Hello! Caketrain 05 is now available for order. Within you will find a piece by me entitled, “The Villager”. In a side note: apologies to those of you who tagged me–I have been a bit distracted lately and haven’t had a chance to meme. sorry!
To celebrate the second anniversary of his book, Big Lonesome, Jim Ruland has started a new blog project. Starting with Night Soil Man, he will be discussing one story a day for thireen days, posting anecdotes about all kinds of things: how the stories were written, strange facts he uncovered during research, details about how they were published, and other details.
Sorry to be so long absent and quiet and whatever. Thanks to those of you who have been checking in and I’m sorry, again, for my silence. Anyway, today I hope you will check out this gorgeousness from my friend Kathy Fish in Spork 6.1: He Once Had a Dog Named Dick Nixon and Other Stories (how can you resist with a title like … Read More He Once Had a Dog Named Dick Nixon and Other Stories, by Kathy Fish
An intelligent, darkly humorous, often bleak, but ultimately hopeful book Ron Currie, Jr.’s debut God Is Dead is not to be missed. I am not your God. Or if I am, I’m no God you can seek out for deliverance or explanation. I’m the kind of God who would eat you without compunction if I were hungry. You’re as naked and alone in this … Read More God is Dead, by Ron Currie Jr.
The narrators in the heartbreaking chapbook, The Sky Is a Well & Other Shorts, are all in search of something–comfort, nuturing, and, perhaps most of all, mother love. These are small girls, young women, adults with children of their own, who yearn for that moment of connection felt so keenly between parent and child. It is a feeling so hard to describe and yet … Read More The Sky Is a Well & Other Shorts, by Claudia Smith
Do not be fooled into thinking the female protagonists in Pia Z. Ehrhardt’s knock-out debut, Famous Fathers and Other Stories, are passive. They are not. This is not the 19th century—there is no awakening. This woman is not about to head into the ocean. She’s already there, already reborn, and she’s taken charge. She’s in control. She’s got her own place and she’s generous … Read More Famous Fathers and Other Stories by Pia Z. Ehrhardt
Oh, that’s just ME. WHAT? Yup, me. I’m utterly humbled and speechless today as I received my contributor’s copies of The Kenyon Review, Summer 2007 issue within which I have a story entitled, “Have You Seen Us?” It was a great thrill in this writer’s life when I received my acceptance for this story in February 2006 and now to see the story in … Read More Who’s that beneath T.C. Boyle on the contributor’s list of the Kenyon Review?
Sorry to be so long silent. Am spending most of my time looking inward lately, instead of spewing outward. But for those of you who still stop by here (and thank you!), I wanted to update you with some news: 1) I am honored to have my story Orange Crush live today at Storyglossia. There is accompanying commentary on the story in the Storyglossia … Read More orange crush and other news
A new issue of Narrative Magazine is now live, featuring the outstanding work of such writers as: Ron Carlson, and Pia Z. Ehrhardt (whose debut short story collection Famous Fathers and Other Stories is set to release soon. You won’t want to miss it). Also, not to be missed is Ann Beattie: A Profile.
We went to the Hopper exhibit at the MFA in Boston yesterday. It was excellent–a collection of his etchings, watercolors, and oils. While I love his glimpses of rooms through windows, I must say that my favorite works in this exhibit were his New England landscapes (I suppose it is inaccurate to call them “landscapes” as they are paintings of buildings upon the land). … Read More Edward Hopper at the MFA Boston
LCR is a beautiful, interesting journal within which I am proud to have published a story. I just received this info via email and so am passing it on to you: LILIES AND CANNONBALLS Review seeks compelling articulations of utopian/dystopian realities, ideologies, and fantasies, submitted during the months of May and June. All forms and styles welcome. Sample copy: $10. P.O. Box 702, Bowling … Read More Lilies and Cannonballs Review — call for submissions
The new salt flats annual is available and it looks great. Here are some links: Pia Ehrhardt’s Crescent City (whooosh! love this!) Jim Rulands’s Robert Smithson’s Time Machine (haven’t read this all the way through yet but what I have is fascinating)
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