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Literary Endeavors

Yells For Ourselves Available at iTunes

Last week, The Classical published an excerpt from Yells For Ourselves, an alternate history of the 1999-2000 New York Mets. Once again, if you’re curious what “alternate history” means and why this subject warrants one, I direct you to the introduction posted at the book’s official website here.

When the excerpt was posted, I also put up a link that would allow you to download a preview of the book for the iPad containing animations, functionality, and other goodies that will be found in the full product. I really want to get this preview in lots of peoples hands–or devices, I guess–but as you can imagine, that’s difficult to do when I’m the only person distributing it.

That’s why I am now proud to announce that this preview has been accepted by the iTunes Store, which means you can totally, officially get it for your iPad. And it is totally free, so click here to download it, review it, and spread the word.

I can’t stress these last two items enough. iTunes’ arcane algorithms give a lot of weight to reviews, so the more reviews this thing gets, the more attention it will get. If you know anybody with an iPad, let ’em know about this. Grab people on the street if you have to. They’ll be cool about it, probably.

Any and all feedback welcomed on this preview (provided it’s more constructive than YOU SUCK). I hope to have a Kickstarter thingy set up for this project within a month or so and will keep everyone posted. Until then, download it, love it, review it, share it. Deal?

Endeavors Elsewhere

Hear the Chilling Tale of ‘El Capitan’ and the Woodman of the Year

You may recall that a few weeks ago, I took part in The Soundtrack Series, a live event in which folks are asked to share some stories inspired by a particular song. If you couldn’t make it out that evening, first of all, you’re dead to me. But more importantly, you can now hear what you missed while you were becoming to dead to me!

That’s because the Soundtrack Series is also a podcast. So you can now listen to my harrowing tale of how I won a Major Award, and the evil role played therein by John Phillip Sousa’s stirring march “El Capitan.” You can subscribe to the podcast here (I recommend all other episodes as well). If you’re one of those people who doesn’t do iTunes for some reason, stroke your Amish beard thoughtfully, then scoot over to the Soundtrack Series site, where you can listen to my story in the webbed browser of your choice and download the track for future safekeeping.

If you’re wondering about the stray noise in the background, the show took place in the downstairs bar at Le Poisson Rouge while an enormous burlesque show of some kind went on upstairs. Though it occasionally can be heard in this recording, I didn’t hear any of this when it happened because I was in the ZONE (of sheer terror and wanting to be loved). Enjoy!

Amazin Avenue

Amazin Avenue Annual: Now Available in Imaginary Form!

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Do you like to read about baseball but don’t hate trees? Then you’re in luck! The Amazin Avenue Annual is now available via the Apple iBookstore. So if you have an iPhone, iPad, iPod, or some other Steve Jobs-approved device, you can use it to read the Annual in tiny, tiny type. In case you’re not aware, the Annual is a primer for the 2011 Mets season, with pieces by Joe Posnanski, Will Leitch, Jason Fry and Greg Prince from Faith and Fear in Flushing, Ken Davidoff, and many more luminaries. I’m in there somewhere, too.

If you purchase the eBook, you can get a 50 percent off coupon to purchase the print book from ACTA Sports. That way, you can waste both fossil fuels and paper. Win-win! Details on that exciting offer can be found here.

If you have some other eReader like Kindle or Nook, then TOUGH SHIT. Until later this week, that is, when I’m told the Annual will be available on both those devices. Sorry I was so harsh earlier.

If you read the Annual and enjoyed it, maybe give it a billion-star review on Amazon, how ’bout? And if you didn’t like it, maybe keep it under your hat. Here’s some hush money, don’t tell your mom I gave you this.