Author: Cliff

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.
September 20, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Dog Run Moon" by Callan Wink

> September 26, 2011: “Dog Run Moon” by Callan Wink Sid is on the run from Montana Bob and Charlie Chaplin who are chasing…
September 19, 2011

>Fall for the Book

> I’ve been so busy this month that I haven’t had time to think about this, but it is now upon us. This Wednesday…
September 16, 2011

>Guest Post: All the Roads That Lead from Home by Anne Leigh Parrish

> I asked Anne Leigh Parrish to tell us something about the origin of the stories in her new book:“The eleven stories in All The Roads…
September 15, 2011

>SWAG reading series open to all book lovers | The News Leader | newsleader.com

>SWAG reading series open to all book lovers | The News Leader | newsleader.com: There is a great article in today’s Go! Magazine (supplement…
September 13, 2011

>James River Writers

> The James River Writers Conference is next month (Oct. 7-8). You should go. It’s pretty excellent. It’s in Richmond, VA, at the Library…
September 13, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Starlight" by Ann Beattie

> September 19, 2011: “Starlight” by Ann Beattie This week’s “story” is an excerpt from Ann Beattie’s new “novel,” although it isn’t clear that…
September 11, 2011

>Have the terrorists won?

> My friends Mary Ann and Stan were visiting from Chicago. They had left the house to go for a long run, and I…
September 9, 2011

>The New Yorker: "An Anonymous Island" by Yi Mun-yol

> September 12, 2011: “An Anonymous Island” by Yi Mun-Yol What is this, Asia month? Last week we had Haruki Murakami, the great Japanese…
September 7, 2011

>Shenandoah: Vol. 61, No. 1, Fall 2011

> Shenandoah, the Washington & Lee Review, has completed its transition to being an online magazine (except that it still requires postal submissions, so…
September 7, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Town of Cats" by Haruki Murakami

> September 5, 2011: “Town of Cats” by Haruki Murakami This “story” by Murakami is excerpted from his new long novel, coming out this…