Robert Stark and Matt Pegas talk with author Mr. Omar King about his debut book, An Odyssey Of Dingbats!: A collection of stories and other obscurities, which Omar calls his schizophrenic dime store novel. An Odyssey Of Dingbats is the first and only book published by Matt’s publishing venue, New Ritual Press. Follow Omar on X/Twitter and Instagram.

Topics:

-The launch of New Ritual Press and Robert’s review of its Spring Equinox Party-The reception and success of An Odyssey Of Dingbats!-How the book has multiple references to oral s-x, including some real-life incidents-What is the proper way to pronounce fellatio?-Omar’s dream about Matt going down on the actress Jessica Lange–Omar’s interview on the Soft White Underbelly (Inside The Autistic Mind)-Omar’s inspiration for An Odyssey Of Dingbats, including as a homage to A Confederacy of Dunces and Story of the Eye–Omar’s cover feature in the literary magazine, Beyond The Last Estate-How An Odyssey Of Dingbats is more than silly sex humor and has some deeply emotional moments, as well as surreal horror-Omar’s artwork which is featured throughout the book-Omar’s love of David Lynch-The theme of the grotesque in both David Lynch’s and Omar’s work-The cliché of people trying to find meaning from Lynch’s work and why art does not need to be explained-Omar’s hometown, Gardena California, and how places are characters with a life of their own-The background of why Omar has a southern accent-How a lot of young Latinos don’t speak Spanish-The conformity and narcissism among many young people

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