We ring in the new year with our 37th issue. All of us at Fogged Clarity hope you enjoy our January edition and the coming year. Benjamin Evans Executive Editor, Fogged Clarity January 2012 Table of Contents Fiction Colin FlemingColin Fleming is a contributing writer for The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Boston Globe and The New York Times Book Review. His fiction has appeared in Boulevard, Texas Review, Slice Magazine and The...

This month we are pleased to offer an interview with the man behind one of contemporary writing’s most unique and dynamic voices, poet Bob Hicok. Our December edition also features an exclusive studio session from Chicago pianist and songwriter Daniel Knox, in addition to a stream of Knox’s second album, Evryman For Himself; new poems from Howie Good and Gary Metras; the latest short story from author Ethel Rohan, along with...

Please enjoy our November issue, featuring an exclusive interview with author Ehud Havazelet, the music of The Storylines, new fiction from Jascha Kessler, and much more. Benjamin Evans Executive Editor, Fogged Clarity November 2011 Table of Contents Fiction Jascha KesslerJascha Kessler has published seven books of poetry and fiction, as well as six volumes of translations of poetry and fiction from Hungarian, Persian, Serbian and...

This month we are pleased to bring you an exclusive audio interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jeffrey Eugenides. Mr. Eugenides’ third novel, “The Marriage Plot,” will be released this month, and our discussion provides listeners an opportunity to learn more about a great writer’s approach to construction. Also featured in our October issue is the latest album from the former singer and banjoist of Squirrel...

The centerpiece of our September issue is an hour-long discussion with musician Will Oldham. I believe this interview offers a rare and unique insight into the mind of one of contemporary music’s finest. Our September edition also features a stream of the moving compilation album “Burning Heart: Songs for the Gulf,” and we’re pleased to announce that all sales of this record benefit the clean-up effort of last...

Amidst a spell of stifling heat along the shores of Lake Michigan, Ryan and I are pleased to swab our sweating brows and share our 31st issue with you. Our August offering features new work by Los Angeles poet Brendan Constantine, a new manifesto by Elaine Sexton, and the final installment of Alan Drew’s novella, In the News. This month also finds us streaming an album and exclusive studio session from the very gifted and intensely...

This month we welcome renowned banjoist Bela Fleck into the fog to discuss his life and craft; showcase the music of a very talented young San Diego songwriter; debut new poems from Stephen Cramer and Rachael Lyon; feature original fiction by Dylan James Brock and Alan Drew; take a long look at the paintings of Robin Eley, and much, much more. Benjamin Evans Executive Editor, Fogged Clarity July 2011 Table of Contents Fiction Alan...

I have chosen to defer to the table of contents this month, as we continue preparations for Saturday, June 25th, a date which marks our largest concert ever. If you live within three hours of West Michigan, be certain you make it to this performance. Tickets are available here. Benjamin Evans Executive Editor, Fogged Clarity June 2011 Table of Contents Fiction Alan DrewAlan Drew‘s first novel, Gardens of Water, was published...

This month, author A. Manette Ansay joins me to discuss her life and writing, we stream Chris Bathgate’s beautiful and harrowing new album, Salt Year, Papercuts’ Jason Quever strips it bare to record two rare acoustic tracks, Laura Powers and Simon Perchik debut stirring new poems, Scott Hightower reviews Cynthia Hogue, and much more. Our May offering also showcases the first installment of award-winning author Alan...

While the past month has been quite a busy one for the Clarity, I’m extremely pleased with the scope and depth of the issue we’ve put together for April. Included in our latest offering: One of Ryan’s and my most beloved television actors, John Dunsworth of Trailer Park Boys, stops by to decry (extensively) the state of contemporary politics and discuss inebriation; Fred Thomas records an entrancing new studio session;...