Mike Topp is an iconic writer, humorist, and poetry guy . There's so much to say. I found him through twitter and Chelsea Martin's Universal Error podcast. From Mcsweeney's to X-Ray Lit and beyond.
Find his tweets at @miketopp
Here are some of his books i unearthed in an interview he did on X-RAY Lit. Shout to the former "Self-Exposure" podcast people. Otherwise I wouldn't have reached out to Mike.
Local Boy Makes Good. 1993
- Six Short Stories & Seven Short Poems. 1997.
- Wild Wives/High Priest of California. Collaboration with Sparrow. 1997.
- Basho’s Milk Dud. 1999.
- Bad Luck. 2001.
- Happy Ending. 2002.
- I Used to be Ashamed of My Striped Face. 2001.
- Happy Ending. 2003.
- Where We Found You. 2003.
- Own Your Own. 2005.
- Shorts Are Wrong. 2007.
- Sasquatch Stories. 2010.
- 29 Mini-Essays. 2012.
- Born on a Train. Collaboration with Raymond Pettibon. 2015.
- The Double Dream of Spring – A Peg Sluice Mystery. Collaboration with Sparrow. 2016.
- 30 One Liners. 2018.
- The Poetry Jug. 2021


