Atomic Heart

057 - Some success and serendipity for me at this year's Hong Kong Art Book Fair. I keep Ithaka always in my mind. Such is the mood. Find me on my website .

056 - Are you being seen they way you want to be seen? What about in your childhood, and from those supposedly closest to you? If being seen is important, how are you making it happen? Today I read from my upcoming book 'I Know I'll Never'. Find me on my website . Bliss. 

055 - A metaphor that describes the blissed-out writer who's come of age, plus a sharing that should have happened but didn't. I didn't realize I had so much to say. Not only that, I also read from 'Fragments from a Revisit of Stories Unfinished', a book I published in 2019 and have been meaning to rewrite. I'm here on my website . Bliss. 

054 - I've been so preoccupied with my three ongoing book projects so I figured I'd tell you a bit about them here. They are tentatively titled '89 09 12 20', 'Forty-One Frames' and 'I Know I'll Never'. An excerpt from 'I Know I'll Never' has been selected for publication in Volume 4 of Canto Cutie. Pre-order your copy here . Meanwhile, the ' Incarnation ' photography exhibition featuring my prose...

053 - I have yet to feel secure on my writing road and may never will, which is fine. Though it'd help if I get some personal items out of my system in the form of books. Seatbelts fastened. Punching the air. Today I read 'The Wind' by Ana Bozicevic. The ' Incarnation ' exhibition which features ten of my prose poems is still on, as is the seatbelt sign. Find me here on my website. Breathe. 

052 - I rush. I set deadlines. How do I explain this? I don't know. The exhibition ' Incarnation ' is on until the end of November. Do pay a visit and see my prose poems on display amongst other amazing works. On this episode I read the prose poem 'Stainless Colours' by Mureall Hebert published on Issue 18 of Sundog Lit. Find me on my website . Bliss. 

051 - Is exposure without concealment the ultimate embodiment of real art? In the act of hiding oneself, where do you draw the line between beauty and deceit? This, as I was feeling less than natural behind the mic. Announcement: Ten of my newest prose poems are being showcased - both in text and audio - at ' Incarnation ', a satellite exhibition of the 2021 Hong Kong International Photo Fest...

050 - How do thoughts acquire colour by having them spoken out loud? How does the act of talking out loud to oneself sustain itself? Why do we even bring this up on the half century mark of Atomic Heart ? On this milestone episode, we pay a revisit to Rilke. What keeps me going? What keeps you going? Write me at atom@atomicheart.fm. Breathe. 

049 - How do you go about finding that person who helps you get better as an artist? Does that person exist in your life? When was the last time you told this person you are grateful for their company? On this evening, I read from Bill Callahan's epistolary novelette 'Letters to Emma Bowlcut'. Let me know what you think. Write me at atom@atomicheart.fm.

048 - How do you tune that voice of judgment inside your head? What if it were to serve you? Here I am, speaking to you a day before the Trial Market event where I'll be presenting my latest book of fiction, 'Stars With Evil Eyes'. Again, I read you an excerpt from the book. You can connect with me simply by writing. The email is atom@atomicheart.fm. The website is here . 

047 - What if, as a writer, I'm actually more of a listener, observer, and painter, rather than someone who has a lot to say? A dreamweaver, how about that? I have no message to deliver in a world saturated with revelations. Such is the mood as I prepare for the publication of 'Stars With Evil Eyes', my second book in as many months. It will be available at the Trial Market on September 18. Send w...

046 - It's pedal to the metal as I've been scribbling towards my forthcoming book 'Forty-One Frames' and today I read an excerpt from this book, a piece that I wrote literally hours before speaking on this program. I'm also happy to announce that my latest book 'Anxious Headlights and Parallelograms' is now available at the ACO Bookshop . You can find me on my website or on IG .  You can also...

045 - What should I call the things I'm creating? Do I have to give them a label? Could there be a more accurate or 'definitive' definition of the things we create? Such is the convoluted mind in these dog days of summer. Check out my latest book 'Anxious Headlights and Parallelograms' by browsing my website or just write me at atom@atomicheart.fm 

044 - Why is it okay to sell your own burgers but not your own fiction? What is this twitch of insecurity and is it unique to writers? Are there other representations of insecurity felt by artists of other disciplines? Today I read an excerpt taken from Chapter 2 of my upcoming book 'Stars With Evil Eyes'. Limited copies of 'Anxious Headlights and Parallelograms' are now available for purchase . D...

043 - Does your happiness come with a certain weight to it? How heavy is your happiness? Here's a sneak preview into 'Anxious Headlights and Parallelograms' version 2.0 . The book will be launched at the Duk Duk indie book fair at The Mills on Aug 7. Today I read from the book 'Mister Spare' by Martijn int'Veld. Here's my website and Instagram   page. Let me know if anything from the show res...

042 - How do you cope with the kind of discomfort that threatens to derail your creative goals? What kind of discomforts are you living with and how do you go about trying to make them comfortable? Today I read one of my own prose pieces written for an upcoming photography exhibition. The project is tentatively titled 'Incarnation'. The Duk Duk book fair at The Mills is on Aug 7. That's me speakin...

041 - How do we catch up with lost time? Should we be stunned if there comes a point in our lives when we realize it's just not impossible to read all the books that we've been meaning to read? On top of this, I read an excerpt from my forthcoming book, Stars With Evil Eyes . I'll be reading at the launch of Canto Cutie Vol 3 this weekend: Saturday July 10th 9 PM EST (USA) / Sunday July 11th 9 AM...

040 - What's your world and how would you define it? At what point do we realize we are indeed trapped in our own respective universes? Today I read from Chapter 1 of my forthcoming book, 'Stars With Evil Eyes'. More about the book fai r I'll be entering in August. Connect with me through Instagram or email - atom@atomicheart.fm. My website is here. Cheers all, Atom C

039 - To self-publish or not to self-publish? I read from my upcoming book 'Acrobat'. Here's the link to the indie book fair I'll be attending on August 7 at The Mills. My website is here. Connect with me - atom@atomicheart.fm

038 - Atom C reflects on June 4 and the state of Hong Kong. He reads from his own prose piece tentatively titled 'many worlds collide'. It will be collected in an upcoming publication of prose works and fiction inspired by the music of Tat Ming Pair. 

037 - New music! As for the questions... How do I talk about myself while trying to engage with the invisible you? How do you get a lift in your creative journey? What gives you a boost?  I read from a piece titled 'the blade of my left brow pink' which I've recently submitted to Canto Cutie . This is the book fair I was talking about. Visit www.atomicheart.fm | Cheers all~ Atom C

036 - What kind of content do I want to produce in a world that's saturated with content? How do I want to use this platform? Atom C dreams out loud once again about the dream that he's trying to construct. He's exploring, considering different options, ways to let the light come through the veil. No reading today. Just a mid-air spin-around. Back with more later. Visit www.atomicheart.fm

035 - What if Atomic Heart was a spoken blog? Atom C takes a stroll down the blogging memory lanes. He also ready an excerpt from the experimental work 'This Poem is a House', by the Canadian writer Ken Sparling. Visit www.atomicheart.fm

034 - How do you write about the place you call home? From which angle do you try to capture the place? What do you hope to do for your home by way of your writing? Today I read 'The Lonesome Dream' by the German-American poet Lisel Mueller. Connect with me by visiting www.atomicheart.fm

033 - Why does destiny take so long to actualize? Atom C dreamspeaks on the 'added time' he's been given while living off the back end of so-called 'lost time'. He read 'Ithaka' by the Greek poet C.P. Cavafy. Check out my place or write me at atom@atomicheart.fm