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.
May 17, 2011

>Short Story Month 2011: The New Yorker — Ron Rash (#ssm2011)

> May 23, 2011: “The Trusty” by Ron Rash On the downside, you can’t read this new story by Ron Rash online unless you…
May 16, 2011

>Louis L’Amour — on NPR and in Prime Number Magazine

> Did you hear the NPR piece by Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman about Louis L’Amour today? (Saddle up for a Wild Western Ride, L’Amour Style)…
May 14, 2011

>Short Story Month 2011: AGNI — Sigrid Nunez (#ssm2011)

> AGNI 73 arrived in my mailbox yesterday, so last night I read “It’s All Good” by Sigrid Nunez, whose work I’ve read and enjoyed…
May 14, 2011

>Short Story Month 2011: Tin House — Katie Arnold-Ratliff (#ssm2011)

> Does anyone else think it a little unusual for Tin House the magazine to be publishing an excerpt from a book that Tin…
May 11, 2011

>Book Balloon’s Short Story of Week Reading Club (#ssm2011)

> Short Story Month followers may be interested in this ongoing short story discussion: Every week, members of Book Balloon (registration is free) discuss…
May 11, 2011

>Short Story Month 2011: Gettysburg Review — Geoffrey Lee (#ssm2011)

> “Niramiai” by Geoffrey Lee is the first story in the current issue of The Gettysburg Review. I like this story a lot because…
May 11, 2011

>"In Hoan Kiem Lake" — flash fiction in The Northville Review

> I was thinking this morning about my series of very short stories featuring Oliver. Here’s the most recent published piece, from The Northville…
May 11, 2011

>Time for a blog makeover

>I’m tired of the look. Blogger templates have come a long way since I did the last redesign. Stay tuned for a change ….
May 10, 2011

>Review of Shanghai Dancing by Brian Castro

> Shanghai Dancing by Brian CastroKaya Press, 2009 As lyrical as a book can get, this one will be a tough read for some. The…
May 10, 2011

>TSR congratulates Pushcart Prize winning author | TSR’s Lagniappe

> Because I rank Pushcart Prize-winning journals, some people think I get advance notice of winners. I don’t. I hear about them the same…