Copper Smith

Male

Minneapolis, MN

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
New Orleans
About Me:

I write uncomfortably clever neo noir in courier font. Imagine a head-on collision between Raymond Chandler's '52 Buick and Chester Himes's '74 Cadillac.

My audio fiction podcast Uppercut Avenue features stories like this:

http://ia600400.us.archive.org/30/items/Inseparable_18/Inseparable.mp3
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Website:
http://uppercutavenue.com
Books And Authors I Like:
Money Shot
by Christa Faust

The Long Goodbye
Raymond Chandler

Invisible
by Paul Auster

Yellow Medicine
by Anthony Neil Smith

Lush Life
by Richard Price
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
I like Scorsese films, blaxploitation and cockney accented heist movies.

Comment Wall:

  • Eileen Schuh

    Thank you, Copper, for befriending me.
    Eileen Schuh Canadian Author http://www.eileenschuh.com

    May 28, 2010

  • Victoria Dougherty

    Thanks for the friendship, Copper. I like your description of your writing as the sweat stain on the bed in a seedy motel after a romp between Thelonious Monk and Krista Faust.

    May 29, 2010

  • Kemosabe

    Thank you Copper.

    May 29, 2010

  • Copper Smith

    Thanks for the friendship, all.

    May 29, 2010

  • Todd W. Bush

    Your description of your writing was priceless. Love it and thanks for the add!

    May 31, 2010

  • P.M. Newton

    That's one hell of a "style" description - wetsweatspot noir. Nice one.

    Spent a little time in New Orleans in the late 90s - can't imagine how everyone there must feel about the latest kick in the guts from BP's oil.

    Cheers mate.

    Pam
    http://pmnewton.blogspot.com/

    May 31, 2010

  • Eileen Schuh

    I'd never thought of my crime fiction as being 'provocative'. What a great phrase for pitches and queries!

    Jun 1, 2010

  • Victoria Dougherty

    You bet.

    Jun 1, 2010

  • Richard Godwin

    Hi Copper and thanks for the invite.
    How could I not know Thelonius Monk? You live in a city rich in music and darkness, a field fertile and noir. Let's have an Epistrophy. And do you remember Dollar Brand?
    Best,
    Richard.

    Jun 5, 2010

  • John Desjarlais

    A very edgy intro, Mr. Smith. Your prose must really pop.

    Jun 8, 2010

  • Richard Godwin

    Thank you Copper.
    Yes, Dollar Brand was influenced by Thelonius Monk and worth checking out.
    You have noir deep in the blood stream of what you are pitching, it's good to know you.
    All the very best to you,
    Richard.

    Jun 9, 2010

  • Mitzi Szereto

    Yeah, you don't know the half of it! I never sleep!

    Jun 9, 2010

  • Aaron Philip Clark

    Thanks. I appreciate the support.

    Jun 9, 2010

  • Paul D. Marks

    Hi Copper, Thank you for friending me. Look forward to getting to know you. -- Paul

    Jun 9, 2010

  • Kris Neri

    Thanks for the friend-invite, Cooper.

    Jun 10, 2010

  • M.J. Hawk

    Hi Copper, I love the description of your writing style.

    Hoping the onslaught on New Orleans will be the last---such a great place--and praying that somehow this nightmare in the Gulf will end.

    Jun 10, 2010

  • Paul D. Marks

    Thanks fellow noir traveler. Hope you have a flask of whiskey to make the journey go better for us.

    Jun 12, 2010

  • Albert Tucher

    A pleasure!

    Jun 16, 2010

  • L.J. Sellers

    Thanks for connecting with me.
    L.J.

    Jun 17, 2010

  • ms.pamila

    Hello Copper. I suspect we're on the same wavelength. Nice to meet you.

    Jun 17, 2010

  • Stacy

    You're welcome. Thanks for the invite!

    http://www.stacy-deanne.net

    Jun 18, 2010

  • Melissa Emerald

    I loved "We Can't Dance Together". Great writing. Thanks for sharing.

    Jun 19, 2010

  • Linda Stamberger

    great story, really enjoyed it!

    Jun 20, 2010

  • Richard Godwin

    I love Steely Dan, great story.

    Jun 20, 2010

  • ms.pamila

    Enjoyed your story over at Twist. Also, I like the song you have up here. You like Barry Adamson? He has a similar blend of personas in his music to what you present as a writer.

    Jun 21, 2010

  • Nora Fontenot

    That was great! I'm impressed.

    Jun 21, 2010

  • Pepper Smith

    Thanks for the invite!

    Jun 23, 2010

  • Gaile Hughes

    Welcome Copper, great story, any other gems we can read. A great bunch of people here on Crimespace. Thanks for the invite.

    Jun 24, 2010

  • Vincent Zandri

    Right on all!! :)
    V

    Jun 28, 2010

  • Anne Claybrook

    Love the music! A~

    Jun 29, 2010

  • Beth Groundwater

    Hi Copper,
    Thanks for befriending this mystery author on Crimespace!

    Jun 30, 2010

  • nigelpbird

    copper smith, you have one great name.

    Jun 30, 2010

  • Nicola Furlong

    Hey Copper,

    Happy Canada Day and thanks for the friend request. Look forward to getting to know you better. Cheers.

    Nicola

    Jul 2, 2010

  • Mosi Tyrone Wells

    Hey cooper what part of New Orleans are you from?
    I used to live in New Orleans East off of Lake forest and Crowder and On Lonley Oak across the street from Livingston Middle school

    Jul 2, 2010

  • John A. Karr

    Thanks for the friend invite, Copper!

    Jul 8, 2010

  • Gaile Hughes

    Hey Copper, couldn't paste a blog on your site as I am away on hols and don't have access to my u/n and p/w. Read 'Inseparable' my comment is
    'Multiple Noir Awesomes' - you will have to make a book out of that one. Looking forward to the next - cheers Gaile

    Jul 13, 2010