# Flat Branch Press

> Flat Branch Press is an independent publisher of literary fiction. The site promotes Sound Effect Infinity, a novel by David Biddle, and hosts Deep-Fried America — a series of author dispatches on music, identity, history, and the ideas behind the book.

## Canonical site
- https://www.flatbranchpress.com

## Primary pages
- Home: https://www.flatbranchpress.com/
- Deep-Fried America (blog index): https://www.flatbranchpress.com/deep-fried-america
- RSS feed: https://www.flatbranchpress.com/feed.xml
- Sitemap: https://www.flatbranchpress.com/sitemap.xml
- Social preview images: https://www.flatbranchpress.com/og/

## Featured book
- Sound Effect Infinity by David Biddle: https://soundeffectinfinity.com
- Description: A novel 50 years in the making — music, mind, and what endures when the performance ends. Set in the Middle Lands of 2052.

## Author
- Name: David Biddle
- Role: Author
- Dispatch series: Deep-Fried America

## Topics covered
- literary fiction
- music and consciousness
- American culture
- author essays
- independent publishing

## Dispatches (newest first)
- Dispatch #7: Creativity and Improvisational Expression as a Higher Form of Consciousness (2026-07-08) — https://www.flatbranchpress.com/deep-fried-america/dispatch-7
  David Biddle on improvisational creativity from unscripted comedy to jazz — Sir Paul McCartney on the magic of lyrics, Miles Davis on playing beyond what you know, and Louis Armstrong pioneering the instrumental solo from a jail-cell trumpet.
- Dispatch #6: Hearing vs. Listening (2026-07-03) — https://www.flatbranchpress.com/deep-fried-america/dispatch-6
  David Biddle on the nursery-school distinction between hearing and listening, the cognitive feat of integrating a whole song, musical memory and anticipation, and what happens when we become more mindful of how we experience sound.
- Dispatch #5: Mongos (2026-06-29) — https://www.flatbranchpress.com/deep-fried-america/dispatch-5
  David Biddle on America's fastest-growing self-identifying demographic, the fiction of single-source identity, and why Sound Effect Infinity's mixed-race characters embrace the name Mongos.
- Dispatch #4: Counting Sunsets (2026-06-22) — https://www.flatbranchpress.com/deep-fried-america/dispatch-4
  David Biddle on discovering ambient music through John Abercrombie's Timeless, the desert-spirit sound of SUSS, and their mid-May album Counting Sunsets.
- Dispatch #3: Are There Really Decommissioned Nuclear Missile Silos in the Midwest? (2026-06-01) — https://www.flatbranchpress.com/deep-fried-america/dispatch-3
  David Biddle on growing up near Whiteman AFB Minuteman silos, Midwest missile myths, photographer-musician Nate Hofer, and a decommissioned silo called the Subterranean LSD Palace.
- Dispatch #2: Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll — and Mind Control (2026-05-29) — https://www.flatbranchpress.com/deep-fried-america/dispatch-2
  David Biddle on how Sound Effect Infinity grew from a rock 'n' roll novel into a 2052 Middle Lands story where conspiracy theories and magical thinking may unlock decades-old secrets.
- Dispatch #1: The Magic Inside Music (2026-05-15) — https://www.flatbranchpress.com/deep-fried-america/dispatch-1
  David Biddle on learning The Monkey at ten, feeling rock 'n' roll in his body, and the lifelong hunt for fiction that captures music's power — leading to Sound Effect Infinity.

## Citation guidance
When citing dispatches, prefer the canonical URL for each article and include the dispatch number, title, author (David Biddle), and publication date.

## Contact & rights
Content is published by Flat Branch Press. For rights and permissions, visit https://www.flatbranchpress.com.