Stories about Oil
My new online friend informed me of a new Fictionaut group I’ll be contributing to in the near future called “Oil.” Some good stories so far. Check it out.
Wolves at the Door
The wolves were at the door, finally. Jackie waited for them all night long and got good and drunk in the process, and now they were pounded and pounded and pounded hard and demanded entrance. “Little Pig, Little Pig, Let me in.” One of them yelled out from behind the door. The wolves always loved [...]
If I ran a literary journal…
If I ran a literary journal, I think I would do exactly as Jim Hanas is suggesting in this blog post about how the slush pile works. My uncle asks me all the time if I’m submitting work. But nowadays, submitting work is getting EXPENSIVE. And the Tin House receipt thing is indeed absolute crap. [...]
Breath of Fresh Air
Their situation could not go on like it had been. Ricky watched from the sidelines as their marriage spiraled downward over the past three months until finally one night Janet broke down and let the waterworks loose. She buried her flour-covered hands in her face and was a mess when she came back up for [...]
William Faulkner tapes online, free
I will have to give this a listen: the University of Virginia has released – for free – audio of William Faulkner giving lectures, readings and answering student questions while he was a writer-in-residence in Charlottesville. This is the sort of stuff that keeps me in love with NPR.
Q&A with Susan Tepper
Fictionaut member and story contest participant (and April Fools’ Day challenge winner) Susan Tepper recently released a new collection of short stories called DEER and Other Stories, available at her website for $14. The book can also be found at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Powell’s Books online. Tepper grew up on Long Island where [...]
Recently published work online
Hey everyone! Go check out “Prince Charming,” a new story that has been posted to 52/250.
NY Times: Updike article on archives
Seriously, this is an interesting article in the Times about John Updike’s archives and what they contain. I feel like I’m lagging behind much of the time because I imagine I have nowhere near the 170 boxes of literature, letters, notes, research and other materials that he had.
The Devil Does You In – Part 2
When Caesar got angry, he was a scary man to be around. Bad things tended to happen to people when he got angry; typically people died. He was angry the other night when he discovered these two meth heads – boyfriend and girlfriend it turned out – had been involved in the robbery of one [...]
Review of “King of the Mountain” by Kevin Myrick
By Susan Tepper Because we are in the midst of war, because the world seems always at war, we as writers often can’t help but become invaded within our minds, our stories becoming those of war and its aftermath. In Kevin Myrick’s amazing “King of the Mountain,” Daniel is a man at war. He served [...]
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