Andrew Roe

My story “Couple” is in the latest issue of Juked, which can now be preordered here.

Ethan: “Daddy, look at this picture of an asteroid I found in this book.”

Me: “Wow. It says there are millions of asteroids floating around the universe.”

Ethan (very concerned): “But not here.”

Me: “No, not here. Far, far away.”

Ethan: “Yeah. Way far away. Like Texas. They have armadillos there too.”

“Being stuck can also be a sign that you need to take some time off. Don’t fret about leaving a ms for a few days or weeks or even months. I have 3/4s of story that I started in 2000 that I take out and peck at every few weeks. At some point I’ll finish it, knock wood. But only lately have I realized what the ending should be. This is, what, 2011, and by my math that’s like 11 years. So don’t worry if you set something aside. Work on something else for a while.”

More from Mr. Franklin here.

The new issue of Blip Magazine is now live, featuring my story “This Is What It’s Like.”

The issue was guest edited by Courtney Eldridge, and includes work by friends Alicia Gifford and Rae Bryant, as well (deep breath):

Delphine Blue, John McKernan, Kimberly Ford, David Laskowski, Erin Bealmear, Timothy Buckwalter, Karla Eoff, New Waves, W.F. Lantry, Mel Bosworth, Bill Yarrow, David Ryan, Kevin Spaide, James Russel, Greg Pierce, Douglas Silver, Chuck Stephens, William R. Gilliland, Erik Smetana, Shelagh Power-Chopra, Daniel Crocker, Jon Patrick, Rick Moody, Nick Ripatrazone, Michael Snediker, Sheree Rose and Matthew Levin.

“I write a little every day, without hope and without despair.”