Gather Round, Gather Close

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xTx takes on Into the Wild at Titular. It will be the best read you have all week. She also has a beautiful, heartbreaking story, Standoff,  in Word Riot. She is joined in the September issue of Word Riot by Gary Moshimer, PH Madore,  and others. Tobias Carroll also reviews Aaron Burch’s How to Take Yourself Apart, How to Make Yourself Anew.

Enjoy a story from Ben Loory at Moon Milk Review where he is joined by Corey Mesler.

Not only is there a swank redesign of their magazine this month, The Collagist features an essay from David LeGeault. poetry from Nick Ripatrazone, and much more.

I turn the tables on J. Bradley in an interview at HTMLGIANT where we talk about, among other things, his fantastic chapbook, The Serial Rapist Sitting Behind You is a Robot.

If you’re looking for a great poetry collection, consider buying Gabriel Welsch’s An Eye Fluent in Gray, available for order from Seven Kitchen Press.

The last unpublished story from Matthew Salesses’ Our Island of Epidemics is now up Kitty Snacks.

Enjoy a tiny story from James Tadd Adcox at Nanoism.

Daniel Nester has a new blog for the Albany Times Union. Check it out.

Ben White’s story story “Cryo” is in  Folded Word’s third issue of Heron.

The Ancient City continues to be unearthed during Amber Sparks’s tenure at Necessary Fiction. Read more about the city from Lily Hoang, Speaking of Amber, she brings news of 1575 at For Every Year.

Enjoy four new poems from Melissa Broder at Small Doggies where she is joined by Matthew Simmons.

At (This is) Disingenuous Twaddle, find poetry from Ray Succre.

Nicolle Elizabeth writes on music for The Rumpus.

Wigleaf brings a story from Gabe Durham as well as stories from Arlene Ang and Beth Thomas.

The reliably excellent DOGZPLOT brings three fictions from Mary Hamilton and stories from Michelle Reale and Kyle Minor.

Lauren Becker is interviewed by Barry Graham at Third Face and she namechecks one of our favorite songs””Ani DiFranco’s Swan Dive.

The Missed Connections series, fomented from the mind of Brian Oliu, is complete. Read it here. Just look for the ones with 22 at the end of the title.