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May 31, 2010

New Story Published in Pop Serial

New Byloos Fiction Published

Pop Serial Cover Image

Pop Serial Cover Image

Recently, a new down-loadable magazine called Pop Serial was born. In print form, it is a limited-edition art/literature print magazine edited by Stephen Tully Dierks. You can Email the editor here: stephen.dierks@gmail.com. More importantly, if you visit the Pop Serial website here, you can access a free download of the magazine, featuring my story, “Loved in Spite of Great Fault.”

The magazine is jam packed with buttery, crispy-bottomed goodness, including text and or visual material from the likes of: Tao Lin, Carlos Kotkin, Sarah Meadows, Brandon Scott Gorrell, Holly Kass, Zachary German and a host of other really interesting folk from all over the country.

Here is a little bit of the intro to the piece that I wrote, Loved in Spite of Great Fault,” which is a story about a recovering addict whose life has fallen apart. He struggles for control and for understanding in a universe that has proven itself to be, over and over again, replete with chaos and fraught with confusion. And then, he adopts a kitty cat. (more…)

March 8, 2010

New Spider Web Painting in Progress

Filed under: Painting — Tags: , , , , — Matty @ 9:52 am

New Spider Web Painting in Progress

Matty Byloos Spider Web Painting 003.02

Matty Byloos Spider Web Painting 003.02

I’ll have to take a bit more time when it finally shows up, but these new paintings have so much to do with recurring visual themes in works I’ve been thinking about lately… think Hitchcock’s spiral in Vertigo or the postmaster symbol in Pynchon’s Crying of Lot 49. Feeling the obsession again… (more…)

January 11, 2010

Literary Death Match in San Francisco: Reading Photos

Elbo Room Literary Death Match: San Francisco! from January 8, 2010: SF, CA
Performers: Matty Byloos featuring Visual Accompaniment by Josh Atlas, Brian Malow, Laura Joyce Davis and Michael Capozzola
Judged by:
Michelle Tea: Intangibles
Ali Liebegott: Presentation
Matt Stewart: Literary Merit

Literary Death Match SF 1/08/10 Matty Byloos Reading

Literary Death Match SF 1/08/10 Matty Byloos Reading

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September 8, 2009

Skylight Books in Los Feliz Reading: Tuesday, September 8, 7:30pm

Don’t Smell the Floss Book Tour Scheduled Readings

Skylight Books Reading September 8, 2009 7:30pm

Skylight Books Reading September 8, 2009 7:30pm

Matty Byloos (book release) with slide show accompaniment by Josh Atlas
Tuesday September 8, 2009 at 7:30pm
Parking is slightly neighborhood challenged, so please come early and see the whole story.
Skylight Books in Los Feliz
1818 N. Vermont Ave.
L.A., California 90027
Tel: (323) 660-1175
Get Directions

FREE show. Come on out and support my favorite book store in LA!

Josh Atlas Website
Write Bloody Press Website
Skylight Books Website

August 26, 2009

Harriet Street Gallery in Ventura Reading: Saturday, August 29, 8pm

Don’t Smell the Floss Book Tour Scheduled Readings

Harriet Street Gallery Reading August 29, 2009 7pm

Harriet Street Gallery Reading August 29, 2009 7pm

Steve Abee (book release); Derrick Brown; Matty Byloos (book release) with musical performer Courtney Montgomery
Curated by Nick Romaniak and Fanny
Saturday August 29, 2009 at 7:00pm
Harriet Street Gallery in Ventura
355 Harriet Street
Ventura, California 93001
Get Directions

FREE show, drinks, reading, music, hugs, etc.

Derrick Brown Website
Write Bloody Press Website
Harriet Street Gallery website coming soon
Courtney Montgomery Website coming soon

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