And, finally, in other news, take a look at Amanda Earl’s interesting imaginative trip Marauders of the Fold by deadstreet Gallery. The illustrated poems can be seen on her blog along with her other works.

 

Aug 14, 2006

King Demento’s Magical Emporium and Sorrowland Press will be going through some structural changes. A new site will be coming toward the end of the month, so “we may serve you better.” “Thank you for your patience.” “We appreciate your business.” “Your visit is important to us.”

 

July 19, 2006

Sorrowland Press releases its second issue of Dance to Death. This issue features, among others, a non-fiction postcard piece by Adam Jeffrey Schwartz and a prose poem by Louis E. Bourgeois. Click here to see the latest issue

 

July 11, 2006

On the 14th of July, Nomad Gallery invites you to their first show as a member of The Electric Gallery. The show is located at 30 Marier in Vanier, Ottawa, Ontario, and starts at 7pm. There will also be several live bands playing during the soirée. Don’t miss out on this awesome artistic event!

 

June 22, 2006

A great new press is born, giving culture some self-esteem again. Check out Penniless Press on the web at www.pennilesspress.com. They are currently accepting poetry, fiction, non-fiction, reviews, essays, and visual art.

 

June 18, 2006

Sorrowland Press has released its first issue of Dance to Death! Come and read the concise and thoughtful magazine.

June 15, 2006

KDME has been polished. Take a look at all the hard work.

 

Sorrowland Press also has an online catalogue now. Click here to check it out.

 

June 1, 2006

The Magical Party has launched its political platform. Come see what the Magical Party has to offer and contribute your opinions and ideas here to help the party evolve.

 

In other news Sorrowland Press is proud to announce that a second book of nursery rhymes is in the making and will be released end 2006 early 2007. The book, entitled Nursery Rhymes of Our Time II, will be, once again, illustrated by Sheila O’Brien and written by Damien Blair

 

May 31, 2006

Check out the Nomad Gallery (www.nomadgallery.ca). If you would like to present any of your work for a future nomad show, contact Thomas White at fatcat3@gmail.com.

 

Also, take a look at The Electric Gallery (www.theelectricgallery.ca), a new co-operative gallery situated at 30 Marier (in Vanier), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Contact the gallery’s head honcho Paul Brown at paul@theelectricgallery.ca for more information. The gallery opens June 2nd!

 

May 5, 2006

King Demento’s Magical Emporium has a new email address. From now on please send emails to nollama@kdme.ca.

 

May 4, 2006

Dance to Death, an online serial magazine, is currently seeking poetry and short short stories. Click here for more information and submission guidelines.

 

Lost Kid Records, a newborn music label, is also seeking submissions. Musicians with lyrical and/or instrumental tunes are asked to submit for an online compilation of downloadable songs. Click here for more information and submission guidelines.

 

May 3, 2006

After having been hostage for quite some time to economic tyranny, Nursery Rhymes of Our Time is finally out! Check out these new nursery rhymes, all wonderfully illustrated by Sheila O’Brien.

 

May 1, 2006

Abridged versions of I See a Darkness and Jalapeno Diamond now online. Take a trip to Sorrowland and check it out.

 

April 28, 2006

Welcome to the new King Demento's Magical Emporium website. Thank you for your patience. Updates on all KDME's endeavours coming soon.

 

 

PAST NEWS

January 06, 2007

Good year to all . . . well, maybe not to the imperialist administrations out there, still playing the neocolonialist game and  persistently ignoring global warming. Other than that, live the good life (but not at the expense of others) and start thinking about the good death.

 

In other news, Friday, January 19th, 2007, at Club Saw in Ottawa, Rock and Roll Revival and the Nomad Gallery will be showcasing local music and art, with performances by Riishi Rockfeller, Dog Park Radio, Reyn, Members of the Second Glance, Tungda Browne, Grand Motel, and more. There will also be poetry readings and a documentary screening.

 

December 09, 2006

There are some great new postcards in Observations, After. Click here to take a look at Adam’s latest from Mexico, including his experiences at the Day of the Dead festival in San Miguel de Allende.

 

November 26, 2006

Dance to Death Issue Four is out! This issue features, among others, some brilliant micro fiction by Michael A. Kechula and Steve De France. And Matthew Hall’s poem, with its longwinded title, takes a contrived look at the ego-centric aspect of our contemporary society.

 

November 11, 2006

In Ottawa, Matthew Firth, will be launching his new book Suburban Pornography. Come to the Manx Pub at 5:00pm on Nov 18. It should be a great event. For more information click here.

 

October 13, 2006

La Petite Mort Gallery in Ottawa presents ONE NIGHT STAND: Paintings by David Cation. Come and see Cation’s latest work and other invited guests on October 20, 7-10pm.

 

October 01, 2006

Dance to Death Issue Three is out! This issue features, among others, Shannon Quinn’s The Dinner Hour, which is also found in the  dictionary under the word original. And, as well, take a look at the metaphorical ingenuity of Zachary Kluckman’s The Weight of Word-Shadows.

 

Sorrowland Press has also received new postcards from Adam Jeffries Schwartz.  You can read his wonderful snippets of life  in Observations, After.

 

In other news, a really cool mag out of Vancouver, B.C., Bleach Magazine*, is seeking submissions for their 9th issue. This is what they’re looking for: Writing in any genre? Less than 6 pages (sent as an attachment, not in the body of the email. No funny fonts!). Visual art? Less than 6 images (keep in mind that the issue is 11 x 7 in. and photocopied in black and white). The deadline is Wednesday, October 11th, 2006. The release party is Thursday, October 26th, 2006. Email: info@bleachmag.com*.

 

*Please note that two days after posting the Bleach Magazine call their website and email address have become invalid. Why? Maybe technical problems, domain renewal problems, billing issues . . . we don’t know.

 

September 27, 2006

For all those in and near the Ottawa/Gatineau area Nomad Gallery will be having a show at le Petit Chicago on Wednesday, December 13^th, 2006 at 7pm.

 

For more information contact Thomas White at fatcat3@gmail.com.

 

September 20, 2006

The world isn’t the only thing that’s changing, that’s heating up. Sorrowland Press is proud to present its new website www.sorrowlandpress.com along with its fresh (but long) email address nollama@sorrowlandpress.com. Regrettably, King Demento’s Magical Emporium has been put aside for the time being so we could solely concentrate on SP’s endeavours.

 

For now let us introduce a new online project entitled Observations, After  featuring Adam Jeffries Schwartz. Observations, After will be updated on a weekly to monthly basis, posting new non-fiction postcards from Adam as he travels around the world.

 

Also, as usual, Sorrowland Press is accepting submissions for upcoming issues of Dance to Death. Take a look at our often evolving submission guidelines. And D2D is pleased to introduce paintings by artist David Cation. His paintings will adorn the D2D issues. To see more of his work please click here. And, as well, visit his blog.

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