Author Archives: Samuel Snoek-Brown

New publication

I don’t write much poetry, but when I put lines down I feel fairly confident in, they’re always in the form of haiku. I feel like I understand that form, inasmuch as anyone can (the mystery and ambiguity of the form is one of the reasons I love it so). And, as regular readers mightContinue reading “New publication”

More math: a booklist

Yesterday I added up all the writing and writing-related stuff I’ve been up to this past year. But I left off the most important writing-related activity that isn’t actually writing: reading. That’s because it’s so big and so important it’s another post altogether. So here, this is what I read in 2012: Marcus Aurelius, Meditations RustyContinue reading “More math: a booklist”

Math in words

We survived the fake Mayan apocalypse, and though people still seem pretty worried about this fiscal “cliff” (slope) thing, I’m going to go out on a limb and say, what the hell, we’ll make it through that, too. I feel pretty confident, because 2012 has been the Year of the Dragon in eastern astrology, andContinue reading “Math in words”

A Writer’s Notebook: someone else’s writing exercise

I posted a blank page two weeks ago and, still exhausted from national events and from finishing a school year, I missed last week’s entry entirely. And with a whole new year just days away, I had thought about skipping this week’s entry, too, and starting fresh in January. But then this happened. A yearContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: someone else’s writing exercise”

New(ish) publication

People who read my blog a lot (no, I haven’t forgotten you, even though it’s been more than a week since I last posted) might remember my story “Lightning My Pilot,” which was in Bartleby Snopes back in September. If you missed it, don’t worry — it’s getting re-published by Bartleby Snopes: it’s just beenContinue reading “New(ish) publication”

A Writer’s Notebook: a blank page

Today, dozens of very young children and at least a handful of adults are dead in Newport, Connecticut after a singe shooter opened fire in the elementary school there. And I cannot write anything here today. I have a lot of things to say today, actually. And I’ve written a lot of them down. I’veContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: a blank page”

Interview with Marie Marshall, poet and author of Lupa

A while back, I had the excellent good fortune to have a really cool conversation with author, poet, and all-around cool person Marie Marshall. Happily, when I got tired of talking about myself, Marie was kind enough to let me ask her a bunch of questions, too, which I was eager to do. A poetContinue reading “Interview with Marie Marshall, poet and author of Lupa”

Jersey Devil Press will sneak up behind you undetected

December is a twofer: in addition to our special International Human Rights Day issue, Jersey Devil Press is also running our regular monthly issue. Except it’s anything but “regular” — this one’s another novella issue, and it’s a fistful of awesome! Why? Because of one stealthy, lethal word: Ninjas. Also: Football. That’s right. Ninjas andContinue reading “Jersey Devil Press will sneak up behind you undetected”