Wendy C. Ortiz interviewed me about Vermin on the Mount, Forest of Fortune and a host of other topics. Wendy has been running Rhapsodomancy for eleven years and it was fascinating talking with her about the ups and downs of running a reading series. We also discussed Forest of Fortune, the loneliness of casinos and cats. A sample:
Do you see yourself doing the series five years from now? If so, where would you like it to go next?
Absolutely. I don’t want it to “go” anywhere. Even if it’s just me and some writers in a bomb shelter and 10 million mutant cockroaches at the door, I’ll keep doing it. I refuse to quit. I want to keep it irregular and irreverent. I’ll keep making posters and T-shirts, but instead of scheduling events more frequently with more established writers, I’d like to make things more spontaneous and more unpredictable. More artful. More, dare I say it, dangerous. Less AWP, more Burning Man. I feel a manifesto coming on …
