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Just thought I'd let y'all know that Cause & Effect is now accepting submissions of poetry, fiction, and graphic art for issue #3. The deadline for submissions is December 14th. You can email your work (or any questions) to: causeandeffectmagazine AT yahoo DOT com and if you want more info...

Yep. If you look in enough places around the web, you'll find lots of 'em...writers that don't know the difference between being influenced by someone, and just flat out copying someone. Same thing applies to the beat wannabes. CORRECTION: The deadline for submissions is Friday, Oct...

You can send submissions (or questions) to: causeandeffectmagazine AT yahoo DOT com . "beautiful things can be terrible and terrible things can be beautiful" --Charles Bukowski, from "out of the dark"

Tell Me by Kim Addonizio. .

Cause & Effect Magazine is currently accepting submissions of poetry, short stories, and flash fiction. Preference leans towards gutsy, edgy work...not looking for Bukowski clones, but the editor is a Buk enthusiast. Submissions of graphic art (photos or drawings) are being accepted, too...

I realize that I'm posting this late in the game, but I wanted to add my list of "best Buk books" to check out (in no particular order): ~ Love is a Dog from Hell ~ Sifting Through the Madness ~ Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame ~ Betting on the Muse ~ The Roominghouse...

Love is a Dog from Hell was my first book by Buk. :cool:

In "NIGHT STREETS OF MADNESS" from Tales of Ordinary Madness, Buk spoke of someone being "influenced by the Bukowski myth" and then said "I am really a coward." I think that people read too much into Buk's writing. While many of his works may have been inspired by real life events...

In What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire, Buk mentions Ginsberg in the poem "4 Christs," but refers to him as Ginsbing. There's a part where someone unnamed tells Hank that "Ginsbing says he doesn't know how to relate to you."

One of the poetry groups that I'm involved in is having a Bukowski tribute reading tonite. We'll be reading from his works, then we'll read our own...it's an open mic, and there's no cover charge. If any of you are in the Dallas area, you're welcome to come out and participate. You can...

Latest CD's bought: Ace of Spades by Motorhead, Filth & Fire by Mary Gauthier, Transformer by Lou Reed, and Lipstick, Lies, & Gasoline by Fred Eaglesmith. Latest books: Cranial Guitar by Bob Kaufman and Tell Me by Kim Addonizio.

...or as we say here, "Howdy!" Looks like you've got a great site here-- one of the best Buk sites I've seen. :cool: