Hosho McCreesh - Marching Unabashed Into The Weeping, Searing Sun...

[jmoshea]

just wondering...is Hosho McCreesh your real name?

 

[bospress.net]

Bill: The paperback cover is great. Who did the design on that -- you or Hosho?

Hi David,

me, me, all me!!!!

No really. Hosho hit me with the idea and provided the graphic sun for the cover (I made it into a lincut and letterpressed it) He picked the colors and thought of the half page design. I typeset it and printed it.

So, I would credit Hosho as the designer.

All best,
Bill

just wondering...is Hosho McCreesh your real name?

I can answer that, knowing Hosho well (he came out to Delaware with the lovely Ms. Babineaux and spent a long weekend with my family.)

Yes, Hosho McCreesh is his real name. And the first "H" is silent. I don't know if he has a middle name.

All best,

Bill

 

[Carterofmars]

I'm the publisher of this book. The hardback is sold out, but the paperback is still available along with other fine books of poetry and short stories....

Yeah, I saw the paper back on your site. Was hoping I wasn't too late for this hardback copy. It looks beautiful.

joe

 

[mjp]

It's always too late for a BOSP hardcover. You have to have ESP (or be on the mailing list) to know about them, and even in that case if you don't buy in the first 30 minutes you're probably out of luck. Which has to be a publisher's dream.

I got Father Luke, but not Hosho. Sadly, my BOSP hardcover collection will never be complete. I'm watching eBay! ;)

 

[bospress.net]

If anyone that wants all of the hardbacks, please e-mail me at bill@bospress.net and let me know. Then I will put you on the list for the hardbacks. At that point, you will be notified before it is announced. Once I have about 25 of these "requests", I'll either have to increase the number of hardbacks or will stop announcing them at all as they will already be sold out to folks that know that they want them, sight unseen. There are not that many spots left, so I need to rethink my ability to produce more hardbacks.


Bill

 

[roni]

...Once I have about 25 of these "requests", I'll either have to increase the number of hardbacks or will stop announcing them at all ...

how about the BSP-solution: 26 lettered, 100 numbered?

 

[bospress.net]

I would need to hire someone to help me with something like this. It takes about 2 hours total per book to get these ready.

50 hours is one thing, but I cannot find anyway to scare up another 200 hours do to this. Plus, I cannot see the demand for 126 hardcovers. 50, yes. Maybe slightly more...

BIll

 

[Hosh]

I don't know how to do all that fancy quoting here--so, forgive me.

Bill & I talked about how to do the paperbacks...but a rough thumbnail & some paper colors doesn't a designer make...I'd say BILL is most responsible for how great everything looks--I just chipped in here & there.

Hosho McCreesh is my real name. For you back alley types I'll say that my name comes from a Navajo woman who was a kind of mid-wife for my Mom while she was pregnant with me. It means "the feeling you get when watching a beautiful sunrise" in Navajo. Pronounced: Oh-Show. I actually have 2 middle names (in case I didn't like going by Hosho).

As to what Bill should do about the Hardback situation: I think 26 - 50 is perfect...if Bill can make them. He's a BUSY BUSY man!

As for me: I'll be buying BoSP hardbacks sight unseen...& likely reading copies so I don't junger up the HBs!

 

[mjp]

I would need to hire someone to help me with something like this. It takes about 2 hours total per book to get these ready.

I wish we lived on the same coast. You'd have a free bindery assistant. I have a lot of bindery experience! Ha.

Since I sold off my letterpress stuff I feel like something's just not quite right with the world.

 

[roni]

[...] I cannot see the demand for 126 hardcovers. 50, yes. Maybe slightly more...

so
it's 26 lettered
and 42 numbered.

"who's gonna ride your wild horses?"

 

[justine]

I wish we lived on the same coast. You'd have a free bindery assistant. I have a lot of bindery experience! Ha.

Since I sold off my letterpress stuff I feel like something's just not quite right with the world.

bill, if we lived on the same coast i would gladly work for free as your apprentice.

 

[bospress.net]

Delaware is nice and the pay is good with low cost of living!

Bill

 

[justine]

nice try ;)

maybe we'll end up living a little closer to you than CA, someday soon.

 

[bospress.net]

Maryland is close. Chicago is too far...

Bill

 

[hoochmonkey9]

I work for wine. and skittles.
I'll be there Monday.
I'm bringing my dog. he's friendly.

 

[Father Luke]

So, as a nick-name, Hosh would be incomplete?

Kudos to Bill.
Kudos to Bill.
and
Kudos to Bill. . .

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Okay,
Father Luke

 

[Hosh]

With a name like mine, you learn to respond to just about anything that's close!

Hosh is fine, Padre...

 

[Purple Stickpin]

Absoultely lovely. Bill, if you do make another run, I'm in. For full price too.

 

[Hosh]

Feel dirty dredging up this old ghost of a thread here, & do so only because a handful of you all were nice enough to gamble on a copy of the aforementioned...& hopefully it wasn't enough to put you off me entirely!

Actually, I figured I'd let any/everyone know that, IF you're interested in being contacted regarding any forthcoming work, please feel free to PM me your snail mail address--& I'll make sure you get every pitch & its particulars. I'm all too happy to do it. If not--no hurt feelings either way...just want anyone interested to get advanced word...& certainly don't want to give anyone a hard sell.

Of course, I can just go to hell too...if you'd prefer that...

I apologize, again...I had no better idea as to how to send up a smoke signal...

 

[Father Luke]

Of course, I can just go to hell too...if you'd prefer that...

Dispatches from Hell. . . the new Hosho Mcreesh hardback from BoS Press.


You have my addy.

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xoxo
Father Luke

 

[hoochmonkey9]

hook me up, Hosh.

pm with email addy coming forthwith. or post haste.

one of those.

 

[Hosh]

Got you down Padre. You too hooch (see PM)!