Cajun Mutt Press

12/03/2025

This week, we have JD Clapp as our CMP Featured Writer. Follow the link to read his Three Booze Poems: "12:45 am, Tuesday", "A Few Words for Little Mike" & "Whiskey Waves"

JD Clapp is a writer based in San Diego, CA. His creative work has appeared in over 70 different literary journals and magazines including Cowboy Jamboree, trampset, and Revolution John. His work has been nominated for several awards including the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and Best Small Fictions. He is the author of two story collections—Poachers and Pills (2025), and A Good Man Goes South (2024). His debut novel, Grit Before Grace, will be published by Cowboy Jamboree Press in fall 2026.

12:45 am, Tuesday Back bar stool soreSlurry murmursEthanol legged glass refractsThe lightShaking hands now made steadyListening to herExplain“It would be different with a man like you”Or him… or th…

12/01/2025

Updates about books, Night Owl Narrative, and Featured Writer submissions.

Keep Kicking Ass Out There.

Love Y'all, Write On,
JDCIV
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11/30/2025

An American Crescendo: The Symphony of Soft Words, Amidst a World of Painful Screams by A.L. Locke got a killer five-star review today on Goodreads.

'Raw, Ferocious, and Unflinchingly Human — A Stunning Debut Collection'

"An American Crescendo hits like a fist wrapped in velvet brutal honesty softened by the rhythm of a poet who knows exactly how to wound and heal in the same line. A.L. Locke rips open his youth with no apology: the chaos, the rebellion, the “Bad Kid” mythology, and the ache of a life clawing its way toward meaning. The poems pulse with the clack of typewriter keys and the fever of a mind infected willingly, helplessly by words."

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11/26/2025

The CMP Featured Writer this week is Tim Frank. Follow the link to read his poem "The Belly of the Beast" on our main webpage.

Tim Frank’s work has been published in Bending Genres, X-R-A-Y Literary Magazine, Maudlin House, The Forge Literary Magazine, The Metaworker and elsewhere. He has been nominated for Best Small Fictions. His debut chapbook is, An Advert Can Be Beautiful in the Right Shade of Death (C22 Press ’24) His sophomore effort is, Delusions to Live By (Alien Buddha Press ’25)

The Belly of the Beast You can’t even drag me outsidewhen it rains.Hide me in the belly of the beast,let me dwell insideits folds of meatand play tape cassettesof jazzwhile I lick acid from my fing…

11/26/2025

Submissions are rolling in well for issue 7 of Night Owl Narrative and the 2026 Featured Writers. Enormous thanks to those who've sent (or are planning to send) work. I'm 24 pages into the magazine, and have two more Featured Writer spots to fill for April before I start reading for March. If you haven't heard from me yet, Hold Fast. If you'd like to send something my way, the full guidelines for both can be found here:
https://cajunmuttpress.wordpress.com/submissions-about-c-m-p/

If you're looking for something good to read or a gift for a loved one, follow the links below to see all CMP books & magazines. We even have journals available for you to write your own poetry in. Please leave a review if you grab a copy of anything.

BOOKS:
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NON:
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I've also started on the cover art for issue 7, and it looks pretty rad so far. I'll post updates as I add to it.

Love Y'all, Keep Kicking Ass Out There.

Write On,
JDCIV
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🦉🎟🦇

11/19/2025

Our CMP Featured Writer for this week is Keith Gorman. Follow the link to read his poems "All The Barns Are Burning Now," "Hawk Tauh," & "Waiting for the Meteorite" on our main webpage.

Keith Gorman is a southern-born poet who lives with his two cats, Iggy and Ozzy, near the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He is a scholarship recipient and graduate of The Sherwood Conservatory of Music in Chicago, Illinois. Currently, he divides his time between writing and hiking the slopes. His poetry appears in various journals, including Delta Poetry Review, I-70 Review, Chiron Review, Salvation South, and Impspired Magazine.

All The Barns Are Burning Now Even the stone-structured barns are ablaze,burning from the inside out, the ornamentalflecks of flickering orangecrisscrossing the night sky, the firebugspissing on Wi…

11/15/2025

HO-LY-SH*T!!! Night Owl Narrative no.6 looks absolutely phenomenal. Thanks again to everyone who sent some work. Don't forget to tag CMP in a photo of your copy if you want me to mail you a Hunter S.keletor Thompson sticker. Also, submissions are open for issue 7 and 2026 Featured Writer spots. You can find the full guidelines for both by following this link if you'd like to send something:
https://cajunmuttpress.wordpress.com/submissions-about-c-m-p/

All issues of NON can be found here:
https://cajunmuttpress.wordpress.com/night-owl-narrative/

All available books can be found here:
https://cajunmuttpress.wordpress.com/all-c-m-p-books/

Please leave a review if you grab a book or rag. We'd love to hear your thoughts.

Y'all Keep Kicking Ass Out There!
Write On,
JDCIV
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11/12/2025

This week's Cajun Mutt Press Featured Writer is George Gad Economou. Brother George has been a regular contributor for three years, with seven featured writer spots and contributions to two issues of Night Owl Narrative. Follow the link to read his poems "Unuttered Words," "Dear Emily," & "Our First Meeting" on the CMP webpage.

George Gad Economou has a Master’s degree in Philosophy of Science, currently works as a freelance writer, and has published three novels and two poetry collections, with the latest being Smoking Rot Gut, Drinking Junk from Anxiety Press. His words have also appeared in Spillwords Press, Ariel Chart, Cajun Mutt Press, Fixator Press, Horror Sleaze Trash, Outcast Press, The Piker Press, The Beatnik Cowboy, The Rye Whiskey Review, and Modern Drunkard Magazine.

Unuttered Words “do you want to get married?” Emily askedas we sat at the beach, sharing a bottle ofJim Beam.“are you proposing?” I asked, somewhat bewildered.“no,” she cackled. “just wanted to kno…