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Steven Eggleton

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Born
in Tucson, The United States
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Literature & Fiction

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STEVEN EGGLETON is from Tucson, Arizona. He published his first short story in The Iconoclast in 2004. He has since published numerous short stories and poems in Red Owl, Barbaric Yawp, Struggle, and Mobius to name a few. His first novel, Dry Heat, was published in 2012. In 2014 a collection of short stories was published, entitled Deadfall Blues. After an extended hiatus he published Lanugo in the summer of 2024. Mellowed and matured we see Eggleton tackling new ideas as well as old ones. A confluence of Christian, Chicano, Gen X writing; Eggleton continues to be a unique voice in the indie scene.

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Are you working on a new book? I'm hoping for a sequel for Dry Heat, any chance of that for me?
Steven Eggleton I actually just finished my first new book in 10 years; Lanugo. It's a departure, in some ways, from my earlier stuff. Calmer.

I don't think there will…moreI actually just finished my first new book in 10 years; Lanugo. It's a departure, in some ways, from my earlier stuff. Calmer.

I don't think there will ever be a sequel to Dry Heat. That was a crazy book. It was my debut and I wanted to come out, "guns blazing". There was a lot of wild stuff in there. It was really raw. I couldn't write a book like that today. I'd censor myself. I don't know. If I ever did write a sequel to that book, the tone would be much different. I'm not sure fans of the original would like it. Vincente Vasquez was an animal.(less)
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What makes a poem "good"?
Steven Eggleton I don't know. I guess it's all a matter of opinion. I know what I like. And I know what I don't like. There is a lot of pretension in the world of poe…moreI don't know. I guess it's all a matter of opinion. I know what I like. And I know what I don't like. There is a lot of pretension in the world of poetry. You have to sift through a lot of garbage to find the cream.

I guess I'd have to say, simplicity. There is something beautiful about the understated. Anyone can puff their chest out and sling the pretentious hash. Too many words have been wasted. Make the ones you use count.(less)
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Dry Heat
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Last Exit to Brooklyn -a review

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not easily shocked. But even I must admit, Hurbert Selby Jr.’s Last Exit to Brooklyn is like Bukowski on acid. More often than not, when writers try to tackle the unsavory aspects of the human condition, it comes off as cheap and affected. It takes a true wordsmith to nimbly navigate the putrid waters that can inhabit the human soul, Selby is one such writer. W Read more of this blog post »
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Steven Eggleton added a status update: Caterwaul, now available on Amazon. Follow Vincente Vasquez as he navigates his chaotic love life and the return of his best friend with a massive self-destructive streak, Victor. Filled with sex, booze, heartbreak and humor; Caterwaul is the standalone sequel to Eggleton's debut novel, Dry Heat.
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Arthur Graham is on page 25 of 28 of HSTQ: All the poems I wrote
when I thought that I was dying
and all the poems I’ll never write
when one day I really am
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Arthur Graham is on page 5 of 28 of HSTQ: Love it when you smell like gasoline.
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The Brotherhood of the Grape by John Fante
The Brotherhood of the Grape
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“Without tears I could never have seduced a woman, and with them I never failed. It has laid waste the hearts of women who disliked me, and who wanted to kill me afterward for succumb-ing. I cried through melancholy passages of my own writing. The ol ...more
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Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.
Last Exit to Brooklyn
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Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not easily shocked. But even I must admit, Hurbert Selby Jr.’s Last Exit to Brooklyn is like Bukowski on acid. More often than not, when writers try to tackle the unsavory aspects of the human condition, it comes ...more
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The Road to Los Angeles by John Fante
The Road to Los Angeles (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #2)
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I think every writer would ultimately admit that out of all the books they’ve read, there was one that stood above the rest. One that lit a fire in their belly and ignited a passion for writing. For me that book was, The Road to Los Angeles.
I was in ...more
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The Wine of Youth by John Fante
The Wine of Youth: Selected Stories
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Brave New World
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“Sure, I had been through the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program when I was a kid. I had seen Nancy Reagan’s pasty white ass on TV telling me to, “just say no”. But Nancy Regan had never had to worry about paying the rent, or living pay check to pay check, or finding her dad’s rolling papers on the shelf above the coco-puffs. So I guess in Nancy Reagan’s world it was pretty damn easy to adopt retarded slogans like, “just say no”. I wouldn’t know, though. I lived in the real world. I had problems.”
― Steven Eggleton, Dry Heat
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