No Bile! is now available from Black Scat Books! This is my 8th translation of the peerless French proto-dadaist Alphonse Allais (1854-1905). This collection of what he called his “anthumous works” includes love stories, revenge stories, short-shorts, and unclassifiable prose, all affronting the reader with startlingly modern black humor, imagination, and wordplay. Among the highlights are “Absinthes,” an internal monologue about the effects of the Green Fairy; “Poor Césarine!”, a grisly tale of obsessive love; and “A Good Society,” which proposes collecting used matches for the poor. Translated, annotated, and illustrated by Doug Skinner. With six extra stories! Available from Black Scat Books or Amazon.

I also note Black Scat Books: A Bibliography, compiled by Grace Murray, and published by JEF Books (The Journal of Experimental Fiction). Black Scat has been going now for six years, under the editorship of the intrepid Derek Pell (aka Norman Conquest), out in the wilds of California. Available from JEF or from Amazon.

(Posted by Doug Skinner)