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.
June 11, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Above and Below" by Lauren Groff

> June 13 & 20, 2011: “Above and Below” by Lauren Groff The last of the three stories in the Summer Fiction issue is…
June 11, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Asleep in the Lord" by Jeffrey Eugenides

> June 13 & 20, 2011: “Asleep in the Lord” by Jeffrey Eugenides This is the second of three pieces of fiction in the…
June 10, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Home" by George Saunders

> June 13 & 20, 2011: “Home” by George Saunders The summer fiction issue is pretty excellent. All three stories are terrific, and there…
June 9, 2011

>Get Published! Publishing the Short Story or Essay — Writers.com

> There’s still a little room left in the Publishing the Short Story or Essay class at Writers.com. We start next Monday, so sign…
June 9, 2011

>Eco-confabulations and other bloopers in literature

> I’m sure this has happened to you. You’re reading a book and the author includes some detail that you KNOW is wrong. Maybe…
June 8, 2011

>Reading: Man Martin and Jamie Iredell

> I had the pleasure last night of attending a reading at Over the Moon Bookstore & Artisan Gallery in Crozet, VA, featuring two…
June 5, 2011

>In This Light: Images — Inspiration In an Uncharted Country

> Writer Dory Adams asked me to write a short essay for her wonderful blog about images and narrative, In This Light. And here’s…
June 3, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Clever Girl" by Tessa Hadley

> June 6: “Clever Girl” by Tessa Hadley I may be forgetting someone, but it seems to me that TNY has published more stories…
June 3, 2011

>Book Review: The Moral Lives of Animals, by Dale Peterson

> The Moral Lives of Animals Dale Peterson Bloomsbury Press (2011) Having read some recent animal behavior books (such as Temple Grandin’s Animals Make…
June 1, 2011

>Get Published!

> My next class on Writers.com begins on Monday, June 13, and runs for 8 weeks: Get Published! — Publishing the Short Story or…