We speak with writer, editor, and publisher Harris Lahti about his recent debut novel, Foreclosure Gothic; his editorial role at Fence Magazine; and the indie press he co-founded, Cash 4 Gold Books.

Gerke speaks with us about the founding and evolution of his vanguard literary magazine, Socrates on the Beach, which just celebrated its five-year anniversary, and about the concurrent evolution of his own writing, which has recently turned toward the essayistic appraisal of visual art, especially painting.