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Peeking wo/man
Leave a commentApril 25, 2013 by Marcus Speh (Birkenkrahe)
Is it thy will, thy image should keep open My heavy eyelids to the weary night? Dost thou desire my …
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The Vonnegut Challenge
Leave a commentApril 11, 2013 by Marcus Speh (Birkenkrahe)
At the writing community Fictionaut, Ramon Collins started in interesting debate on an old issue, a challenge for the modern writer thrown out …
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Factory of blind infants
Leave a commentApril 7, 2013 by Marcus Speh (Birkenkrahe)
“An achievement in art or in letters grows more interesting when we perceive its connections.” —Henry James In preparation of …
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Six Spring Tweets
Leave a commentApril 1, 2013 by Marcus Speh (Birkenkrahe)
Social media ‘haikus’ on my blog — my motto for spring comes from Wikimedia; the caption for the photograph said: «Old beggar of Tangier, Morocco singing a monotonous, wailing chant to attract the attention of the passers-by. He is a cheerful soul, however, and a pleasant contrast to some of the members of his brotherhood who capitalize their deformities.» — This could be me waiting for Thank You For Your Sperm. [Continue reading]
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Bezos Loves Books
Leave a commentMarch 29, 2013 by Marcus Speh (Birkenkrahe)
In fact, the Amazon CEO loves them so much that he has just bought Goodreads, a social media site for …
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Net Worth
7March 24, 2013 by Marcus Speh (Birkenkrahe)
Readers of my posts or my fiction may think that I am all over the place mentally, emotionally, procedurally…nothing could …
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The breath of death
Leave a commentMarch 19, 2013 by Marcus Speh (Birkenkrahe)
“An achievement in art or in letters grows more interesting when we perceive its connections.” Henry James. In honor of …
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SPERM SCAN
MY FRIEND RUSHDIE
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Excerpt from: My Friend Salman Rushdie, in: Pachydermini Pack 4 (Turtleneck Press); donation dependent download.
«At a party, I stood next to a bald guy with a beard who didn’t say anything. I noticed a nearby couple put their heads together and whisper while pointing at me. They were smiling so I went over and inquired if I could help them in any way. “No, not at all,” said the woman, “but listen, isn’t that Sir Salman Rushdie who stood next to you just now? We’re such fans.” The man nodded.»
Excerpt from: My Friend Salman Rushdie, in: Pachydermini Pack 4 (Turtleneck Press); donation dependent download.
IN THOSE DAYS WE
«Tara, I look at us in that photo, taken so many years ago, I look at you sandwiched between Tom and me, with our left arms in casts, so ridiculous, it makes me think of music that is ridiculous also, music by Charles Ives with two bands playing against one another, or two melodies backpacking a third, or an instrument entering a dialog of two other instruments like a dangerous stranger. It makes me think of your musical voice and your rich hair, Tara, I’m thinking of you as my ship begins the landing process.»
Excerpt from: Friends, in: In Those Days We, available online at Issuu. Paperback version to appear.
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Marcus Speh
(Birkenkrahe) — Storyteller & Professor
I am German writer who lives in Berlin. My short fiction has been published in elimae, Mad Hatter's Review, kill author, PANK and elsewhere. First published in 2009 at Metazen, I've been nominated for a Micro Award, two Pushcart Prizes, two Best of the Net awards and two Million Writers Awards, and a novella of mine was longlisted for the Paris Literary Prize. My short fiction collection "Thank You For Your Sperm" is published in 2013 by MadHat Press. My mosaic novel "Gizella" is forthcoming from Folded Word Press. I have a lush web site at marcusspeh.com (English), I blog on Tumblr und Deutsch auf marcusspeh.de. Join me on Facebook, on Twitter, Pinterest or send me an email.
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