so please be patient if it takes me a little while to respond. I’m also actively working on a handful of manuscripts: Tales From The Rotten Land by Efe Tusder, Vital Decay by Timothy Dodd, Holding the Door for Barbarians by Mark Berriman, After the Fall by William Teets, and Beneath Napalm Crushed Bones by Merritt Waldon. So be on the lookout for a steady stream of outstanding reading material in 2023.

I’ll be doing another Halloween zine this year as well. More details about that coming soon. I want to start on it earlier than I did last year.

Feel free to ask if y’all have questions about anything listed.

Love Y’all, Write On,
JDCIV
🤟💀

CMP Books:
https://cajunmuttpress.com/2021/06/08/cajun-mutt-press-bibliography/

CMP FeaturedWriters, Jan. 2023:

Right on.
by Rob Burton
01/02/23

Surrogate Mother
by Ivan de Monbrison
01/04/23

Affection for You
by Guna Moran
01/06/23

Thanksgiving Morning Thoughts About Death
by Alexander Poster
01/09/23

2 poems
by Colin James
01/11/23

Lifeis(un)prettyrelentlessthennot
by Allan Lake
01/13/23

Whistle and Die
by Peter F. Crowley
01/16/23

On Kings Cross Station I
by Josa Keyes
01/18/23

Body Image: Organic Half and Half
by Gerard Sarnat
01/20/23

A Reflective Ponder Amid the Jasmine and Thyme…
by Lynn Long
01/23/23

Dendrophilia
by Tony Dawson
01/25/23

short form poetry
by Patrick Sweeny
01/27/23

I’m sick of it
by Gabriel Bates
01/30/23

Facebook Page Poetry Submissions

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We have decided to start publishing single poems on our Facebook page! Send 1 – 3 pieces, previously unpublished, to our team at cajunmuttpress@gmail.com for consideration. Put your name and Poetry Submission in the title of the email. Paste all poems and bios in the body of the email or in docs, we’d prefer if you just copy and paste them into the message, but whatever works for you. And we want the gritty outlaw poetry! Not the squishy stuff! Hell, even send some erotica too if you have it! Twice a week we will pick one poem to publish and notify the poet via email response to their submission. Also, please send a short bio and a photograph of yourself to accompany your piece. Anticipating some excellent reads!

Kind Regards,

J.D.C.IV

Editor-in-Chief

 

This is the Outlaw line-up we have for y’all so far:

Friday 9/14
The Night by Matt Borczon

Wednesday 9/19
A Sensuous Touch by Joanne Olivieri

Friday 9/21
Satan’s Grand Plan by K.W. Peery

Wednesday 9/26
A News Report by Scott Simmons

Friday 9/28
Subjective Noun by J.D. Casey IV

Wednesday 10/3
The Blood of Poets by Milenko Županović

Friday 10/5
Time in the Ground by Ferris Jones