July 2024 Dante’s Old South
Steven Dunn (a.k.a Pothole, cuz he’s deep in these streets) is a Whiting Award winner who was shortlisted for Granta Magazine’s Best of Young American Novelists. He’s the author of three novels: Potted Meat (Tarpaulin Sky, 2016), water & power (Tarpaulin Sky, 2018), and Tannery Bay (FC2/University of Alabama Press, 2024), which is co-authored with his homie Katie Jean Shinkle.
Mathieu Cailler is the author of seven books: one novel, two short story collections, two volumes of poetry, and two children’s titles. His stories, poems, and essays have appeared in over one hundred publications, including Wigleaf, the Saturday Evening Post, and the Los Angeles Times. He is the winner of numerous awards, most notably a Pushcart Prize; a Short Story America Prize; and the Paris, Los Angeles, and New England Book Festival Prizes.
Connect with him on social media @writesfromla.
Gerardo Pacheco Matus is a Mayan Native and an award-winning poet and educator. Pacheco teaches at Cañada College and writes poetry in California. Recently he won third place in the Southern Collective Experience’s Latin-American chapbook contest.
Patrick Davis was born on November 12, 1976, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The son of Rusty and Jean Davis, He was raised in Camden, South Carolina before moving to Nashville, Tennessee.[1] to pursue a career in music.
Davis attended Camden High School in Camden, South Carolina where he was an honors student and athlete. His interest in music began during high school, and at the age of 16 he joined his father on stage for his first ever performance. His talent developed throughout high school and into his college career at University of South Carolina, where he earned a bachelor's degree in History. It was during this time he became a mainstay of the Columbia, South Carolina music scene and decided to become a professional musician.
Jake Diaz is a bartender, mixologist, and loving father to two beautiful daughters. I’ve been behind the pine for almost 11 years with varied experience that started in fine dining but expanded into many types of bars and restaurants. He’s consulted with restauranteurs and bartenders alike as well as teaching zero-proof cocktail classes and is currently studying to be a wine sommelier. His goal is to take great care of people and to spread good bartending habits to professionals and amateurs alike which motivates him to be his best to provide for humanity. If you’re ever in the mountains of North Carolina come to The Crown in Brasstown, NC for a unique yet comforting bar experience.
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Additional Music Provided By: Larkin Poe: www.larkinpoe.com
Special Thanks Goes to:
Lucid House Press: www.lucidhousepublishing.com
The Crown: www.thecrownbrasstown.com
The Red Phone Booth: www.redphonebooth.com
Bright Hill Press: brighthillpress.org
UCLA Extension Writing Program: www.uclaextension.edu
Mercer University Press: www.mupress.org
Liberty Trust Hotel: www.libertytrusthotel.com
NPR: https: www.npr.org
WUTC: www.wutc.org
Alain Johannes for the original score in this show: www.alainjohannes.com
The host, Clifford Brooks’, The Draw of Broken Eyes & Whirling Metaphysics, Athena Departs, and Old Gods are available everywhere books are sold. Find them all here: www.cliffbrooks.com/how-to-order
Check out his Teachable courses, The Working Writer and Adulting with Autism, here:brooks-sessions.teachable.com