Thursday , May 15, 2008 Ray McNiece's Birthday Drop a line to Ray and say Happy Birthday and then buy yourself a birthday present. How about Ray's CD "The Road That Carried me Here" or his new book Bone Orchard Conga? Both deliver the goods! Website: www.raymcniece.com Email: buddyraymc@aol.com Wednesday , May 28, 2008 Chris Mooney Singh's Birthday Send a birthday greeting to Chris Mooney SIngh and while you are at it, tell him congratulations on the launch of the Singapore Poetry Slam. Email: mooneysingh@hotmail.com Wednesday , June 04, 2008 Buddy Wakefield's Birthday Buddy says to send cash and now is not the time for fiscal conservatism. Maybe you could just pop into the products section and pick up A Stretch of Presence or Some They Can't Contain Website: http://www.buddywakefield.com Email: buddy@buddywakefield.com Tuesday , June 24, 2008 Karrie L. Waarala's Birthday Drop a line of good wishes to Karrie. It's her special day, but treat yourself to a present. Listen to her MP3 on this website! Email: CoyoteGirl4@yahoo.com Sunday , July 13, 2008 Eric Darby's Birthday Buy yourself a birthday present on Eric Darby's birthday. His Book/CD "The Secret Dream-lives of Engineers" is a perfect choice. And less than $12. Email: hidomino19@hotmail.com Saturday , August 16, 2008 Matt Ernst's Birthday At least if you can believe an existential surrealist! Drop a greeting to Matt. You can pick up a copy of Matt's book, The Postmodern Taxidermist from Outer Space (and other love stories) in the products section of this website. Or his newest tome, Incidental Music. Email: MCurtisErnst@aol.com Sunday , August 17, 2008 Poet Esther Hurwitz' Birthday It's Esther Hurwitz's birthday. Drop her a birthday greeting at legba42@earthlink.net. And check out "Soft As A Beagle's Ear" on the Products' page or listen to an mp3 of "10-18-01" on the Artists' page. Email: legba42@earthlink.net Monday , September 29, 2008 Steve Marsh's Birthday "If I'd known I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself." Send our boss a birthday greeting. Look for Steve's work on the Products page or listen to an mp3 of "God Threw A Rock" on the Artists' page. Website: http://www.stevedmarsh.com Email: stevedmarsh@charter.net Monday , November 17, 2008 Phil West's Birthday Drop him a line of congratulations and pick up a copy of The Arsenal of Small Stars. You'll be gald you did it. Email: pinata@texas.net Wednesday , November 26, 2008 Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz' Birthday I won't tell you how old she is, but let's just say Steve Marsh calls her "kiddo." Look for "Sass Machine" on the products page. It's right there along with all THREE of her chapbooks. Website: http://www.bowerypoetry.com/urbana Email: urbanaslam@yahoo.com Wednesday , December 03, 2008 Charles Zwinak's Birthday Today is Charles Zwinak's birthday. I promised not to tell you how old he was and he promised not to punch my nose. Do all of us a favor and celebrate Charlie's birthday by picking up a copy of PAPER HATS in the products section of TWP. Email: Zwinak@provide.net Sunday , January 25, 2009 Scott Wood's Birthday Hey Scott, Happy Birthday. Can you hear me now? Oh, that reminds me. Buy Scott Wood's goods. Website: http://scottwoods.livejournal.com/ Email: sewoods1@yahoo.com Monday , February 09, 2009 Dawn Saylor's Birthday Shoot her a happy message, or better yet, let her know you bought a copy of The Janis Year on The Wordsmith Press website! Website: www.dawnsaylor.com Email: aurorabell@mac.com Saturday , February 28, 2009 Shappy's Birthday Drop the "Sensitive Little Poetry Boy" a line and wish him well. And pop over to the artists' page to listen to his MP3. You'll be glad you invested the three minutes. Website: http://www.uncleshappy.com Email: shappyrulez@yahoo.com Monday , March 02, 2009 Michael Salinger's Birthday If he's not out fishing, give Salinger a shout and wish him well. Or at least good angling luck. And check out They Call it Fishing, Not Catching in the products section. Website: http://www.ameritech.net/users/salinger/titles.htm Email: salinger@ameritech.net Sunday , March 29, 2009 Ernie Cline's Birthday Do yourself a favor and buy Ernie's CD, The Nerd Wants Out, as a present for yourself on Ernie's birthday. It's more fun than a birthday cake (and not fattening at all). Website: http://www.ernestcline.com Email: ernie@ernestcline.com Tuesday , April 07, 2009 Wolf Knight's Birthday He says he's older than dirt. Send him a birthday wish anyway. Check out Wolf's CD, "Wish You Were Here," in the products section. Or find him in the artists' section and listen to an mp3 of "She and I." Email: info@thewordsmithpress.com