There’s at least one poem that’s something I outright plagiarized. William Blake’s “A Poison Tree” is in there. As is a handwritten copy of the lyrics to “Love Kills” by the Vinnie Vincent Invasion (which appeared on the soundtrack to Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master).
This thing is a god damn gold mine.
At the Cassette From My Ex Book Release party last night, I was chatting a bit with Jason before things got underway. He mentioned having done a radio interview with WGN Radio’s Nick Digilio, late at night from midnight to 1AM. Jason mentioned that among the stories they discussed, mine came up. I searched around for a podcast of the…
There’s a nice mention of the Cassette From My Ex book over at Amoeba Music – complete with an interview with Jason Bitner. To top it off, my story from the book got a little mention! And the songlist/note from my mixtape appears in the article, too. How awesome is that? Related:I’m in a Book! Cassette From My Ex: Stories…
Over a year ago, I happened across the Cassette From My Ex project after seeing it on MetaFilter. To my surprise, it turns out that a friend of mine (Jason Bitner, who also started Found Magazine) was one of the driving forces behind the project. Several months later, Jason contacted me to ask if I wanted to participate in a…