tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26503326713428152802024-02-08T02:36:27.681-08:00Modern Lies MediaModern Lieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120764015448378721noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650332671342815280.post-81948609082398063352011-11-30T14:42:00.000-08:002011-11-30T14:48:32.863-08:00a few teasersHere are a few select poems from our upcoming issue of the Aeolist:<br />
**note: we are always accepting admissions on a rolling deadline for each issue**<br />
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<b>And Yet He Sings</b><br />
<b> by T. John Anderson</b><br />
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New York<br />
sex above the city<br />
a cigarette to lament<br />
drifting smoke<br />
from the balcony<br />
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In the summer he came to me<br />
smelling of white wine and pistachios<br />
Night<br />
and he beckoned me<br />
across the dark room,<br />
across the sleeping bodies<br />
to the sagging bed where he lay<br />
in his underwear singing softly<br />
to the peach-colored dawn.<br />
I crawled to his side<br />
and I did not sleep.<br />
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Back home<br />
Midwest<br />
smells of sweat and<br />
corn in August<br />
smells of Kentucky<br />
bourbon on my tongue<br />
and his tongue<br />
on my tongue<br />
What everyone else knows about him<br />
I chose to forget<br />
<br />
girls, boys looked at him<br />
he looked back thinking<br />
I was not looking<br />
If I could rewind this ribbon<br />
I would not write<br />
what has been written here<br />
He sings to himself.<br />
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Months<br />
together<br />
he sings to someone else.<br />
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<b>finals week</b><br />
<b>by Joe McGlone</b><br />
bitter jitters pulse<br />
twitches and fiddles<br />
the 6th cup of coffee<br />
burns my bitten lips<br />
<br />
ink smudged fingers<br />
postulate and linger<br />
in a spinning, weightless place<br />
with no point of reference<br />
<br />
utensil in hand, i never knew before<br />
just how hard it was to<br />
draw a blank<br />
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<b>Untitled</b><br />
<b>by Christina Peterson</b><br />
Blue crystalline eyes that are too<br />
indicative of his<br />
states of mind.<br />
Deep sea diving<br />
or shallow end strolling,<br />
I never know which<br />
suit to prepare.<br />
Guilt fueled lust<br />
or motherly concern<br />
are always to be expected.<br />
Oedipus would be impressed<br />
by this incestuous obsession.<br />
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But I will not do the honor<br />
of plucking out my eyes.<br />
Because I believe in<br />
cowardice before virtue.<br />
His bouts of affection,<br />
be they verbal<br />
or full of touches<br />
steer me towards<br />
a haze<br />
of shame and love.<br />
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Also, here is a photograph from <b>Isabel Reidy's </b><i>Portraits of Life</i> collection.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V6d3pn2MDaQ/TqEqAaKlyfI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/EzGQT8VR20E/s1600/8b47a18f646d3cbb6a1b5ef42989c9a6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V6d3pn2MDaQ/TqEqAaKlyfI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/EzGQT8VR20E/s320/8b47a18f646d3cbb6a1b5ef42989c9a6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Modern Lieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120764015448378721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650332671342815280.post-89205098607926130892011-11-20T21:22:00.000-08:002011-11-23T02:13:33.051-08:00UPDATE<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><div><b>We will be releasing a November/December issue of the Aeolist. </b> You can send submissions to modernliesmedia@gmail.com</div><div><br />
</div><div>Hey there, we know its been quiet around here. Several of you have submitted things, and we have received them, and told you they would be published. However, due to my busy school schedule, I've had to scale back the time to devote to this project. We will be releasing bi-monthly issues, unless submission volume increases drastically.<br />
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</div><div>Additionally, if you live in the Bloomington or Terre Haute area, I have some extra issues of the Aeolist in my apartment that ended up not being distributed. Check Soma coffee house and Boxcar Books for copies of our October issue (Bloomington) and/or Coffee Grounds and Corner Grind (Terre Haute). You can still order it at our <a href="http://modernliesmedia.bigcartel.com/product/the-aeolist-issue-no-1-october-2011">store</a>. Its $.1.50 for US postage.<br />
EDIT: Terre Haute locations will have issues after Thanksgiving </div><div><br />
</div><div>A final note: The Modern Lies label<i> </i>will be releasing Fragment 61B's debut demo in an addition of 25. This will be available exactly at cost in January.</div><div><br />
</div><div>For now, here is a rough demo of a Fragment 61B track with the tentative working title, "little one." This track is largely incomplete and will likely sound different on the release. Also, this song is extremely harsh, and contains lots of feedback and noise. </div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?6p6t6sksz6d6ekp">fragment 61b - little one</a></div><div><br />
</div><div>If this isn't your bag, we've also got an acoustic/lo-fi indie bedroom project that's getting its sea legs and hopes to have a release sometime this spring.<br />
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Submissions for bands are open as well. Send us some sound in our <a href="mailto:modernliesmedia@gmail.com">gmail</a>, (be it mediafire, soundcloud, whatever). </div></div><div><br />
</div></div>Modern Lieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120764015448378721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650332671342815280.post-49840071635668652822011-10-09T20:04:00.001-07:002011-10-09T20:05:19.415-07:00The Aeolist Issue No 1 October 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://oi56.tinypic.com/2cymr9x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://oi56.tinypic.com/2cymr9x.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here it is! The first issue of The Aeolist, a creative zine featuring essays, poetry, short stories, photography and illustrations from a variety of artists around the world. You can download the .pdf <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?csr528z656bpsy2">here</a>. Feel free to print it out and give it to your friends! Alternatively, you can order one from our <a href="http://modernliesmedia.bigcartel.com/product/the-aeolist-issue-no-1-october-2011">online store</a>. It is also free, just pay shipping. <br />
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We'd love to hear feedback; post it here or email us at modernliesmedia@gmail.com <br />
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Here's to the experiment that print can be a free medium too!Modern Lieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120764015448378721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650332671342815280.post-90042763136431756842011-10-04T21:09:00.001-07:002011-10-04T21:09:59.268-07:00First Publication Oct 10The first issue of the creative zine The Aeolist will be released Oct 10. More info to come!Modern Lieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120764015448378721noreply@blogger.com0