Spat.online is a repository of writing that can’t seem to find a home elsewhere on the web. Partly because the authors are lazy, partly because the poor morals and blurry politics embodied in most of these pieces don’t make sense to the limited worldview of the wealthy, bored 20somethings who read slush piles for most publications. And partly because so much satire today is about declaring a side rather than poking a bear in the taint. We do not mean to imply that we are so called equal opportunity haters, who claim to be above the fray while actually indulging in all manner of bigotry and borderline hate speech, but merely that the targets of satire and critique should remain wide and open, and that the current MF culture of I’ll-do-anything-for-a-blurb and everything-is-awesome has resulted in too much tepid content and sad displays of self promotional vanity and not enough focus on the art and aesthetics of the work itself. Which we admit, sounds terribly pretentious, and will likely not be exemplified in the work presented on this site. But as a way of explaining who we are, and where we are coming from, perhaps this will help.
Publisher in Chief
Cory Heather Potato
Mz. Potato hails from Idaho, unsurprisingly, and has no prior experience in publishing other than her big potato shaped face.
Editor in Chief
Brian Louis Allen Henderson
A 10 year veteran of uncredited copy-for-pay at various websites of no repute, Mr. Henderson has a BFA, an MFA, and a leaky gut. He currently lives in Tumwater, WA with his seven cats and one wife. Mr. Henderson also runs our Twitter feed.
Contributing Writers
Hackett Kemp
Valerie Musk
Fentanyl “Patch” Adams
Robb Rinkenburger
Morton Downey-Salt
Ken Ponitale
Omar Omar Omari
Angie Feaver-Feith
Kolan Ektomi
Stephen S. Evans
B.J. Loam
Darrell Flarbs