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.
July 15, 2008

>Road Trip

>Busy day today. I need to work on a piece of writing and then I had to take Bhikku to the kennel. Normally I…
July 13, 2008

>The House on Fortune Street by Margot Livesey

>The House on Fortune Street Margot Livesey Harper ($24.95) It’s quite possible that there are Jane Eyre parallels in this novel that I’m missing,…
July 12, 2008

>ASC: Twelfth Night

>“If music be the food of love, play on.” Twelfth Night is frequently performed, so the story is familiar. But that hardly matters because…
July 11, 2008

>New Issue: Memorious 10

>Check out the new issue of Memorious.
July 11, 2008

>LitMag Wave: Keyhole #3

>I’ve been hearing a lot lately about Keyhole Magazine so I ordered a copy. It’s an attractive magazine, beginning with the eye-catching cover-art. Inside,…
July 10, 2008

>Best of the Booker

>It’s no real surprise to me that Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children was named Best of the Booker. That’s who I voted for.
July 9, 2008

>Best of the Web 2008

>Dzanc Books has announced the contents of its Best of the Web 2008 anthology which goes on sale next week. It’s a long list,…
July 8, 2008

>William Saroyan Prize

>I had never heard of the William Saroyan Prize until I learned that my friend Pamela Erens was a finalist for this year’s award…
July 6, 2008

>Thou pribbling rampallian moldwarp!

>Shakespearean Insulter
July 6, 2008

>Unburdening the Shelves

>Recently I bought a substantial number of free-standing bookshelves in order to try to bring some order to the piles of books and literary…