Mucky Mondays #03 Greater and Lesser Ghosts by Trace Ramsey On a turn to light;chaos within the glow.All clay-red and mullein-yellow,distorted color furnace flames,embering memoryand coal ash dumped inan unsuspecting stream. On a turn to the dark;lonesome snow packed tight.All ice-blue and envelope-white,breath low and vapored,grins full of crooked teeth.We have our blankets,heat, lights low […]
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New Cassette – Embrace the Ache
Available now for pre-order: Embrace the Ache is a letter to a former and present self, a response to a life lived through the expected and unexpected silences. Sometimes a love note, sometimes an unpleasant reminder of what took place, all written in the margins of long walks and long gazes. This work is about […]
Review of Quitter #10 by Razorcake
QUITTER #10, $6, 3½” x 5”, ink-jet printed, 36 pgs.Tightly kept inside a thin parchment paper sleeve, Trace Ramsey’s Quitter is a beautiful looking zine with personal stories of a small, American life. Beginning with the words, “I AM NOT A TALKER” in bold red font, the chapters that follow are all named after different […]
Audio Cover of “Trains” by Jessie Lynn McMains
A “cover” by Jessie Lynn McMains of Trains which appears in the book “Good Luck Not Dying.”
Zine Nation Review of Quitter: Good Luck Not Dying
Quitter: Good Luck Not Dyingby Trace Ramsey I wondered what a small book was doing in my zine pile, it seemed to break the rules a little until I researched the lineage. Quitter: Good Luck Not Dying is the compiled work of zine author Trace Ramsey. Trace wrote and compiled Quitter. A zine from way back in […]
New audio book from Hello America Stereo Cassette!
Hello America Stereo Cassette has just released my debut audio book, Tendril. ABOUT – Ambient, almost hidden soundscapes; twisting musical compositions; nature themed insights into parenting, trauma, and emotional associations of family, place, what it means to be apart from and a part of a memory at the same time. This is one person’s side […]
Acceptance from Hello America
My audio piece “Run” was selected for the Summer Collection from Hello America. Check it out here.
Acceptance from Common Ground Review
Here is a reminder that you should not lose hope with a submission. This poem was accepted 221 days after I submitted it to this journal. Dear Trace Ramsey, I am very pleased to inform you that the editors have accepted “If They Weren’t Old Bones” for the next issue of Common Ground Review, if […]
Rejection from Rivet
Dear Trace Ramsey, Thank you for giving us the opportunity to read “Ambloplites rupestris, Nest, Wheels Up, Equus africanus asinus, When We Worked.” After careful consideration, we decided the work was not a good fit for Rivet. We wish you all the best with your writing. Sincerely, The Rivet Editors Join the Red Bridge and […]
Rejection from Heron Tree
At Heron Tree we are grateful for every submission we receive, and we really appreciate the opportunity to have read your work. We’re sad to say, however, that your submission wasn’t quite right for us. We wish you the best in finding a home for these poems. We’re very thankful for your interest, and we […]