"the one who's searchin, searchin to destroy..."

"Yes folks, after 2 years as a print publication, and 12 months on the web, Straight From The Fridge is finally celebrating its online birthday by having a celebration to end all celebrations! Alongside the brilliant Social Disease, on Thursday 5th July 2007 there will be an event featuring many of our regular writers, giving readings, playing records, and attempting to stay sober. The party is at Hedges&Butler, 3 Burlington Mews, Off Piccadilly, London, W1. It's free to get in but you need to email socialdiseasesocial@hotmail.co.uk with a guest list to get in, it's one of those fancy private members clubs don't you know...!

And the line up? Well, of course The Brutalists and The Offbeats will be there in some shape and forms, including anti-readings by Adelle Stripe, Ben Myers, Tony O'Neill, Lee Rourke, Heidi James and Matthew Coleman, alongside a literary lucky dip, writing on the wall, personal readings with the writer of your choice, and very special live guests..."

July's birthday issue features Brutalist writing from Ben Myers, Adelle Stripe, Tony O'Neill, Matthew Coleman, Heidi James, Joseph Ridgwell, Brian McGettrick, Ford Dagenham, Lee Rourke, Mike Meraz, Chris Killen, Luke Brown, Tom Leins, Sophie Woolley, Mark Vanner, Allison Papuga, Mark Colbourne, Max Dunbar, Emily McPhillips,Chris Gutkind, Thomas Spooner, Nash Trevelyan, Jason Michel, Lisa Payne, Miles J Bell, CJ Underwood and yours truly.

And in the spirit of abandon, here's some recent words and lunacy from the king...