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Carson Mell: 1 pt C. Burns, 1 pt. P.K.Dick, 1 pt. just him

David Lowery’s HammerToNail review of Carson’s Field Notes From Dimension X created that hunger that couldn’t be filled.  Dimension X was no longer on the Sundance iTunes sight.  

Luckily, the man’s got some of his other work up to be dug.  Monsters, rock, and loneliness has always been cocktail to tickle my tuesday.  I can’t wait to see Mell’s feature debut.  Dang, I may have to go buy his book just to tide me over.


The Writer from Carson Mell on Vimeo.

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