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.
April 6, 2009

>Musical Interlude

>I visited the Blackfriars Playhouse tonight, but not for Shakespeare. Well, it was, in a way, since part of the proceeds of the concert…
April 5, 2009

>Tunneling to the Center of the Earth by Kevin Wilson

>I’ve mentioned this book by Kevin Wilson a couple of times before, and no doubt will again when I actually hold the thing in…
April 4, 2009

>"Hedgehog" by Paul Muldoon

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April 3, 2009

>The New Yorker: "Visitation" by Brad Watson

>Visitation, as in the right of a parent to visit a child under a decree of divorce or separation. Visitation, as in a calamitous…
April 2, 2009

>Fiction Writers Review

>I’m not sure how Fiction Writers Review has escaped my attention until now, but there is a lot to explore at the site, including…
April 2, 2009

>"The Dead" by Billy Collins

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April 1, 2009

>Poetry Month

>It’s April. And April means Poetry. Whether we have Eliot to thank for this or Chaucer, I don’t know, but in honor of Poetry…
April 1, 2009

>Andrew’s Book Club: April Selections

>Andrew’s Book Club picked some winners for the April selections. Two of them I’ve already bought, which makes my life easier, and in fact…
March 31, 2009

>New Issue: 34th Parallel

> As Trace Sheridan points out in a comment on another post, there’s a new issue of 34th Parallel out, and it’s available for…
March 31, 2009

>TOB Crowns a Champion

>Or at least I think so. (They don’t seem to be making a big deal of it, as if there is more to come.)…