Here I am on vacation, with the full intent to take a break from the Internet and relax for a bit. Sure, I’m checking email, just in case something important comes up, but otherwise, I’m unplugging. And today — my first real day off — I get an email with news of a new publication!Continue reading “New publication”
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I’m the Story Star of the Day!
How fantastic is this! A long while ago, I posted my whimsical little children’s story “The Escutcheon Plates Between Us” at StoryStar.com, and today, over on their Facebook, they’ve named me their Story Star of the Day! Just because it’s my birthday! (And, okay, maybe because the story is good, too.) I’m just thrilled toContinue reading “I’m the Story Star of the Day!”
[Insert title here]
So, I’m wrapping up a new chapbook this week. The collection of ten stories, about half of them flash fiction or very short stories, deal with characters isolated from lovers or from themselves; some of them seek companionship in violence or in dead bodies, others lock themselves away until forced out into the light ofContinue reading “[Insert title here]”
A Writer’s Notebook: crayons
A couple of weeks ago, I was at the campus of the Pacific Northwest College of Art, where, in the lobby, I found a pile of crayons on a table. I don’t know why. It’s a college of art — why wouldn’t there be crayons just lying around? Anyway, I sorted through them — weirdContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: crayons”
A Writer’s Notebook: Why I cried at the Superman trailer
I mentioned last week that I’ve been writing an essay on Superman. I gave it up for a recollection of the ’96 Olympic Games, but the essay has still been on my mind. Then, the other day, a friend of mine posted an outraged link to Newsarama’s list of the 10 Worst Comic Book-Based MovieContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: Why I cried at the Superman trailer”
A Writer’s Notebook: Olympic history
I’ve been writing an essay on Superman for almost a day straight, intending to post it here as an essay draft. But then I remembered that today, this evening, we will get to see hundreds and hundreds of superheroes, representing the whole planet, competing in peace and camaraderie during the Olympic Games. Not that I needed reminding. My wifeContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: Olympic history”
Best Texas Music (literary edition)
Today, the Dallas Observer is running a piece on “The Best Texas Songs of All Time,” counting down from 100. I found out about this from Denton band Slobberbone’s Facebook page, where they celebrated hitting #63 on the list with their track “Barrel Chested.” “The huge riff is lifted straight off an AC/DC albumContinue reading “Best Texas Music (literary edition)”
New publication
I have a new story online today, one I’m really excited about for a number of reasons! For one thing, the story, “Summerplace,” is in Eunoia Review, a publication I’ve liked for some time now and which is getting a bit of buzz in the world of online lit magazines. (And they’ve had a solid runContinue reading “New publication”
Work In Progress – ChainBlogging
I’m not going to tag anyone specific, but if you’re reading this, consider yourself tapped and feel free to play along. My pal Hobie Anthony passed this along to me, and it looks like fun, so here we go: What is the title of your WIP? Do I have to pick just one? I haveContinue reading “Work In Progress – ChainBlogging”
A Writer’s Notebook: story cycles
Today’s exercise is visual. And it’s a mess. But I’ll just share with you what I’ve done, and then I’ll explain how and why I did it. All you need to know up front is that these are stories, mostly in collections, and the names of characters. I do this kind of thing all theContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: story cycles”
Samuel Snoek-Brown 