Goldman ! Cully ! Moctezuma ! Durback ! Right Now !

The next installment of Back Room Live ! On Line ! is ready to be read. Many of you are used to this event happening at Mc Nally’s in Oakland Ca. Now, thanks to free blogs! you can check out the NEW multi-genre blogging series Back Room Live, right here! If you are a writer who would like to join the series, I’ll be posting the work of 4 new people the last Saturday of every month at 7pm. So check out the site to see what we’re posting and what we’re looking to post. Scroll down to see this month’s poetry and script!

Steven Goldman

From: The Idiot’s Guide To Life

According to a Latin proverb, there are four things a man must do in his life:

1. Plant a Tree.
2. Father a Child.
3. Write a Book and…
4. …?

Lara Durback

At the Economic Stimulus Time

Motherfuckers using Economic Stimulus checks to go to the restaurant. And then I saw you there making payment. Barely sleeping again. The old gas station said 1.34 and 9/10. We were wondering where we are.

Barbara Cully

Before the Open Field

…Where is your brother hisses the page…
–Jorie Graham
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Out of decay, footsteps,
the blue violin of day,

Jose-Luis Moctezuma

Leaving Castle Jim (for James Castle, the deafmute printmaker)

I
Mute, tho not to cognizance, deaf –

tho to sound not untoward – a halo

oscillant w/ sunspokes & dumb notes:

Welcome to the debut posts for BRL Saturday Night! Featuring the writing of Veronica Carlos-Landa ! Jenny Drai ! Sarah Garrigan !

Scroll past this months post to read the bios of each of the writers. Thanks so much for logging on +V.