land of eternal thirst and other stories

VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Maksym Beshlei

VOICES FROM THE FIRE: James Duncan

Fedora window arteries of black rain stream through red apoplectic lights of neon and bitter halogen where the moonlight dies reaching for empty holsters, guns gone, carried away by the hands of the clock, hour of agony in this office overlooking 34th Street, rain and chaos, knots of taxis, umbrellas like beetles scurry to subwayContinue reading “VOICES FROM THE FIRE: James Duncan”

VOICES FROM THE FIRE:Milenko Županović

Tesla In love with a pigeon without memory of his homeland in a distant land magic and physics merges into the same thing. Thunder Juggler stolen and powerless it leaves a huge mark on humanity. And so in the dark at the end of the tunnel you can see the light called Nikola Tesla. RobertContinue reading “VOICES FROM THE FIRE:Milenko Županović“

FEMME FATALE DOUBLE FEATURE!

HA! Got your attention with that one you little grind-house slush-puppies! Closing out this week Friday and starting September off right TWO., yes two fantastic authors I have gotten know over time and are actually influencing my own work along with where I’d like to take Dumpster Fire Press after our one year hiatus inContinue reading “FEMME FATALE DOUBLE FEATURE!”

VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Shane Allison

VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Leah Mueller

The Great Reset Fuck trigger warnings and the new normal. Give me danger. Late-night standing ride between train cars: our sweaty hands clutched side chains to avoid falling onto the tracks. Pre-dawn drunk beside the lake: insistent police spotlights swept the sand after the beach closed for the evening. We hid bottles under shirts, asContinue reading “VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Leah Mueller”

VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Efe Tusder

VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Stephen Whitter

Quick ShopI enter a shop, I haven’t visited beforeSlightly hesitant, as not being a new store,they may have seen my face before.And yet,This is the first time I’ve come through the door.I wonder, do they give that thought?It’s a small town after all. Nothing in particular I’m shopping for.Well this is billed as a friendly,Continue reading “VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Stephen Whitter”

VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Amrita Valan

Digital Millenials When Push Comes to Shove Ants let loose To crawl from paper To screens. Digital millennials Thought Words Became manifest. A love fest An Arab Springs revival Not massacre at Tiananmen square. Not killing fields of Cambodia. Now we are doing Palestine On Instant coffee, addictive, And insubstantial. Israel is also real. See?Continue reading “VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Amrita Valan”

Still Burning…

It’s been a hell of run for Dumpster Fire Press but it’s also been a hell of year with major upheavals and not all of them triumphant… However, DFP isn’t going anywhere. We’ve published over twenty titles with more on the way possibly rounding it out to 30 which far beyond what I originally planned.Continue reading “Still Burning…”