>Liam Callanan at Blackbird

>Check out the audio reading by Liam Callanan at Blackbird “A Reading by Liam CallananOn April 19, 2006, novelist and writer Liam Callanan read…

>Workshop Season

>As Writers’ Conference Season gets into full swing–and I’m participating in a few workshops this summer–I’ve been thinking about how to deliver (and receive)…

>In the Yard

>I don’t write poetry. Some of my ultra-short fiction, however, bears an uncanny resemblance to poetry, and one of those pieces (“Hemlock”) is included…

>Binnacle Ultra-short Contest Results

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

>Judgment Confirmed

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

>Sharing Success–Part II

>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…

>SAJ Calls it Quits

>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…

>Sharing Success

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

>Writer at Rest

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

>Writer Almighty–Day 5

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