Monthly Archives: February 2010

“Kramer vs. Kramer” is now up at Titular, which publishes stories named after the titles of books, films and TV shows. I don’t usually write stories with movie titles. I also don’t usually write stories about extreme fighters. Here’s the … Continue reading →

I really like this quote from Jen Michalski: “I like to think we have a lot of writing teeth. Some are slow and painful or impacted, and you pay a lot of attention to those. But then you wake up … Continue reading →

This essay, by Dani Shapiro, hurts a little. She quotes an essay called “Writing in the Cold: The First Ten Years” by Ted Solotaroff, editor and founder of the New American Review. In his essay, Solotaroff wonders what happened to … Continue reading →

I’m taking one — from writing, from stressing about not writing, from sending stories out, from keeping up with blogs, Facebook, etc.I’ve just been feeling the need to focus on other areas of my life right now. So I’m going … Continue reading →

The new issue of Pank is now available. It’s 234 pages, with a long, luscious list of contributors — Aaron Burch, Matt Bell, Alicia Gifford, Kevin Wilson, Ethel Rohan, Lauren Becker, David Erlewine, Jensen Beach, Meg Pokrass and Brandi Wells … Continue reading →