From J. Edgar Opossum: *This literary journal would likely not exist without the initial support and enthusiasm of Rob Spillman. We needed an advocate, and he tweeted us into existence on the thin basis of a tote bag and xeroxed manifesto as evidence of our commitment to a concept, but more importantly, he liked our idea. Generous, […]
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Candles, Gnarled by Pamela Murray Winters
Today we’re happy to offer Pamela Murray Winters’ gem of an essay, “Candles, Gnarled,” from our Fall 2017 issue. Pamela’s piece profiles American folk singer Jackson C. Frank, who Rolling Stone journalist David Fricke called “one of the best forgotten songwriters of the 1960s,” in his waning days. But it does so much more than […]
New record out by Opossum’s friends in Haiti
“RAM 7: August 1791” just dropped and I can say that this is the storied Haitian band’s best recording to date. There’s an interview with John Edgar and Richard Morse somewhere on this website, but for now, just enjoy the product of so many years in the making. This album features many musical masters and […]
My Gingerbread Shakespeare – Excerpts from Cyrus Cassells’ Forthcoming Novel
Here at OPOSSUM, we’ve had the honor of bringing a lot of exciting new work our readers, but perhaps this takes the cake: for our Fall 2017 issue, award-winning poet Cyrus Cassells offered us the opportunity to give the world its first glimpse of his ambitious forthcoming novel, My Gingerbread Shakespeare. Now we’re happy to […]
Human out of Me by Steve Durham
We’re super excited to see our friend Steve Durham’s essay “Human out of Me” listed as a notable essay in 2017’s Leslie Jamison-edited Best American Essays! To celebrate, we’re posting his essay, from our Fall 2016 issue, here in full. It’s the right time of year for it – these short, cold, dark days. Steve’s essay emerges […]
Boris the Bloodhound by Jennifer Lynn Christie
When Jennifer Lynn Christie told us she wanted to collaborate with her partner in love and crime, musician David Brown, on a recording of her story “Boris the Bloodhound,” we jumped up like short legged dogs going for the roast on the table. We love stuff like this and had a hunch that Jennifer and […]
On Nonmonogamy (and more!) by Tatiana Ryckman
Today we feature Tatiana Ryckman’s brilliant flash piece, “On Nonmonogamy,” from our Fall 2016 issue. Tatiana was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the author of two chapbooks of prose, Twenty-Something and VHS and Why it’s Hard to Live, as well as the novella, I Don’t Think of You (Until I Do) forthcoming from Portland, Oregon’s […]
In the Current: An Interview with Richard Morse
As Haiti kicks off its month-long Carnival celebrations, OPOSSUM presents John B. Edgar’s interview with band leader and hotelier Richard Morse, which originally appeared in our FALL 2016 ISSUE. We’ve added video links to music by Morse’s pioneering voodoo singer/dance/folklorist mother, Morse’s new wave band, The Groceries, and his current mizik rasin band RAM. We […]
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OPOSSUM on VINYL
Folks who haven’t yet acquired a copy of OPOSSUM’s debut FALL 2016 ISSUE – and those of you who have but don’t have a record player – must be dying to hear what’s on that little red slab of vinyl in the marsupial pocket in back. Wait no longer! Here are the three tracks in […]
The White Albums
Today is the 48th anniversary of the release of The Beatles, better known as the White Album. To celebrate, here’s an outtake from the tumultuous recording sessions for that album, capturing “Revolution” as well as bits that would become “Revolution 9” before the mitosis of those two songs was complete. Note: it sounds better if […]