"[Jake] primarily works in Digital Media, picks a subject, and transforms their photo into an art piece that shows perfection in flaws." -Jake Johnson
Congratulations to Our Pushcart Nominees
Our Pushcart Cart nominees are: Laura Winnick, Demy Ren, John Murphy, and Ciel Qi.
Artist Spotlight No. 14 – Jake Jackson
"[Jake] primarily works in Digital Media, picks a subject, and transforms their photo into an art piece that shows perfection in flaws." -Jake Johnson
Essay No. 9 – Anna Kaye-Rogers
Essay No. 9 - THE WRITER ARCHETYPE By Anna Kaye-Rogers
Artist Spotlight No. 13 – russ rubin
"russ rubin traffics in space: positive and negative, interior and extraterrestrial. reflecting his interest in the space between the space, the world within the world, these interior landscapes speak to the complications, contrasts and hidden meanings which define each of …
Cultural Omnivore No. 13
Cultural Omnivore No. 13: A Listing of What We Love - Art: RACHEL LENA ESTERLINE; Book: The Friend by SIGRID NUNEZ; Film: LA NOCHE, Spotify Mix: WRITERS, YOU KNOW, ARE THE BEGGARS OF WESTERN SOCIETY. Featured cover photography by El Ruso.
Artist Spotlight No. 12 – Kirsten Valentine
"My process relies as much on erasure as on creation." -Kirsten Valentine
Artist Spotlight No. 11 – Alexis Avlamis
"...I organically construct “landscapes of the mind” aiming at a Cosmic Unity, where human, nature, and the artifice co-exist symbiotically." -Alexis Avlamis
2018 Digging Press Chapbook Series Results
We’re so happy to announce the results for the 2018 Digging Press First Chapbook Series. This year's winner is... Awabi by Mandy-Suzanne Wong (Fiction) Mandy-Suzanne Wong is an award-winning author and independent scholar. Her novel Drafts of a Suicide Note was chosen …
Chapbook Series Update
We'll announce our Chapbook winner, finalists, and honorable mentions on Sept. 14, 2018! Thanks so much for your patience. Much respect, Gessy Alvarez Editor Read More "Chapbook Series Update"
Cultural Omnivore No. 12
All summer long, we've been saving playlists at Spotify inspired by our favorite writers and poets. In this edition, we let the words of Dylan Thomas guide us to these songs. Do not go gentle into the good night (Press …
Stories No. 72 – John Murphy
Stories No. 72 - Desert Diner Robbery by John Murphy
Stories No. 71 – Demy Ren
Stories No. 71 - Hermes by Demy Ren
Artist Spotlight No. 10 – Odding Wang
Artist Spotlight No. 10 - Odding Wang - Follow on Instagram @odding
Art Review No. 4 – Lady Pink and Me
In 1982, while Lady Pink was hanging out with Jean Michel Basquiat, Lee Quiñones, Keith Haring, DONDI, FAB 5 FREDDY and REVOLT, I was a scrawny sixth-grader in catholic school.
Artist Spotlight No. 9 – Faizan Adil
Artist Spotlight No. 9 - Faizan Adil Follow Faizan on Instagram @faizan_adil
Art Review No. 3: A Rumination on Jay DeFeo
Art Nerd No. 3 - A Rumination on Jay DeFeo
Artist Spotlight No. 8 – Michaela Bosch
Artist Spotlight No. 8 - Michaela Bosch Follow her on Instagram @michaelabosch
Stories No. 70 – Laura Winnick
Stories No. 70 - how we talk when we talk like ladies by Laura Winnick
Stories No. 69 – Wm. Brett Hill
Stories No. 69 - Bocce and Apples Crates by Wm. Brett Hill
Artist Spotlight No. 7 – Dolores Furtado
Artist Spotlight No. 7 - Dolores Furtado. Follow Dolores on Instagram @dolores.furtado
Artist Spotlight No. 6 – Fernanda Amis
Artist Spotlight No. 6 - Fernanda Amis. Follow Fernanda on Instagram @famispictures
Artist Spotlight No. 5 – Adam Lupton
"In approaching a range of layered themes and narratives, Lupton aims to eliminate prescriptive visual outcomes." Follow Adam on Instagram @adampaints
Digging Through with Gessy Alvarez Episode 10
In this final episode of season one, Gessy has some fun her short story "Swinging from a Chandelier." She even attempts to carry a tune or two. Flowers, all!
Stories No. 68 – Nancy Stohlman
Stories No. 68 - The Awakening by Nancy Stohlman
Artist Spotlight No. 4 – Ross Allison
"My art tends to be vicious depictions of what I consider to be the "inner eye," or visual subconscious..." Follow Ross on Instagram @ross24fps
Artist Spotlight No. 3 – Aaron Billings
"I believe that when you draw you connect to everything you have ever seen and channel it..." Follow Aaron on Instagram @dillings
Artist Spotlight No. 2 – Elsa Leydier
"I aim to interrogate images that are used to define places and territories." Follow Elsa on Instagram @elsitasereia.
