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Podcast: Painted Bride Quarterlyâs Slush Pile
Episode: Episode 78: Itâs Brusque!
Description: Itâs a beautiful fall day in the neighborhood, slushies. Kathyâs in love with the equinox, Jasonâs in his bathrobe, Joe has a new porn name (âBrusque 80â), and Marion is in air-conditioned climate denial. (Itâs always sunny in Abu Dhabi!). Â
We kick off briskly with three poems by Blake Campbell. âThe right parts of the brain light up / for the wrong reasonsâ in Campbellâs âNew Yearâ and our brains canât stop sparking about the wonderful terribleness of a bad day. Editors spar over the poemâs potential meaning, threatening each other with Billy Joel lyrics, and deligh...