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 2, 2008

>New Issue: The Short Review

>The April issue of The Short Review is up. Read all about recent short story collections . . .
April 2, 2008

>Play Ball?

>The only thing more boring than baseball, in my opinion, is literature about baseball. I’m sure not everyone shares that opinion, however, so for…
March 31, 2008

>TitlePage.tv Episode 3: The Horror! The Horror!

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March 29, 2008

>Staunton Jewish Film Festival

>The Temple House of Israel in Staunton is presenting the Staunton Jewish Film Festival, with screenings at the Visulite Cinemas, April 11-17, 2008. I…
March 28, 2008

>Virginia Festival of the Book

>For all of my enthusiasm about the Virginia Festival of the Book, I haven’t done a good job of attending events this year. There…
March 28, 2008

>New Issue: Six Little Things #10

>The Spring issue of Six Little Things is up: Cut Paper/Paper Cuts.
March 28, 2008

>The New Yorker: "Great Experiment" by Jeffrey Eugenides

>I’m not sure if I liked this story because of all the great specific references to Chicago or because the story and the protagonist…
March 27, 2008

>ASC: The Witch, by Thomas Middleton

>The American Shakespeare Center‘s Renaissance Season (where the company of actors stages all five shows without designers or directors) is coming to an end;…
March 27, 2008

>New Issue: Contrary

>Not just a new issue, but a new-to-me magazine with a nice design, a clean submission system, and intriguing content: Contrary.
March 26, 2008

>What is History?

>There’s an interesting article in the current New Yorker (Just the Facts, Ma’am) that looks at a different aspect of the controversy over the…