Night Train is back in action (okay, not officially until April 1, but they’re up and running now) with a beautiful new site and online submission form. Go on and check them out and send them your poems and stories. I love this review by Blake Butler of my story Quarter. Thank you, Blake! Check out Kathy Fish, Joseph Young, and Elizabeth Ellen over … Read More stuff
If you read nothing else today, please read this fabulous interview with the one and only Ms. Robin Slick. Here’s a taste to wet your whistle: Well, I’d be lying if I said I don’t get obsessions. And I’m an equal opportunity obsessor—I get fixated over everything from food to sex to music to certain authors living in Bakersfield, California. I mean, I’m not … Read More "I’m an equal opportunity obsessor"
SmokeLong Quarterly issue #16, guest edited by the divine Ms. Alicia Gifford, is now available for your reading pleasure. Within you will find flash fiction by the likes of Rusty Barnes, Tod Goldberg, John Leary, Tom Saunders, Ann Walters, Nancy Zafris, and me. Please do enjoy and don’t forget to read the interviews!
ummmm: Given the millions of prescriptions for insomnia drugs, Katz called the problem rare and said he was unaware of any deaths. But because sleep-driving is so dangerous — and there are precautions that patients can take — the FDA ordered a series of strict new steps yesterday. First, the makers of 13 sleep drugs must put warnings on their labels about two rare … Read More sleep driving
Rebel Press is proud to present the serialization of the novel Like I’ve Never Been Born, written by Donald Capone. Early December, 1980. Angela Girardi, a nineteen-year old college student, travels from her upstate New York college to Manhattan to seek out her (and her mother’s) idol John Lennon. She is determined to hand-deliver her mother’s unopened suicide note, which had been addressed to … Read More Like I’ve Never Been Born
This month’s theme for the Your Turn newsletter is “revision” and the deadline is March 15th.
Here’re some new stories for you from 3AM for you to read or not: Pork Chops, by Gail Louise Siegel and We Are Awake, by me Thanks for reading!
Here’s mine (and yay, because I love her): You Are Ani Difranco! Honest, real, and well liked. You’re not limited by any boundaries. “And you can call me crazy But I think you’re as lazy as white paint on the wall” Who’s Your Inner Rock Chick?
Hi, hi. Today I have a story live at one of my favorite ezines: juked. Here’s my story for you to read, or not: Celestial.
You better set yourself aside a good chunk of time when you pick up The Liar’s Diary (the stunning debut novel by Patry Francis) because I can tell you from personal experience that once you start reading, you’re not going to want to stop until you’ve finished. On the surface, this is a book about the seemingly perfect Cross family, living their slightly flawed … Read More The Liar’s Diary, by Patry Francis
The new issue of elimae is live and it features work by two of my talented friend writers: Kim Chinquee and Alicia Gifford. There is also one by me: Quarter Thanks for reading.
Last year was the first year of the Newburyport Literary Festival and it was utterly fantastic. Since then I have been faithfully checking back on the web site for updates. While the events are not listed yet, the authors are–and it looks like another great group: Fiction, Poetry, Children and Teens (nonfiction not listed yet). I’m definitely planning on attending again this year. Maybe … Read More Newburyport Literary Festival–April 27-29, 2007
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