Author: Cliff

>The results are in and . . . I didn’t win. I was a finalist, though, which is something, and better yet my ultra-short…

>Awhile ago I reviewed a recent issue of New England Review, with particular emphasis on a story, “In the Company of Men,” by Jan…

>As I mentioned yesterday, besides Janet Majerus’s book which comes out next week, we’re also celebrating the publication of Jana McBurney-Lin’s first novel, My…

>I heard from Robert Lock, editor of Southern Arts Journal, that Issue 4, due out momentarily, will be the last. That’s a shame because…

>When I decided about 10 years ago that I wanted to resurrect my ambition to write fiction, I enrolled in a workshop at the…

>Today was my last day in the window. As Suzi promised, Saturdays in Staunton bring a lot more foot traffic on the main street,…

>Although the store was quiet today, the street was buzzing with traffic and lots of passersby. Suzi says things start to pick up on…

>It was another relatively quiet day in the store, so I only used the headphones for a short while (although I realized that the…

>My change in strategy worked well today. I got set up in the window and put on my Bose Noise-Reduction Headphones, with Yo-Yo Ma…

>There was a lot going on in the store yesterday, so I wasn’t nearly as productive as I was the first day. I’m planning…