Katrina Denza: Read: “Echolocation” by Myfanwy Collins.

Today, I woke up to an interview between my friend Matthew Quick and me (at the end of the interview there is an opportunity to win one of two copies of my book).

Earlier in the week,  Michelle Bailat-Jones posted a beautiful review of Echolocation at Necessary Fiction

Over at LitStack, Jennifer M Kaufman posted a wonderful review of Echolocation AND an interview

Last but not least, over at The Quivering PenDavid Abrams posted a review of Echolocation’s book trailer 

Thank you to Matthew, to Michelle and Necessary Fiction, to Jennifer and LitStack, and to David and The Quivering Pen. You are all wonderful and I will never forget your support.

Reblogged from hotpanthers:

Read excerpts from Jennifer Pieroni’s novel-in-progress “Motley Pond” at Wigleaf. http://wigleaf.com/

Jennifer Pieroni is a gifted writer. Read an excerpt from her WIP.

To read the full review, click here.

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

“Stripped is a collection with a twist. Yes, the fiction contained herein includes works from some of the best-known names in flash fiction as well as the work of emerging writers, but the bylines have been removed so you can’t tell who wrote what. What’s more, the stories hinge largely on gender roles – but with the authors’ identities stripped from their stories, editor Nicole Monaghan has created a bit of a guessing game. Did a woman, for example, write that piece about ambivalence toward motherhood? Or was it a man? More to the point, does it really matter? Or is there something bigger going on when men and women stretch their minds and imagine what it might be like to be the other? Authors include Meg Tuite, Michelle Reale, Myfanwy Collins, Tara L. Masih, Marc Schuster, Michael Martone, Nathan Alling Long, Curtis Smith, and Randal Brown.”

ETA: if you submit before 1/9, I won’t be able to read it. So if you’d like to submit during my time there, please wait until 1/9. Thank you!

Matter Press: Open Reading for Prose Chapbook (January).

my son turns five

he graduates from preschool

he goes to kindergarten

I turn 45 and vow to focus on my health

I celebrate my ten-year wedding anniversary

my first novel debuts

my first short story collection debuts

I vow to run more, to read more, to eat less, to eat more

I finish my thesis and finally receive my MA in English Literature

sometimes I am sad

sometimes I am happy

I am loved, I love

Someone hurts my feelings

I hurt someone’s feelings

I am intimidated

I face my fears

Sometimes I am lazy

Sometimes I stay up too late

I seethe over a passive-aggressive comment

I watch TV

I worry about global warming

I become outraged by political commentary

I read a book that makes me cry

I make a new friend

Someone dies

A child is born

Wishing you all the best in 2012, good people of Earth!