I received great news on Friday night (and am only now having the chance to talk about it on here–due to the ice dams in our eaves which are threatening to submerge our office. FUCK!). Anyway, found out that my story The Daughters, which was published by Monkeybicycle (I have a huge crush on Monkeybicycle! Never thought I’d have a crush on a ezine … Read More monkeylove
There’s a ton of great reading out there for you this week: Storyglossia’s Issue 25 is a special flash fiction issue, featuring the work of such treasures as Katrina Denza and Randall Brown. AND SmokeLong Quarterly Issue 19, guest edited by Jim Ruland, featuring the work of Grant Bailie, Kim Chinquee, Darlin’ Neal, and many more.
Looking for some good advice on writing and the writing life? Check out Janet Fitch’s blog at myspace. Cliff Garstang wants YOU. Actually, he wants to know your choice for best New Yorker short story of the year.
A story by me is live today at my beloved Monkeybicycle: I Am Holding Your Hand
hmmmm, not quite sure this describes me… You’re The Things They Carried! by Tim O’Brien Harsh and bitter, you tell it like it is. This usually comes in short,dramatic spurts of spilling your guts in various ways. You carry a heavy load, and this has weighed you down with all the horrors that humanity has to offer. Having seen and done a great deal … Read More the book quiz
To celebrate its 2006 National Magazine Award in Fiction, VQR has published a special writers on writers supplement (available online because the issue sold out!): The stories contained herein are of a slightly different strain. We asked each contributor to write a story in which a famous writer appears by name. Beyond that, we allowed for any angle. It could be a straightforward biographical … Read More writers on writers
Great interview with Pia over at litpark today: All of life’s possibilities for messing up are still there, but the daughter’s on her way home, the tempted wife’s touching her husband’s hand, the mistress says a wordless goodbye to her lover from a payphone. Things have changed, but not necessarily ended, which, I hope, gives the stories a tension that continues beyond the last … Read More Pia Z. Ehrhardt at litpark
Oh boy, is The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao an interesting, challenging, illuminating book. At first, I wondered if I would be at a disadvantage as I do not get most of the allusions to comic books (though the Tolkien, etc, is not lost on me)—still knowing these things is not necessary to find what you need in this book. I also initially … Read More Stephen Dedalus meet Oscar, meet Yunior?
Read about this site slushpilereader.com in P&W (The Democratic Approach to Slush). On the one hand, I think, eh, why not? I like democracy. On the other hand, it’s not something I would ever choose to do with one of my manuscripts–for many reasons, not the least of which is that I know (from personal experience) about how nutty/competitive people can get in any … Read More slushpilereader.com
SmokeLong Quarterly has just announced application information for the 2008 Fish Fellowship.
Duotrope is in the red zone for donations this month. I know you use their services, you know you use their services, so please consider sending buck or two their way. Thanks.
The new FRiGG is here. I know I’m going to love it all, especially Three Stories by Patricia Parkinson and Al Green by Jeff Landon. Yeah.
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