June 2011
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The new issue of fwriction : review is live! Enjoy... →
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I have a new short story, "Forest Hills," in the... →
The wonderful editors at jmww were kind of enough to publish my short story, “Forest Hills,” in their summer issue, out now. I am incredibly excited, as I’m a big fan of the journal. Courtney Eldridge once called this story “fantastic,” and although I don’t believe her, I am incredibly grateful for her encouragement and guidance with this piece.
Thanks to...
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fwriction : review Editorial Lunch
DG: I like my women like I like my cheese.
LB: Cheap, and with a bottle of wine?
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My new short story, "Cloisters," is available on... →
This is my second story available on the Kindle, and I’m damn psyched! The first, “Somehow There Was More Here” (from Found Press), has a loose connection to “Cloisters” as well. (Can you spot it?)
This story is being published by Mixer and will appear in their print anthology soon (along with another story of mine). So excited!
A big thanks to Steve Owen and Deena...
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The new issue of fwriction : review is live! David... →
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“Everybody’s got to be somewhere. Wherever you are right now, that’s just fine.”
– David Kirby, “Did You Tell Anyone You Were Coming Here”
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My new short story, "Don't Forget You Love Me," in... →
Used Furniture Review is one of my favorite journals, which makes me feel incredibly honored to be included in its digital pages. Thanks so much to David and UFR for being so damn awesome.
From “Don’t Forget You Love Me”:
She stopped at a wine shop near the house and bought bottles of Chenin blanc and Zinfandel. Days of snow had turned to a black slush along the streets, and the...
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Hug Your Library Today →
I began reading at the library as a youngster. Without my local library, I’m not sure I would be the lover of writing—or the writer—I am today.
Keep books on the shelves and librarians in their jobs. Pretty please.
Libraries are beacons for their communities, providing open arms and invaluable services to all ages and backgrounds.
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The new issue of fwriction : review is live and...
For the next two weeks, fwriction : review’s digital pages will be devoted to the writing of one of my favorite poets: David Kirby!
This week, two poems, followed by two next week. Here is the new issue:
“Did You Tell Anyone You Were Coming Here”
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“Grand Ole Opry”
I’m so damn excited. Enjoy these poems, and share!
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Story of the Day: "Immolation," by Susan Tepper →
The last of the Fictionaut Six has arrived at fwriction’s story of the day: Susan Tepper. Of Tepper’s novel (with Gary Percesepe), What May Have Been, writer Robert Olen Butler said: “In this extraordinary novel, Pollock tells his lover that things like paint and wives are very small in the scheme of things. Gary Percesepe and Susan Tepper show how the great scheme of things is, in...
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“It was always the becoming he dreamed of, never the being.”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise
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Story of the Day: "Variation on a Variation of a... →
As the two-week reign of the Fictionaut Six comes to an end this Thursday, fwriction’s story of the day continues showcasing their wonderfully original work. Today, I have the pleasure of presenting something truly idiosyncratic: Sam Rasnake’s “Variation on a Variation of a Mode.” I love how distinctive this piece is; when fwriction : review had the chance to publish...
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Stories of the Day: "1974, What I Wanted," by Ann...
Ann Bogle and Robert Vaughan are two of my favorite writers working today. Both display a “no bullshit” attitude in their writing, and each has mastered the art of spare, concise writing, bringing about a style uniquely their own.
I feel lucky, quite, to have encountered their work at Fictionaut, and subsequently showcased their work as part of the Sinister (I mean) Fictionaut Six!
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“I knew, even at that moment, I’d never see my father again quite so perfectly.”
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Story of the Day: "The Cooling," by Meg Pokrass →
It’s boiling today, leaving me perched in front of the open freezer door. I can think of no better respite from the heat than Meg Pokrass’s short story, “The Cooling.” It’s the literary equivalent of hot and cold colliding.
Also, as a bonus, you can see Pokrass reading the story here! It’s a delight.
Enjoy today’s story of the day, from one of the...
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“Out of the corner of my eye, I could see my father look over at me, every few...”
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Story of the Day: "The Spaces in Between," by Len... →
Len Kuntz’s wonderful short story, “The Spaces in Between,” is a remarkably poignant read. Kuntz is part of the Fictionaut Six, currently live at fwriction : review, and a welcome addition to the halls of story of the day.
Please, enjoy this story, and share it with your friends!
From “The Spaces in Between”:
Everything is reversed. The girl knows how it’s...
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Trading Stories: Notes from a Literary... →
Jhumpa Lahiri, on becoming a writer, in The New Yorker:
For much of my life, I wanted to be other people; here was the central dilemma, the reason, I believe, for my creative stasis. I was always falling short of people’s expectations: my immigrant parents’, my Indian relatives’, my American peers’, above all my own. The writer in me wanted to edit myself. If only there was a little more this, a...
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Story of the Day: "Vandals," by Raymond Carver →
An (officially) uncollected Carver story. I love it. So much regret and melancholy here.
Nick put his hand on Joanne’s neck and rested his fingers there. He picked up some of the hair that lay across her neck and rubbed it between his fingers and let it drop again. Some more people went by the window on the sidewalk. Most of the people were in shirtsleeves and blouses. A man was carrying...
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Story of the Day: "Delicate Wives," by John Updike →
I’ve been on a serious John Updike kick lately. This story, “Delicate Wives,” taken from The New Yorker and included in Updike’s collection, My Father’s Tears, is one of my favorites (as is “Natural Color,” another story included in The New Yorker).
Enjoy today’s story of the day, and make sure you stop by fwriction : review and introduce...
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Tom: Punk-ass book jockeys!
Leslie: The library is the worst bunch of people assembled in history. They're mean, conniving, rude and extremely well-read, which makes them very dangerous.
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Write Place, Write Time: Elliott Holt →
writeplacewritetime:
I am lucky to live in a two-bedroom apartment, so I use the second bedroom as an office. It opens onto the backyard, so on warmer days, I keep the door open and my dog wanders in and out while I write. (My dog is a great writing companion. He is a calm, soothing presence…
fwriction loves Elliott Holt. That is all.
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“Once you were in New York, you were on another planet, a far shore; it cried out...”
– John Updike, “New York Girl”
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