Stories No. 67 – Will Clattenberg
Stories No. 67 - The Hive by Will Clattenberg
Artist Spotlight No. 1 – Kuzana Ogg
"The principles that govern my aesthetic are balance and restraint." Follow Kuzana on Instagram @kuzanaogg.
Stories No. 66 – Trista Hurley-Waxali
Stories No. 66 - The Limbo Meet-up Group by Trista Hurley-Waxali
Stories No. 65 – Raffi Boyadjian
Stories No. 65 - A Nice Boy by Raffi Boyadjian
Stories No. 64 – Kevin Richard White
Stories No. 64 - Strangely Quiet by Kevin Richard White
2017 Editor’s Picks
2017 Editor’s Picks: Christina Kallery (Poetry) and Eileen Merriman (Fiction)
Essay No. 8 – David Nicholas Rigel
Essay No. 8 - DELIVERANCE by David Nicholas Rigel
Essay No. 7 – Ciel Qi
Twin Peaks’ Agent Cooper, the Tibetan Buddha by Ciel Qi
Poetry No. 31 – Paige Leland
WHY I CAN’T HATE YOU EVEN THOUGH I’VE BEEN TRYING by Paige Leland
Poetry No. 30 – Daniel Palevsky
ON SECOND THOUGHT by Daniel Palevsky
Poetry No. 29 – Sergio A. Ortiz
Two Poems: THEN THERE IS YOU and THE EXIT DOOR BEHIND THE BATHROOM by Sergio A. Ortiz. Art by C. O'Connor.
Poetry No. 28 – Heidi Baker
ERRANDS WITH MOM by Heidi Baker. Art by Summer J. Hart.
Poetry No. 27 – Antonio Lopez
COYOLXAUHQUI DA LUZ A ADÁN by Antonio Lopez
Poetry No. 26 – Mark Schmidt
PARTISAN POLITICS by Mark Schmidt
Poetry No. 24 – Linda M. Crate
the wounds of clouds by Linda M. Crate
Poetry No. 23 – Michael Salcman
PICTURES AT THE CENTURY BAR by Michael Salcman
Poetry No. 22 – Christina Kallery
BURNOUTS by Christina Kallery
Poetry No. 21 – Kristin Garth
Butter by Kristin Garth
Art Review No. 2 – Carol Rama and the Summer of Female Artists
Carol Rama and the Summer of Female Artists. Art Review.
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Art Review No. 1 – Adrian Ghenie
Art Nerd No. 1 - Adrian Ghenie. Art Review.
Stories No. 56 – Gary Singh
BAUDELAIRE PLAYS LET’S MAKE A DEAL IN SAM’S COFFEE SHOP By Gary Singh
Community No. 16
Thanks to Craig Fishbane, Paul Beckman, Thaddeus Rutkowski, Gary V. Powell, A. Joseph Black, David S. Atkinson, Gay Degani, Michael Díaz Feito, Gerard Sarnat, John Gorman, Ray Nessly for sharing their wonderful work. Congrats to all!
2016 Editor’s Choice
2016 Editor's Choice: Eileen Malone (fiction) and Lynne McEniry (poetry).
Juan Alvarado Valdivia – Conversation No. 18
Juan Alvarado Valdivia - Conversation No. 18 "When you’re writing about your life, about something you said or did, you’re actively reliving those moments and the emotions you tie to them. Conjuring all those difficult memories, moments I regret, moments …
Poetry No. 18 – Ann Davenport
slaughter by Ann Davenport
Poetry No. 17 – Lynne McEniry
Dried Up Things by Lynne McEniry
Poetry No. 16 – Bruce Lowry
Abortion Clinic, West Texas by Bruce Lowry
Poetry No. 15 – L.B. Sedlacek
Avoiding Mile 16 and Trickle Effect by L.B. Sedlacek
Poetry No. 14 – Cara Armstrong
Blood is Salty by Cara Armstrong. Photo by Michael Gillan Maxwell.
Community No. 26
Community No. 26 - In this Community, we proudly present works by Carrie Albert, Vincent Poturica, Alice Mills, and Kathy Douglas. Congrats to all!
Community No. 25
Community No. 25 - In this Community, we proudly present works by Peter W. Fong, Kerry Rawlinson, Jack O’Hagan, Maryanne Frederick, Tonya Patrice Jordan and Mi West. Congrats to all!
Cultural Omnivore No. 11
Cultural Omnivore No. 11 - Art: Gordon Parks at Jack Shainman Gallery, Book: The Andy Warhol Diaries, Film: Joan Didion, Music: Galaxie 500, Web: Sophie Calle
Cultural Omnivore No. 10
Cultural Omnivore No. 10: A Listing of What We Love - Stephen Shore (ART); D.V. (BOOK); Beuys (FILM); The Shangri-Las (MUSIC); Remembering Nicanor Parra (The New Yorker/WEB)
Happy New Year, Friends of Digging!
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