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Ice Cube Press / Steve Semken
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Passionate fly fisher and long-time indie book publisher. Using the literary arts to better understand the Midwest since 1991. Subscribe on substack. Order at icecubepress.com
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The latest from Art Cullen, one of the indispensable journalistic voices. "We Crapped In Our Nest" - Ice Cube Press icecubepress.com/2025/05/03/w...
We Crapped In Our Nest - Ice Cube Press
Dear Marty, We Crapped In Our Nest: Notes from the Edge of the World | Art Cullen | $20 | 192p | ISBN 9781948509633  This is the right book at the right time. Read it. Share it. Use it.  Art on The Gi...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The substack column I do on writing advice takes a fabulist/magic-realism twist this time (I hope) open.substack.com/pub/stevesem...
Higher Than The Sky Gang
Sorrows, Regrets; Mimsy, Toves, & Writing
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November 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Excellent piece!!!
Government policies reward and compensate too much corn that needs too much fertilizer which runs off into too many streams and rivers and eventually kills too many people.

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Universal Truths
Unspoken costs
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November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Universal Truths
Unspoken costs
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November 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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It’s been two years now but if you haven’t read this you might like it or hate it

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The Swine Republic - Ice Cube Press
Takes a long hard look at the science, politics, culture, and economics of Iowa agriculture and the state’s degraded waters and connects the dots for everyone who wonders why progress toward improveme...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Art Cullen's book went into a second printing after just 14 days.

Email in response to review below:
"Totally F**ing Fantastic and brilliantly written ..."
~ J. Gabrielsen of Ann Arbor, MI

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'These are vulgar times'
Art Cullen on guns, church, water, immigration and hogs in America
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October 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Terrific piece on @artcullen.bsky.social new book. Thank you!
Art Cullen runs a tiny newspaper in the corner of Iowa and his standing-room-only book tour is attracting hundreds of people who spill into hallways. The book went into its second printing after 14 days.

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'These are vulgar times'
Art Cullen on guns, church, water, immigration and hogs in America
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October 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A new substack on writing, magic and surprise open.substack.com/pub/stevesem...
Same as it ever was ... attaway & thataway
No cheap writing solutions please
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October 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Wow 100s & 100s showed up for @artcullen.bsky.social today at the Iowa City Book Festival apologize for those out in the hallways. Thank you #Iowa His new book is hitting a nerve with folks
October 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
A bit on rocks and writing open.substack.com/pub/stevesem...
Piling Rocks
sounds of memory, weight of silence
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September 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It’s coming Pulitzer winner @artcullen.bsky.social new book. Check out this review by Lyle Mueller in the The Gazette www.thegazette.com/books/book-r...
Book Review: Art Cullen's new book continues tossing barbs
Art Cullen's new book is written in the folksy and entertaining style that won him the 2017 Pulitzer Prize.
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September 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Some days it’d be easier to be working 9-5. The requests and not hearing back from people gets to you as an #entrepreneur
August 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
In my opinion my Mother’s Day post isn’t late at all. open.substack.com/pub/stevesem...
Huffs, Puffs & A Mother's Day Tribute
Writing tip: only share when the time is right, but when you do, do so with all the sincerity you can muster.
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June 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Another combination writing advice and story up on substack. Hopefully you’ll all read it to the end open.substack.com/pub/stevesem... Ice Cube Press LLC Midwestern Independent Book Publisher
Under Lights & Open Air
A sports story within a wishful world of imaginary purity & writing tips
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June 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Let me try and impart a wink or two of kindness your way: open.substack.com/pub/stevesem...
Single Wink Kindness
Direct & inevitable, some words are hard to say & hear
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May 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM