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15 Views Audio Freebie

15 Views Audio Freebie

posted on February 7th, 2012 by Ryan Rivas

A big thanks is due to the massive crowd who showed up to the 15 Views of Orlando book release party, and to those who supported both Burrow Press and Page 15 by picking up a copy. Those of you who missed the party and haven’t yet bought the book, you can now listen to the fantastic readings that you missed. Impressed? Buy a copy online or swing by Urban ReThink between 10am and 4pm Mon. – Fri. to get one. It is pretty much the only way to support a small press, and, in this case, you’re helping Page 15 continue to offer free tutoring, writing programs in and out of school, creative writing summer camps, and their latest project, an anthology of Orlando student work.

Photos by Lesley Silvia

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J. Bradley – It’s a Hollywood Summer

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Hunter Choate – The Gentelest of Bends

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J. Christopher Silvia – The Little, Little Death

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Ashley Inguanta – Deconstruction

Obligatory crowd shot that happens to feature Burrow blogger Rachel Kapitan.

Stay tuned for more “15 Views” readings featuring different authors!

 

 

 

Literary Death Match, Orlando Ep. 2

Literary Death Match, Orlando Ep. 2

posted on October 14th, 2011 by Ryan Rivas

November 13th at Mad Cow Theatre will mark Orlando’s second episode of Literary Death Match. It’s one month away and there is already blood in the water.

Tod Caviness, Speakeasy host and Orlando-Weekly-voted “Best” something-or-other, will be one of four contestants at the Death Match. He fired the first volley via his liberal elitist mouthpiece blog over at the Sentinel.com, refering to his opponents as such:

…poet (and pushover) Kat Dixon, Burrow Press author (and wuss) J. Christopher Silvia, and emerging writer Rachel Kapitan (who throws like a girl).

Why did he do this? Why does a boxer tell the press he will eat his opponent’s children? Why does a football player break fingers at the bottom of the dogpile? Why did that Lector in Ybor City challenge another Lector to a duel over what book was most appropriate to read to the cigar rollers? Because books are worth dying for. Don’t think too hard about that one, just move on.

I’ve got money in Vegas that Tod, with his background in performance and sick writing skills, is going to take the crown. If only the actual judging mattered. That being said, this episode’s wise and knowledgable and completely irrelevent judges will be:

Poet, author, There Will Be Words host, man about town, provocateur, J. Bradley (Literary Merit)

Rockstar photographer, as in literally takes photographs of rockstars, Brook Pifer (Intangibles)

And last but certainly not least, poet, philanthropist, former Orlando Magic center, Adonal Foyle (Performance)

It probably goes without saying that this is going to be AMAZING. A heartfelt thanks to Jana Waring, BP darling, for locking this event down.

Alright, enough talk. Less chat. More splat! PRE-ORDER YOUR TICKERS FOR $6

 

The Little Little Death, by J. Christopher Silvia

The Little Little Death, by J. Christopher Silvia

posted on August 11th, 2011 by Nathan Holic

15 Views of Orlando: Part 10 (of 15)

Location:  The Booby Trap, Winter Park

 

Kevin’s car always had little lights on in the small place between the speedometer and tachometer.  One was a little engine, and the other looked like an eight on its side.

15 Views of Orlando has been stolen from the tubes of the Internet and is now in book form, due out on 1/31/12.
Pre-order it here.

 

About the Author:

J. Christopher Silvia is a writer, probably.


He thinks you should check out this striking GoogleMaps view of his story’s setting. Zoom in. Enjoy.