Who was Sinclair Beiles? in Rotterdam

Nice to see a copy of Who was Sinclair Beiles? in the bookcase of atist and publisher Ben Schot, of Rotterdam -- with cat Boris the Birman peeping out from behind!

Who was Sinclair Beiles? was edited by Gary Cummiskey and Eva Kowalska, and published by Dye Hard Press. Contributors include Alan Finlay, dawie malan, George Dillion Slater, Heathcote Williams, Carl Weissner and Fred de Vries. 

Copies are still available. Email cummiskeyg@gmail.com to order.

The proof of the promise of ploughs has arrived from the printer

The proof of Garth Mason's the promise of ploughs has arrived from the printer and it looks damn good!

Watch this space!

The bogeyman lands in Pretoria!

Good to see that dawie malan in Pretoria has received The bogeyman, along with my selected poems, Outside the Cave.

The bogeyman is published by Samizdat Press and Outside the Cave by Dtye Hard Press.

To order, contact Gary Cummiskey at cummiskeyg@gmail.com.

Good morning!

 

No crumbs left behind: A spot-on review of Pravasan Pillay's Curry and Bread!

An excellent, glowing review of Pravasan Pillay's Curry and Bread has appeared in the new online literary journal Babas and Brasse. You can read it here.

Curry and Bread is published by Dye Hard Press, and is available at select Exclusive Books outlets, madeindurban.co.za, Love Books in Melville, and Clarke's in Cape Town.

The bogeyman arrives in Cape Town!

Good to see that Bruce Fereday in Cape Town has received his copy of The bogeyman!

The bogeyman is a short novella by Gary Cummiskey and is published by Samizdat Press. The cost is R190, including courier cost. Regret South Africa only. To order contact the author at cummiskeyg@gmail.com.

Forthcoming from Dye Hard Press: the promise of ploughs

the promise of ploughs is the the debut poetry collection by Garth Mason, and will be published by Dye Hard Press in September. The volume also contains an essay on Buddhism and poetry.

Watch this space for further details!

 

Dreams of the May Queen

 

Going once, going twice, and SOLD!

New exquisite corpse collaboration between Gary Cummiskey and Paul Warren.

 

For our own occult reasons

 

The bogeyman is here!

The bogeyman by Gary Cummiskey, published by new imprint, Samizdat Press, is here! The bogeyman is a 28-page stream-of-consciousness-like story narrated by a small boy living in South Africa in the 1970s. He chats with an older friend about school, his naughty habit of breaking windows, his being barred from the local swimming pool, a hiding place he calls the cave, his dream of building a bamboo raft on which he will escape to the sea, but always, in the background, lurks a mysterious, menacing silent figure ... could he be the bogeyman?

The bogeyman is limited to 50 numbered copies and is available from the author at cummiskeyg@gmail.com for R190, including courier cost. Regret South Africa only.

Free your mind and stay weird: An interview with Bart de Paepe in The Odd Magazine

 

Bart de Paepe is a musician and artist living in Belgium. Since 2005 he has curated Sloow Tapes, which has released a substantial catalogue of music and poetry. Of his latest album, Zürahümnah, Forced Exposure says it  ‘is an immediate and immersive dive into solitary inner and outer worlds of light and darkness…. a mysterious journey through detached time and space.’

You have been influenced by psychedelia, and this is reflected not only in your own music and art but also in much of the music you have released under Sloow Tapes. What is the relevance of psychedelia in 2026?

Maybe now it’s more relevant as ever considering all those right-wing conservatives in power everywhere whose only interest lies in creating a control-freak environment of paranoid nationalism against civil liberties. Free your mind and stay weird, I say...
Read more.

Prose without borders

 

I am honoured to have had some prose poems accepted for this anthology, which is due to be published by Sulfur Editions in September 2026. Prose without Borders is edited by Mohsen L Belasy and Ghadah Kamal Ahmed.

Like sucking in the elixir

 

Chops chutney with curry and bread

The dish at the top is called Chops Chutney, which was also the title of one of the stories in Pravasan Pillay's debut collection, Chatsworth, which was published by Dye Hard Press in 2018. Dye Hard Press also published Pillay's most recent book, Curry and Bread, which is available from select Exclusive Books outlets, Love Books in Melville, Clarke's in Cape Town and madeindurban.co.za.

It will also be on sale at the upcoming Durban International Book Fair.  

The proof of The bogeyman has arrived!

The proof of The bogeyman, a narrative/novella/story by Gary Cummiskey, has arrived from the printer and it is looking wonderful! 

The bogeyman is 28 pages, and published by Samizdat Press. It will be available for R190, including courier cost, from the author at cummiskeyg@gmail.com.