Delta Mouth

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A literary festival organized by the New Delta Review, LSU's graduate student-run literary magazine.

Delta Mouth features writers Laurie Lynn Drummond, Akilah Oliver, Ariana Reinnes, Susana Chavez-Silverman, Marthe Reed, Xero Skidmore, Peggy Shinner, Andrew Ervin and Susan Kirby-Smith.

There will be readings beginning at 8:30 Thursday, February 11th at Chelsea's and at 8:00 on Friday, February 12th at the Shaw Center. Dinner receptions precede both.




"Making the Call," a ten-minute play by Susan Kirby-Smith will debut at Delta Mouth on Thursday evening, 8:30 at Chelsea's.

The play will star DeWitt Brinson, Jenn Nunes, Karin DeGravelles, and William Burke.

* Mel Coyle is the understudy.

Unmoveable Feast, Issue Two

Issue Two: With new fiction by Monica Merenda, Kass Fleisher and Meg Pokrass, essay and fiction by Jane Stubbs, poetry by Chris Tusa, Gail Peck, John Hoppenthaler, Chris Shipman, Elaine Briney, and Benjamin Lowenkron. Reviews by Tyler Smith and Jennifer Whitaker.

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EGSA Ugly Sweater Party

Because I noticed there were either very few or no pictures taken--perhaps an unspoken agreement to protect everyone from unauthorized ridicule-- I thought I would take a moment to review what people wore to the EGSA Ugly Sweater Christmas Party.

Laura Marks wore a stunning cougar-worthy turquoise turtleneck-tank sweater with golden beads and leopard print adornments around the top and at the bottom. She was the winner of the Ugly Sweater Contest Female Division and well-deserving of the honor.

DeWitt Brinson placed first in the Men's Division for his ingenious, working clock-sweater which included flamingos, fake jewels and a lion. It was truly a great work.

Mel Coyle wore a classic, cheesy printed cardigan zip-up with mistletoe and other Christmas features on the top. Our party creator did well.

Jenn Nunes wore a shirt with a puffy-paint reindeer on it. When you were standing in front of her it was like being in 4th grade all over again, and extremely fun.

Susan Kirby-Smith wore a festive gold-leafed jacket. Many golden leaves. Excessive. She felt as though her name was Mildred.

Will Burke wore a well-fitting powder blue women's sweater with delicate white snowflakes stitched into it.

David Newman wore a highly patterned wintery snowflakey blue and white sweater that had pom-poms. His girlfriend Regan wore a very, very Christmasy sweater, which held several seasonal objects at the top. It was certainly of the caliber of sweaters worn by 2nd grade math teachers.

JT wore a sweater that combined Christmas colors in the most hideous way imaginable.

Cara Blue Adams wore a flowery short sleeved shirt that was sort of saying, "I'm not traditional Christmas, but I'm still Christmas. We spend Christmas in Hawaii when we can and when not, we have a luau with our neighbors."

Shelby Goddard wore an extremely patterned sweater that said, "I'm so hip, even on Christmas
when wearing a godawful sweater."

Helana Brigman went with the stripes. Maia and Aimee with the shiny things, I believe.

Tyler Smith wore a form-fitting off-white grandmother sweater with tiny flowers in neat columns.

Entertainment to Make Your Eyes Bleed!

Oh dwindling followers of BR Tentacles. Direct your attention hither to theavantguardian.org, and my new weekly column about film, possibly, and all things that pique and prod.

This week, an exploration of Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous unproduced project, "Crusade". Blood, guts, castration, donkey carcasses!

Here's a taste of the blood and guts spectacle:

Lumpy, in the Corner

The egg-plant roll-ups were
perfectly seasoned and you
and I conversed about art
Ignoring the fact that
Our cat had caught a mouse
And was sitting with the dead thing
Over in the corner.

We talked for a while,
The eggplant grew cold, the cheese
Lumpy, our conversation, wilted
And then I saw that
Though under our cat’s paw,
The mouse was alive
still struggling in the corner.

We tried to keep eating
and focused on tomatoes
while meatballs were looking
like little live mice.
Or the eggplant, lying there
suffering and squirming
While the cat was satisfied
Over in the corner.

The cat, he refused
to take the mouse outside
And it hobbled across
our red tile floor.

We tried to keep eating
But dinner was ruined
Everything lumpy
And over in the corner.

Book Covers

Oh beautiful beautiful designs that we will have no control over when we publish our books. Here's a website dedicated to 'em. Maybe take note of the specific designers and plead with them to throw you a bone when your manuscript is hot for a rollout.

Unmoveable Feast

Unmoveable Feast is collecting for a second issue, in hot pursuit of all things amusing or amazing but especially: book reviews, videos, essays, interviews, music, art, or film reviews. Hybrid creative works also sought.