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    • Best American Short Stories: Part 5

      The Best American Short Stories 1988 was a strange collection of work. From Raymond Carver’s “Errand” (a story of almost all summary and filled with a heavy dose of biographical material taken from Henry Troyat’s Chekhov) to Majorie Sandor’s enigmatic “Still Life,” there was a wide berth of subject matter, character, and thematic emphasis. Interestingly,…

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    • End-of-Year: The Atticus Review

      Earlier this year, The Atticus Review published my flash fiction, “Dear Id.” Now, they have created this great end-of-year image, which details all the fine contributors of 2011. Some wonderful pieces are available to read on their website, and it’s free!  

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    • The New River

      The New River, Issue 23, Fall 2011 Virginia Tech’s The New River: a Journal of Digital Writing and Art is proud to announce the publication of our newest issue.  Thematically centered on collaboration, this edition features work, such as audio-visual poetry, a surreal campus map, interactive digital narrative, script-fueled poem generators, and a transnational exploration…

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    • Pay and the Short Story

      In 1927, Ernest Hemingway was paid two hundred dollars for his short story, “The Killers.” The story appeared in Scribner’s Magazine and is considered by scholars to be his first mature work. Over his career, the income from his stories only went up. Today, the situation is rather different. Whatever the cause of the decline…

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    • In Hope We Find This Nation

      After a couple of years in waiting, one of the strangest stories I ever wrote was recently published by Chamber Four. You can check the story out here. The entire journal can be downloaded for free in several digital formats or indeed in the form of a print copy.

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    • New Poem

      My poem, “AM Radio Taught Me How To Say Goodbye,” appears in the new issue of The Quotable. Pick up an issue here or here.      

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    • Midwestern Gothic – A Literary Journal

      My story, “The Model,” has just been released in the following journal: Midwestern Gothic – A Literary Journal. Buy your copy now!

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    • Hungry Like The Wolff

      During the sweltering summer of 2009, I first came across the writing of Tobias Wolff. A friend had given me a battered copy of the 2008 edition of The Best American Short Stories. In the book was a short story entitled, “Bible,” a lengthy piece that focuses on Maureen Casey, a teacher, and an angry…

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    • Call for Submissions: The New River

      Hi folks, Along with my co-editor, Brianna Stout, I’m editing an online literary journal: The New River. See our advertisement below for more details: “Virginia Tech’s The New River: A Journal of Digital Writing & Art is looking for submissions of new media (hypertext, image/video art, digital text, etc.) for its upcoming fall issue. We…

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    • Some Links of Mild Interest

      A NYT essay on David Foster Wallace and his impact upon Internet writing styles (via HTMLGIANT). A related Zadie Smith essay in the TNYRB. A website that reviews neglected, rare, and obscure books of all genres. A book that seems both odd and enchanting. Time Magazine‘s 100 book canon. Another 100 book canon from the…

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