Send My Love to Anyone | Issue 28

Aaron Tucker shares an excerpt from his novel Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys and I explore Writing and Not Writing About Periods

Kathryn Mockler

Jun 29, 2023

Hello old friends and welcome new friends,

I was so excited this month when

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featured Send My Love to Anyone on their Discover page. I’ve been publishing this newsletter for 2.5 years, and it was a boost to be recognized in this way.

I wrote a post about what new subscribers can expect from this newsletter, which operates as both a personal newsletter and a paying literary site as in contributors are paid for their original unpublished writing or art. I also run excerpts of new or forthcoming books and Kirby (author of Poetry is Queer) writes a regular column for SMLTA called The First Time.

The newsletter is free but paying subscribers are supporting the site and have access to the archive on the website.

This month I’m excited to share an excerpt from Aaron Tucker’s excellent new novel Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys, which was published this month by Coach House Books.

In On Writing and Not Writing About Periods, I write about period shame and why there is a maxi pad on the cover of my book.

In Issue 28 Gatherings, my monthly round up of recommended readings, viewings, music, opportunities, and events, I recommend Ha Seong-nan, Any-Angled Light, Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru, Malahat Review List Serve Found Poems, Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, Umberto D, AI, Book-Review Bombing, and more.

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Kathryn

Send My Love to Anyone | Issue 28

Aaron Tucker | Issue 28

Kathryn Mockler

Jun 11

Excerpt from Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys He didn’t realize that the windows had been shaking until he inserted his key into the door of his apartment, locking it. He can’t remember exactly how he got to his door, the small weight of the key flexing in his hand, but he pivots down the hallway, past the familiar dark marks scraping the light walls, past…

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On Writing and Not Writing About Periods | Issue 28

Kathryn Mockler

Jun 9

On Writing and Not Writing About Periods | Issue 28

My first notion of a period occurred when I was four and I saw blood in the toilet after my mother had been in the bathroom and forgot to flush. Freaked out, I called her over, but she just nonchalantly flushed the toilet and said it was nothing to worry about.

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Gatherings

Gatherings | Issue 28

Kathryn Mockler

Jun 7

Below is a list of what I’m reading, watching, listening to. Enjoy! Recommended Books I’m currently reading Flowers of Mold by Ha Seong-nan (translated by Janet Hong). It a book of literary horror stories which is just about my favourite genre. These stories are strange and funny and beautifully written.

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