Oops! I was so excited earlier this week about my the excerpt from my Civil War novel appearing in SOL: English Writing in Mexico that I accidentally prematurely posted about it! What I linked to was actually my author preview page — the issue officially went live today! So if you haven’t checked it out, today’s a goodContinue reading “Instant replay”
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Originally posted on Eunoia Review:
A long time ago, during our many summers on Grundvik Island, I would wake up early every Thursday and run down to wait for Jonas Ström and the mail. I’d listen for his hoot in the pale light of morning, with the cool promise of a warm summer day climbing…
New publication
Is it still March? Oh. That must mean I have a new story out. Yes, in some bizarre coincidence of editorial schedules, March seems to be The Month of Sam — or at least The Month of Sam’s Fiction. So far I’ve had two stories published, and today I add a third, in the seriouslyContinue reading “New publication”
Jersey Devil Press is legendary
We’ve got unicorns smoking cigarettes and pooping rainbows. We’ve got serial killers interviewing for jobs in hell. We’ve got pickpockets facing down their own legend. We’ve got witches brewing love potions in graveyards. We’ve got freaking Dionysian orgies. With amazing Conrad-inspired cover art by Matt Kish, Issue 40 of Jersey Devil Press is the stuff of myth,Continue reading “Jersey Devil Press is legendary”
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”
New publications
I woke up early this morning to finish grading some student essays. Instead, I discovered not one but TWO of my stories went live today! First up was a surprise: I learned that the cool young lit mag Quickly had accepted my flash fiction piece “You Always” almost in the same moment I learned itContinue reading “New publications”
“The bruises were always small”
I’ve become a bit of a fan of io9.com. They’re not always brilliant or thorough, but they often post some fascinating things — usually links to other fascinating things. Today, it was this article on sad, retired ventriloquist dummies. (The article, in turn, links to a series of portraits on the CBS News website.) ItContinue reading ““The bruises were always small””
Oh yeah. Jersey Devil went there.
The new issue of Jersey Devil Press is live. And you’re going to want to see this one. We’ve got guys masturbating to ducks, a killer relationship in Death Valley, emails from Nietzsche, Gig Young’s Oscar statue, an infinite break-up in an art gallery, a cheerleader obsessed with Jane Austen, sex in the burning ashesContinue reading “Oh yeah. Jersey Devil went there.”
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”
New publication
I have a new story online today! And people, this one feels special. The story, “Curl Up and Burn,” is another from my collection, Strangers Die Every Day. When my story “Have Love, Will Hurt” shows up later at The Rusty Nail, all the short stories (but not the novella) will have been published somewhere, at someContinue reading “New publication”
Samuel Snoek-Brown 