Originally posted on E.J. Runyon's Author Blog:
AS I INTRODUCED last week, I read an online story by my guest, Samuel Snoek-Brown recently. And it touched me so much, I re-blogged it on my site here. Here’s a link to it: Lightning My Pilot. I really thought so highly of it that,…
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A conversation between me and EJ Runyon
Originally posted on E.J. Runyon's Author Blog:
I read an online story by my guest, Samuel Snoek-Brown recently. And it touched me so much, I re-blogged it on my site here. Here’s a link to it: Lightning My Pilot. I really thought so highly of it that, as a ramp up to…
A Writer’s Notebook: notes from a reading (the results so far)
So, as I promised last week, I’m attempting a draft of something based on notes I took at a literary reading here in PDX last week. And, thanks to a conversation in the comments with EJ Runyon, I decided to try the story about rearranging furniture. She opened the door but it stopped on itsContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: notes from a reading (the results so far)”
New publication
Fiction Southeastis a cool literary magazine. They publish people like Robert Olen Butler, Joyce Carol Oates, CL Bledsoe. And now, me. My story “Consuela Throws Her TV Away” is in the fall 2012 issue, folks! Some of you might recognize the title: it originally appeared in the excellent Orchid: A Literary Review. But, sadly, OrchidContinue reading “New publication”
“Shake Away” these digital days
A lot of people have asked about digital versions of Ryan Werner’s killer collection of flash fiction, Shake Away These Constant Days. And the great and terrible Jersey Devil has heard your prayers: BEHOLD! We have your book on Kindle: http://amzn.com/B009N3GXLK We have your book on Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/243751 We have your digital copy for justContinue reading ““Shake Away” these digital days”
A Writer’s Notebook: notes from a reading
When I go to literary readings, I always take my notebook. Before I got my iPod, I took my notebook everywhere, but now that I can rely on the much slimmer iPod for emergency idea-jotting, I sometimes leave the thicker notebook at home. But at readings? I have to have paper and pencil to scribbleContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: notes from a reading”
Jersey Devil Press is scary good!
Jersey Devil Press’s October issue is out today, and the work is freakishly good, people! Emphasis on the freaks: in addition to ghosts and Halloween stories, we have mermaids, dog-people, Arkansas magicians, and — most frightening of all — brutish adolescent boys trying to grab some boob. It’s great stuff, and just in timeContinue reading “Jersey Devil Press is scary good!”
All’s fair in love and literature
Well, the voting is over, gang, and I didn’t win. Which is okay. I didn’t really stand a chance in this. For one thing, I got on the voting bandwagon a full week after it started and just a couple of days before it ended, so the other stories had the jump on me. ForContinue reading “All’s fair in love and literature”
Fictional election (no, this isn’t about politics)
Hey, gang. I know, two posts in one day. But I need my readers’ help for two seconds: Now that it’s the end of September, the excellent Bartleby Snopes is preparing to select their Story of the Month — and you get to vote for the winner! And since my story “Lightning My Pilot” appearedContinue reading “Fictional election (no, this isn’t about politics)”
A Writer’s Notebook: wing walkers
This happened a bit by accident. But I’ll explain below. I get all sorts of pilots coming in on the little grass airstrip out on my farm: crop-dusters, helicopters, daytrippers coming in from the next state, on their way south or north like migrating birds. But the other day I had an honest-to-god biplane roarContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: wing walkers”
Samuel Snoek-Brown 