So, it’s been a whirlwind month this March. I have had five different stories published in the last four weeks, and two more coming out very shortly. So I thought, just so nothing gets lost in all the posts titled “New publication,” that I would collect March’s stories here in one post. “You Always.” Quickly AContinue reading “March is the month of fiction”
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Where everybody knows your name
It’s that time of year again: all the cool people are headed to the annual conference of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs — my beloved AWP. This year it’s in Boston, another of my favorite conference cities, and once again I’m bummed I can’t make it. I just have to one year leftContinue reading “Where everybody knows your name”
A whole string of announcements
I know, gang. I’ve been awful about updating the blog lately. Call me busy — with editing, with teaching, with tutoring, with a slew of other projects. But I’m not alone. Some friends of mine have been quite busy lately, too! Matthew Burnside, whose fiction I have become a huge fan of, has a newContinue reading “A whole string of announcements”
Taking off my shoes; putting on another hat
I have a new job, gang. I’m now serving as production editor at Unshod Quills, where I join the excellent Dena Rash Guzman, Wendy Ellis, Donald Rilea, Holly Hinkle, and Brian Tibbetts. I’m proud as hell to be part of a magazine that has already published work by Patrick Bahls, Rusty Barnes, Matthew Burnside, Matty Byloos, Chloe Caldwell,Continue reading “Taking off my shoes; putting on another hat”
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”
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”
Jersey Devil Press. Keeping it real.
Ordinarily, when Jersey Devil Press releases a new issue, our editor does the official intro on the website and I just spout off whatever I think about the issue here on my blog. But this issue’s special, and really, I can’t say much about it better than Mike Sweeney already has, so I’m just goingContinue reading “Jersey Devil Press. Keeping it real.”
Duotrope charges fees, and Missouri Review (of all places) complains
There are many internets, and I browse several iterations. But if you’re reading my blog, chances are you frequent the internet that writers know and love, and so you probably know that this particular internet has exploded this weekend. The culprit: Duotrope, who has announced they’re ceasing free operations and are switching to a subscriptionContinue reading “Duotrope charges fees, and Missouri Review (of all places) complains”
Hurricane Sandy vs. the big bad Jersey Devil
Jersey Devil Press, y’all. Superstorm Sandy ran over us like a goddamn steamroller, and you know what? Screw that storm! We’re still here! Seriously, our content editor, Mike Sweeney, lives in Jersey and rode that bitch out. He spent five days without electricity, surrounded by wreckage, and what did he do with the little powerContinue reading “Hurricane Sandy vs. the big bad Jersey Devil”
Life Among Amazon’s “Best Books”
Bill Roorbach’s Life Among Giants,which officially releases on November 13, has been named to Amazon’s “Best Book of the Month” list. Congrats to Bill! If that’s not enough to convince to you to buy the book right this minute, check out my review of the book. And if that still doesn’t do the trick, tune inContinue reading “Life Among Amazon’s “Best Books””
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