Continuing in the awesomeness of March = Sam’s fiction, I have a new story out today. This time it’s in the very excellent Prick of the Spindle, which I’ve been hankering to get into for quite some time now. The story, “All That Is Given Will Return,” is about scavengers and marijuana dealers and giantContinue reading “New publication”
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Instant replay
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”
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”
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”
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”
Lulu for literature
Whenever I see the POD service Lulu, I think of LuLu hypermarkets, where my wife and I sometimes shopped in Abu Dhabi. But then I also think about friends of mine who’ve put out work through Lulu.com, and I think about the online literary magazines who have turned to Lulu to produce their fine printContinue reading “Lulu for literature”
New publication
I’ve got a new story online today, called “Period,” over at Crack the Spine. I’d tell you I hope you enjoy it, but it’s not exactly pleasant — it makes some people a bit uncomfortable. But it is what it is. Maybe you’ll be more mature than the characters in the story. Or me.
I’ve just received an Oregon Literary Fellowship
I can hardly believe I’m typing this. Every time I look at the letter, which I received in the mail last Thursday, I have to read the first paragraph two or three times just to make sure it’s real. But it’s true: I’ve been awarded an Oregon Literary Fellowship. This is huge news. This is momentous:Continue reading “I’ve just received an Oregon Literary Fellowship”
A Writer’s Notebook: some kind of revision
The time-travel entry! (The date says Friday, but we all know it’s Saturday and I’m late in posting this. But I did write it yesterday, while sitting in my chiropractor’s waiting room.) Original: “The people made such a fuss because they are worried,” Bobby continued for her. “Nothing like this has ever happened, Nessie. Nobody hasContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: some kind of revision”
Samuel Snoek-Brown 