Month: November 2007

November 12, 2007

>Pushcart Prize List — 2007

>Not yet, but soon. It was about a year ago that I presented the last edition of my Pushcart Prize List, a ranking of…
November 11, 2007

>ASC: Romeo and Juliet

>Time’s getting away from me and I realized a couple of days ago that I had few opportunities to see the fourth show in…
November 11, 2007

>The New Yorker: "Brooklyn Circle" by Alice Mattison

>Constance’s Brooklyn apartment has been invaded by her ex-husband, Jerry, who lives in Philadelphia, and their daughter, Joanna, a sculptor who lives – or…
November 11, 2007

>VQR: Lots o’ Subs

>You make it easier to submit, you’re going to get a lot of submissions. The Virginia Quarterly Review knew that, of course, but they…
November 9, 2007

>Roy Kesey Reads

>Roy Kesey, a terrific writer who lives in Beijing (where we’ve met up a couple of times), is running around the U.S. right now…
November 8, 2007

>The Short Story Today

>Here’s an interesting discussion on the State of the Short Story Today by Larry Dark, at Critical Mass. H/T Jilly Dybka
November 8, 2007

>Storyglossia 24

>The latest issue of Storyglossia is up, including a fine story by Bruce Overby: “Pool“
November 7, 2007

>The New Yorker: "The Dog" by Roddy Doyle

>A husband and wife have grown apart. They let petty grievances fester. They’re both getting older – spreading flesh, hair where it doesn’t belong…
November 6, 2007

>Small Spiral Notebook

>The Autumn 2007 issue of Small Spiral Notebook is now up. Looks good!
November 5, 2007

>Kathy Fish Interview

>Check out Kelly Spitzer’s interview with Kathy Fish at QuickFiction: here.