Monthly Archives: April 2012

Countdown to 47.1: Pre-order Today!

It’s been a little quiet on the blog lately, and that’s because we’re busy putting the finishing touches on Puerto del Sol 47.1 – and it’s shaping up to be a great issue. 47.1 will officially ship later in May, … Continue reading

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Letting Some Airport Fiction Go

Dominique Browning’s recent NYT article brought up a topic I’ve been returning to more and more recently: the joys of plot-based suspense fiction.  I’m probably way behind the internet-times in commenting on this (after all, it’s been a couple months since … Continue reading

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Five Short Stories that End with Grace

The ending of a story is always a tough time for me, both as a writer and as a reader – it’s the ending of a story that either elevates or destroys the piece as a whole. Often while reading … Continue reading

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Avoiding the Plea for Patience

I’m a bit of a pessimist.  I’ve tried to work on this, but it turns out I’m pessimistic about the concept of self-improvement.  So when Kelsie recently posted on her favorite story beginnings, it made me think of my least … Continue reading

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Remembering Important Things

Lovely post over at the Gulf Coast blog (out of University of Houston) by Chuck Carlisle on the need, and vitality, of poetry: “Making Sense of Things.” I don’t consider myself an expert on poetry or a strong, or even … Continue reading

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Five Short Stories that Open with a BANG

I love stories that open with a bang. I’m a fan of the short, pointed first sentence, such as the sentence preceding this one. My time to read, like everyone’s, is sparse, and I’m not a patient reader. Particularly as … Continue reading

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Internet Presences

Over the past few years, I’ve been asked a lot about the importance of a writing avatar: Should I blog? Should I have active writerly Facebook/Twiter/Tumbler etc accounts? Will I have a better shot at getting published if people recognize … Continue reading

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A Daily Serving of Spam

I was warned we’d get a lot of spam in the comments section of the blog, and we do. How we do. That’s why we have a manual comment approval system, so that the spam doesn’t get out to you, … Continue reading

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Journals I’m Reading: A cappella Zoo

One of the journals I picked up at AWP was the slim Spring 2012 volume of A cappella Zoo. I’m becoming more interested in magical realism, thought I technically haven’t written much in that area, so this journal was an … Continue reading

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Time is running out; submit to Din today.

                    Din is accepting distorted submissions until April 6 Share

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