Kevin Sampsell

Author.Editor.Publisher.Collagist

Friends

Summer is a time when I try to be with friends as much as possible and enjoy the small window of sunny Portland weather. We just kicked off the season with a few hundred friends here in Portland at LitHop, which was a hot and memorable night of readings all over downtown.

Jeff Alessandrelli and I thank the crowd at the LitHop after-party at Dante's before Brownish Black takes the stage. — Jeff Alessandrelli and I thank the crowd at the LitHop after-party at Dante’s before Brownish Black takes the stage.

Jay sets up some music for his reading that closed the night at Ash Street Saloon and LitHop 2015. — Jay Ponteri sets up some My Bloody Valentine music for his reading that closed the night at Ash Street Saloon and LitHop 2015.

In other friend news, my pal Lidia Yuknavitch has a new book out this week. I had fun recording a snippet of the first chapter of it for this video, produced by Meg Tuite and Ken Robidoux for Connotation Press. Many other friends are also in the video: Paula Bomer, Margaret Malone, Amelia Gray, and many more.

Some of my favorite books this year are by friends and the newest one in my heart is Kevin Maloney’s Cult of Loretta. He’s reading with my other friends (and Future Tense authors) Chelsea Hodson (Pity the Animal) and Elissa Washuta (the new Instant Future eBook Starvation Mode) at Colonel Summers Park Saturday, July 11th at 7:30pm.

Other friends with new books you should get: Wendy C. Ortiz, Jamie Iredell, Lisa Cicarello, Myriam Gurba, Sean H. Doyle, Troy James Weaver, and Amy Fusselman.

And these stellar new essays by Zach Ellis and Zoe Ruiz.

In other friend news, Frayn and I adopted a new kitty. His name is Simba and he is quickly becoming an all-star cuddler and furry pal around here. Just look at this loving friend!

Simba (aka Mr. Simms) Photo by B Frayn Masters

I hope everyone’s having a great summer so far. Stay cool, buddies.

Kevin Sampsell

July 4, 2015

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2 responses to “Friends”

charliejstephens

July 6, 2015 at 11:51 am

Hi! I was just thinking about you. So glad to read about all that you’re up to. Inspiring as always. XO

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Timber Masterson

July 8, 2015 at 12:01 pm

Hey there KS, was wondering, as I just released my first novel, it’s been suggested that o do some guest blogging and you sent me this on Goodreads, so i suppose that you are the scribe’s door that I am darkening first. What say you to a little guest-blogging. You certainly can direct the topic at what you’d like this scribe to wax rhapsodic about, and I won’t use dumb phrases like “wax rhapsodic’ to try to sound all “literary”. Cheers for now.

Timber Masterson
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