NOW AVAILABLE: Boy Meets Girl

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Posted on April 5, 2013 by Eirik

Boy Meets Girl, a chapbook of short prose, is now available from Kattywompus Press (www.kattywompuspress.com). Heartbreaking and brokenhearted, these flash fictions by Eirik Gumeny are miniature excavations of us, our times, our foibles and dreams.

Includes “Ballpoint & Boredom,” “The Arsonist & the Thief of Hearts,” “Hymn,” “Milk, Eggs, Bread,” as well as new, previously unpublished prose.

“I never get tired of reading Eirik’s exquisite dirty surrealism. Amazing.” — yt sumner, author of “It Tastes Like Rust”

Available from Kattywompus Press.

Southwest Book Fiesta

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Eirik

First things first: I want to give a shout out to Jersey Devil Press for republishing my story, “Storybook Romance,” in their May installment, Issue 42. 42! I’m in there with some serious literary luminaries, including Ryan Werner and y.t. sumner, and you should definitely check it out.

Also, I’d like to apologize for using the phrase “shout out” earlier.

Anyway, to business. This weekend, Friday the 10th through Sunday the 12th, I’ll be at the Southwest Book Fiesta, sharing a table with my friend and fellow writer Annam Manthiram.

We will mostly be selling books, but we will also:

– have small things to give away, as well as a few bigger things to give away in a raffle.
– be presenting a panel about getting published in literary journals on Saturday, May 11th, at 4 p.m.
– be reading with DimeStories on the main stage, Sunday, May 12th, at 11 a.m.

The Southwest Book Fiesta is the second largest book fair ever held in New Mexico, and there’ll be hundreds of publishers and authors there. Also, a beer garden and food cooked by people who wrote cookbooks. And that’s the best kind of food.

You Non-Miraculous Son of a Bitch

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Eirik

My newest short story, “You Non-Miraculous Son of a Bitch,” is now available for your reading pleasure over at the magnificent Defenestration. Check it out now, along with the rest of their April issue.

The title (and the inspiration for the story) was cribbed from a single line of dialogue from Community. (First person to correctly identify the episode sans Google wins my undying adoration.) The story’s about a slacker — because they say write what you know — and a minotaur — because minotaurs are awesome.

Also, reminder: Exponential Apocalypse is now available as an audiobook, at both Audible and Amazon.

Good News, Everyone

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Eirik

Got two huge announcements this week.

First up is Boy Meets Girl, my flash fiction chapbook from Kattywompus Press. The chapbook’s been a long time coming — I think I signed a contract with the publisher a year ago — but totally worth the wait.

Boy Meets Girl collects some of my previously published prose as well as a few new pieces that I really love. The book’s also got some killer cover art by Mexican illustrator Jose Guadalupe Posada, an image that sums up the entire collection perfectly as far as I’m concerned.

Now, given that I’ve got two very distinct styles of writing, I feel like I should probably specify here: If you’re a fan of the poop jokes and dark comedy, keep on scrolling to the next bit of news. If, however, you like it when I get all soul-crushing and poetic, then Boy Meets Girl is the book for you. This is by far the artiest book I’ve got. There’s a story in there so sad my wife can’t read it without crying. And if that’s not art, I don’t know what is.

You can order Boy Meets Girl now from Kattywompus Press, or come visit me at the Southwest Book Fiesta in a few weeks. I’ll have a limited supply on hand.

Next, and even newer — I literally found out a few hours ago — Exponential Apocalypse is now available on Audible as an audiobook. Narrated by Lee Ann Howlett, the audiobook is everything you love about Exponential Apocalypse, now in a handy .mp3 format. Now you can read while you drive! Or cook! Or do other stuff! There is absolutely no reason for you not to download the audiobook right the hell now. Unless you’re deaf or something, in which case I apologize for my insensitivity.

To recap:

Boy Meets Girl, a chapbook of flash fiction, available from Kattywompus Press.
Exponential Apocalypse, the greatest post-apocalyptic comedy ever written, available as an audiobook at Audible.

Help support independent writers, publishers, and audiobook narrators by buying copies today for everyone you know. And then a couple extra, just in case.

Read With Your Ears

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Eirik

Got a new story at CommuterLit today called “Close Enough,” about a lizard that solves existential crises. The story’s darkly comic, as is most everything I write, but there’s no real swearing so that’s new.

I wrote “Close Enough” for — and read it at — the DimeStories open mic a few weeks ago. They put some of the audio from that on the web, so if your eyes are feeling kind of lazy this morning, you can listen to me reading the story here instead. Personally, I’d recommend doing both at the same time. It’ll be like I’m right there, lurking over your shoulder and breathing into your ear.

Speaking of reading and ears, the audiobook for Exponential Apocalypse should be on Audible soon. Lee Ann Howlett narrated the project and we’re just waiting for Audible to finish up post-production and give us the final OK. She did a fantastic job and I’m stoked about letting this thing loose in the world, assuming “stoked” is still something people say.

Speaking of people saying things, the newest review for Dead Presidents is over at Out of the Bags:

Eirik Gumeny has out done himself in this second book. Its more quirky than the first and a lot more crazy.

Check out the whole review by clicking here.

Speaking of clicking here, I appear to finally be out of links — and segues smoother than a baby’s shaved and waxed head. Feel free to start at the top and go through them all again, though.