Best new zinesters?
I think we have a lot of writers who measure up to Miller, Kerouac, Thompson,
and Bukowski. The greatest new writer I’ve seen lately is Cindy, who does a
zine called Doris. I don’t think there’s anyone writing better, not that
I;’ve seen. I also think That Girl by Kelli Williams is right on, very
well-written with a lot to say. I saw a zine called Gutter Girl by C. Watson
that was full of wonderful observations on the way this society looks down on
women. Pathetic Life by Doug Holland was great, and I like Cometbus by Aaron,
and World Upside Down by Celia Donnely. There’s a lot of really good writing
out there. It sounds like you’re still expecting it to come out of Random
House and Doubleday, but those days are gone.
In article <357BC5F3.54E6@glpbooks.BADMAIL.com>,
jp@glpbooks.BADMAIL.com wrote:
>
> Anyone notice any lack of excitement about literature the last couple decades?
>
> Who is being published who’s sparking anyone to move/change/evolve via
> truth/art? (I’m not talking self-help books.)
>
> OK, up to the 50’s we had a bunch, all spaced out, ending with a flush
> run of Miller, Kerouac, HThompson, Buk (among others)…
>
> What do we hear now?
>
> Could they be published now? As first-timers?
>
> I *like(d)* Cormac McCarthy, Harrison, McGuane…but it seems those
> guys were made for *liking*, not changing anyone really. They put no
> movement afoot.
>
> Are things fixed now? No need for any new Rucksack Revolution?
>
> You might say that freedom has prevailed. All these new options.
> So is the message still alive?
>
> Or are things touchy? —The radical works that created our present…
> drug problems and racial tension. Ooooo, maybe we ought to hold
> off on radical thoughts for awhile.
>
> Is there an effort to quell? Is this effort succeeding better now than
> it has in the past? Is there a stronger or weak>
