Check out this Jack Eidt interview with the late author Stephen T. Vessels on his childhood fascination with the collective unconscious, his use of the I Ching for divination of the present, and other stories.
Literary
Poetry & Politics: City on the Second Floor with Matt Sedillo
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One of the best political poets today, Matt Sedillo discusses and recites poetry from his book City on the Second Floor.
The Fortunate One – A Short Story by Jack Eidt
Check out this excerpt from Jack Eidt’s short story, “The Fortunate One,” published in “Oh, Fortuna! Volume 7” from the Santa Barbara Literary Journal.
Tales of the Fifth Dimension – The Fifth Fedora Anthology
The Fifth Fedora: Amazing and transformative tales of the Fifth Dimension, that thrive in the world of Lost Souls, Fallen Angels, Shapeshifters, Extra-Planetary Dragons, and Lucky Charms. from an assortment of writers, now available from Borda Books and WilderUtopia Books is The Fifth Fedora: An Anthology of Weird Noir & Stranger Tales, curated by Jack Eidt and Silver Webb.
Paul Bowles Documentary: ‘Let it Come Down’
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Expatriate writer, composer, and traveler Paul Bowles (1910-1999) stepped away from it all and reported back to us through his novels and short stories and is featured here in a documentary ‘Let it Come Down’. He lived 52 years in Tangier, Morocco, and wrote evocatively of the place and its peoples. His most famous for his influential 1949 novel, The Sheltering Sky, was filmed by Bernardo Bertolucci.
Corridor of the Surreal: Silver Webb and Jack Eidt Talk ‘City of Illumination’
Jack Eidt talks with Silver Webb on his surreal trip to the Underworld story “City of Illumination,” published by Borda Books in Delirium Corridor, A Dark Anthology, curated by Max Talley. It includes fifteen tales of psychological suspense, altered states, noir crime, and the surreal.
Courting Delirium: Max Talley and his Dark Zeitgeist
Jack Eidt from WilderUtopia.com had a chat with novelist Max Talley about the recent book he curated and contributed two stories to, called Delirium Corridor, A Dark Anthology, from Borda Books/Santa Barbara Literary Journal.