July 2011
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“We stopped in front of a small fountain, brown and tarnished with age: a...”
– Danny Goodman, “Cloisters”
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This Sunday, I'm reading fiction at Cornelia... →
Chris Tarry and Sarah Green, coeditors of Octave Magazine, have put together a night of fiction, poetry, and epic fun at Cornelia Street Cafe this Sunday. I have the pleasure of reading alongside poets Jason Koo and Lily Ladewig and fellow fiction writer (and fwriction : review author) Julie Innis (she’s damn brilliant) Daniel José Older.
I am (read line like Jackie Chiles of...
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“Are you a writer, Mr. Danny? I hope so. You’d look silly otherwise.”
– One of my high school students
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Story of the Day: Two Poems, by Keith Birthday →
Poetry Month continues at fwriction : review with two distinctive poems from Keith Birthday. New, exciting voices continue to emerge at the journal, and Birthday is no exception. His poems are spare, narrative, and perfect for hot summer days.
from “Ledakhod”:
There I would lose my accent and find myself a Russian bride. Have 2-5 children cause sometimes home is a river...
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“I think it’s possible that the river has melted today.”
– Keith Birthday, “Ledakhod”
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“Elizabeth looked at me as if I’d ruined something.”
– Danny Goodman, “What About Sushi?”
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I love The Classic Tales
Some time ago, fwriction : review Assistant Poetry Editor Laura Brown turned me on to The Classic Tales podcast with B.J. Harrison. I admit this: it is my newest and strongest addiction (aside, truthfully, from iced coffee).
I was further reminded of this yesterday, when a student of mine mentioned how much he loved The Mark of Zorro, which is currently playing on The Classic Tales podcast,...
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The new issue of fwriction : review is live!... →
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“‘You’re the only person I know who gets depressed when he realizes that...”
– Danny Goodman, “Greenpoint”
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“That picture of Maddie is still around. The scratch in the lens fractured her...”
– Danny Goodman, “Based on True Events”
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Story of the Day: Two Poems, by Kelcy Wilburn →
As poetry month rolls on at fwriction : review, gorgeous writing continues to be showcased. Kelcy Wilburn’s two poems, “Photos” and “The Catch” are must-reads, mixtures of prose and poetry and necessary words. Wilburn was the first poet included in fwriction’s Story of the Day, way back in the beginning of 2010, and I’m so grateful to have her...
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“what a shame that time passes, don’t you think? what a shame that we die,...”
– Roberto Bolaño, The Savage Detectives
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22 Things I Learned from Submitting Writing |... →
This is an amazing list. I’ve been struggling to keep motivated, to remember that writing is what I want.
Blake Butler rocked this out.
4. Often editors who reject you are doing you a favor. Either the piece isn’t great and needs work (thus saving you face of looking back later like whyyyyy did I publish this) or taking a strong piece and making it stronger because of force of will....
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“‘So, I get Joss Whedon in our breakup?’”
– Danny Goodman, “Cloisters”
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“Paul returned to the yacht on the Hudson. The wind had subsided some, but each...”
– Danny Goodman, “Cloisters”
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“Of course I could hardly believe that two people would fight about something so...”
– Roberto Bolaño, The Savage Detectives
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The new issue of fwriction : review is live!... →
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“The past that repeats is proof we did not yet grow enough for what is to come.”
– Róbert Gál, from “Waxing”
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Story of the Day: from "Waxing," by Róbert Gál →
Poetry Month has begun at fwriction : review, and I’m delighted to kick it off with aphorisms by Róbert Gál. This writing, from “Waxing,” is just exquisite. Gál’s writing is a delicacy for the senses, to be sure.
from “Waxing”:
Always a certain reticence toward the coherence of lines. Point-like flashes.
“That’s my game,” I say. “That’s my game,” they...
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“‘…although sooner or later I’m bound to commit the vulgarity...”
– Roberto Bolaño, The Savage Detectives
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The new issue of fwriction : review is live! -... →
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Blogs to Stalk: fwriction | Figment Blog →
The lovely Livia was kind enough to interview me for Figment’s “Blogs to Stalk” feature. It’s pretty cool.
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“By all means let the writer of short stories reduce the technical trick to its...”
– Edith Wharton, The Writing of Fiction
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Story of the Day: "Mother Knows Best," by Melanie... →
Melanie Yarbrough’s writing is cut, spare, and poignant. She’s Carver-esque, in all the best ways, and her prose leaves a mark on its readers. I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to publish her short story, “Mother Knows Best,” in the newest issue of fwriction : review. (She’s also been featured in fwriction’s story of the day before!)
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