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I first heard of Stephen Michael McDowell almost immediately after discovering the alt lit community, but it wasn’t until a friend passed me a copy of his 2012 novella treeesthat I realized the clarity and strength of his style. Comparisons to Tao Lin and other alt minimalists are inevitable, but reductive: McDowell’s voice is his own. But equally importantly, he’s been a consistent and beneficial presence in the alt lit community, providing a critically sharp but temperate and balanced voice in what can often be a volatile milieu. In March of 2012, he began curating/managing/editing the gallery/periodical/collective Mammal, and last week, Scott Krave (author of last year’s Bone Smoke) interviewed him about his motivations in doing so. The Flâneur is very pleased to present the conversation that ensued, in its unedited entirety. Enjoy.
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some haikus
1. water in vases
within a home in the hills
infatuation
2. pictures in their frames
prison visitation hours
your eyes move onward
3. beds of clams sit still
beggars stand on exit ramps
worry is constant
4. piles of bones and fangs
water dripping in a bath
short peace is disturbed
5. paint brush in hand
icicles hang from our home
yet, i still paint you
6. alcoholic drinks
spilt in sedentary snow
on my way to you
7. a rabbit’s ears hear
loud music in the distance;
my voice in your mind
8. you sit in your dress;
my existence in the room
is that of shadows
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