Lori Ann Bloomfield, author of The Last River Child (which I’m dying to read) and the First Line blog (which I read all the time), has a new story in the latest issue of New Plains Review. If you can manage it, track down a copy of the story in print and help support theContinue reading “New fiction by Lori Ann Bloomfield”
Category Archives: writing
Small stone #9
The anger of a nation resides also in my heart. For the sake of that nation, I will open my heart. May the anger then dissipate so that love may shine freely, like mists dissolving under a rising sun. This small stone-turned prayer is dedicated to the victims of the recent shooting in Tuscon, Arizona,Continue reading “Small stone #9”
Small stone #8
Amid the laughter of volleyballing teens, the creaks of bicycles and the soft pop of parasails full of marina breeze, a tiny bird flies over the ice cream stand and alights on a fence wire to watch the beach. A toddler sees and waddles forward, two steps, one step, three steps, spellbound and hesitant. TheContinue reading “Small stone #8”
A Writer’s Notebook: writers talk writing
Today I’m offering three conversations about writing I’ve had with three different writer friends. The exchanges are a bit long, so I’ve divided this post into pages to help organize things. Check out the “table of contents” to skip to the section you’re interested in (but really, you want to read the whole thing). WhyContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: writers talk writing”
Small stone #7
Dew chills the windshields and sand drifts in the streets. The starless sky cowls the city, and the cold glass of the midnight window is silent and still. I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for a new post each day. Click the badge at left for more details.
Small stone #6
Sunlight through the open window collects in the marble tile then leaps to the ceiling, there to play among the chandeliers in cool blue and ocher. I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for a new post each day. Click the badge at left for more details.
Another post from How Not To Write
I’m in the midst of some frustrating revision right now–two stories giving me headaches and another taunting me from the shadows, though I did pull off a long but good revision of a novel excerpt last week–so this new post from Jamie Grove on revision hell is well timed. Wonder if Jamie actually saw myContinue reading “Another post from How Not To Write”
Small stone #5
My dilute calico, stretched long as my leg, will later curl up to the size of my feet. I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for a new post each day. Click the badge at left for more details.
Small stone #4
The sweet scent of apple shisha perfumes the dusty street, masking for just a moment the incense of sand and exhaust fumes. I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for a new post each day. Click the badge at left for more details.
11-11 reading challenge
A friend of mine mentioned recently that he’d heard too late about the “10-10-10” challenge, in which readers committed to reading ten books a month for the first ten months of 2010. I heard about it too late, too — I heard about it through my friend, in fact — but I wouldn’t have participated.Continue reading “11-11 reading challenge”
Samuel Snoek-Brown 