From Rector to 242nd, there's a story to be told at every stop
"He went down a narrow sandy road and as he went he met a deadcart bound out with a load of corpses, a small bell tolling the way and a lantern swinging from the gate. Three men sat on the box not unlike the dead themselves or spirit folk so white they were with lime and nearly phosphorescent in the dusk. A pair of horses drew the cart and they went on up the road in a faint miasma of carbolic and passed from sight. He turned and watched them go. The naked feet of the dead jostled stiffly from side to side."
-Cormac McCarthy,
Blood Meridian
Friends, we at Uptown 1 get stuck sometimes too. One of the wonderful things about creating art, though, is that inspiration is just about everywhere you look. It's in the market; it's on TV; it's sitting across from you on the subway clipping its toenails while eating a bagel with cream cheese and bacon. Yes, friends, we've seen it too, disgusting and wonderful.
And believe it or not, it can be found right here! On our Inspiration page! So get inspired and submit something already.
Will Schmitz's newest novel The Violet Catastrophe has hit the shelves and is ready for your consumption. Will's fiction and poetry was featured in Issue #1 of Uptown 1 and is also forthcoming in Issue #2.
Darren C. Demaree's The Nineteen Steps Between Us is now available for purchase at the link below. A review of the book of poetry will be published in the second issue of Uptown 1. More of Darren's poetry can be found in Issue #1 of Uptown 1.
Darren C. Demaree's latest collection of poetry has just hit the shelves! Visit the link below to purchase a copy. Darren's poems appeared in the September 2015 issue of Uptown 1.
J. Cole's performance of "Be Free" on the David Letterman show.
It doesn't matter who you are or who he is; his writing can inspire you.
Purchase a copy of
Interborough Pharaoh,
Chavy Delgado's debut collection of badass poetry
http://www.amazon.com/Interborough-Pharaoh-Chavy-Delgado/dp/1940068029
