I first met author Siobhan Fallon at AWP Minneapolis in 2015, but we’d communicated by email and social media for a few years before that. What can I say? One smile and laugh and it felt [...]
Novelist and short story author Christine Sneed is as smart as they come. Her prose is witty and precise, cutting and surprising. Reading her short stories is always a page-turning experience for [...]
Today I’d like to celebrate the hard work of two writers and editors I respect: Stuart Dybek and Tara L. Masih. Together, they edited the second installment of the Best Short Fictions [...]
Continuing my series of interviews celebrating the work of other authors, please allow me to introduce you to Rachel Starnes. Her story is one many of us hope for–the dream to write lives [...]
I first met author Matt Gallagher through his blog-to-book memoir, Kaboom. Several years later, we served on a panel together sponsored by Words After War, and not long after that I invited him [...]
“Everybody has a military experience, even if you’re not in the military. Every citizen has a stake.” Freelance writer and citizen-soldier by day, and secret (writing as [...]
#pentaculum2016 artists What can I say about collaboration that hasn’t already been said? My much-anticipated week at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts for the annual Pentaculum [...]
My Goodreads shelf for 2015. I read about 40 books per year, plus at least 12 unpublished manuscripts for critiques or blurbs annually, which means—by December 31st—I’m typically pretty close to [...]
Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday and I’ll be heading to Asheville, NC to celebrate at the esteemed indy bookstore, Malaprop’s. These folks are nothing short of [...]
Today’s post comes via blogger Seth Godin, a master of efficient, effective business-thinking geared toward honesty, progressive thought, and meaningful community. He offers The [...]