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 6, 2008

>Jhumpa Lahiri Wins Frank O’Connor Prize

>Jhumpa Lahiri’s new short story collection, Unaccustomed Earth, has been awarded the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize. The amazing thing is that the…
July 5, 2008

>LitMag Swap #7

>This one is a little old, but I don’t know that Glimmer Train has changed much over the years. I can offer Issue 36,…
July 5, 2008

>ASC: King Lear

>The last time the American Shakespeare Center (back when it was just Shenandoah Shakespeare) performed King Lear at the Blackfriars Playhouse was in 2003….
July 5, 2008

>New Issue: failbetter.com

>The Summer 2008 issue of failbetter.com is live, including a great interview with Steven Millhauser.
July 4, 2008

>July, July by Tim O’Brien

>July, July Tim O’Brien Houghton Mifflin (2002) I don’t remember how well this book was received when it came out because I remember I…
July 3, 2008

>The New Yorker: "Thirteen Hundred Rats" by T. Coraghessan Boyle

>Knowing that T.C. Boyle’s fans won’t be happy with my comments, I have to say that this story did nothing for me. First of…
July 3, 2008

>Disconnection

>When I lived in Washington, DC, I had cable t.v. service. Comcast, I think. It was okay. It went out sometimes. I don’t really…
July 2, 2008

>New Issue: Hobart

>There’s some good stuff in the July issue of Hobart, now live on a computer screen near you.
July 1, 2008

>New Issue: Predicate Magazine

>The July 2008 issue of Predicate Magazine is now live and includes my short story, “Adjunct.”
July 1, 2008

>"Adjunct"

>The new issue of Predicate Magazine includes my short story “Adjunct“.