More information about my forthcoming chapbook is available in this press release. Thanks again to Alyson Pomerantz, Editor-in-Chief of New Delta Review, and judge Mark Yakich, for welcoming this collection of flash fiction.
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Originally published in Wigleaf in 2013, my flash fiction “The Boy Who Will Burn: L’Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1878” has been translated here into Polish. Dziękuję!
Firsts. Contests. Markets. Networks. Risks. Rebellions. Along with seven other flash writers, I discuss how to land your first flash publication on Michael Alexander Chaney’s excellent blog.
Pictures of naked people?
“The Shadow Knows”?
Parodies of “True Grit”?
Yes, Mom, all of these can these make you a better reader and writer.
How Mad magazine makes you a better person– here in my latest Ploughshares post, Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions.
Ellen Raskin’s design for pages of THE WESTING GAME.
If Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl, Sharp Objects) reads Ellen Raskin’s THE WESTING GAME every year or so, maybe we should, too?
What this childhood favorite can teach us about the writing process, from concept to draft to page design. Plus, some behind-the-scenes peeks at Raskin’s drafts and something called a “Swipe File.”
Oh! and you can also try out Serendip-o-matic, a brand new app!
It’s all here at my latest post for Ploughshares!
Introducing the Mother-Reader …
Everything changes after a child is born. But even the simple act of reading a book?
Parent-reader-writer-teachers weigh in here, in my latest blog post for Ploughshares.
Agatha Christie and her surfboard, “Fred.” Courtesy of the British Surfing Museum.
Speedos! Submarines! Ukuleles! Beach-Writing!
Take your writing on vacation in this post for the Ploughshares Blog.
And you can always see all of my Ploughshares Blog posts here.