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.
January 5, 2008

>Congratulations, it’s a F-log!

>The folks at Fence were kind enough to let me know that they’ve added a LitMagBlog feature to their website. It looks like they’re…
January 4, 2008

>The Short Review

>Here’s a magazine/website with an original premise: reviews of short story collections and anthologies. Here’s how the founder describes the project: The Short Review…
January 3, 2008

>Virginia Festival of the Book

>VaBook is coming! The Virginia Festival of the Book 2008 will be March 26-30 and it looks like a great lineup. The preliminary schedule…
January 3, 2008

>"A Bright Shining Lie"

>I’ve been hearing nothing but wonderful things about Denis Johnson’s Tree of Smoke and the only thing that’s prevented me from reading it already…
January 1, 2008

>NaJuReMoNoMo

> January is National Just Read More Novels Month. I bet you didn’t know that, but it’s true. First I read about it at…
January 1, 2008

>The New Yorker Story of the Year

>In what may be a sign for the Iowa Caucuses later this week, the voting for Story of the Year was extremely close. In…
January 1, 2008

>Happy New Year!

>Happy 2008 and, also, Happy Bloggiversary to Perpetual Folly, which turns 3 today.
January 1, 2008

>The New Yorker: "Year’s End" by Jhumpa Lahiri

>Is there any doubt why I waited until today (the last day of the year) to comment on this story? It’s also not online,…
December 30, 2007

>2 Days Left!

>Just 2 days left to vote for the Best New Yorker Story of 2007! See the poll in the sidebar at right.
December 30, 2007

>Grace Paley in The New Yorker

>The December 24 & 31, 2007 issue of The New Yorker has two poems by Grace Paley, who died in August. Her new collection,…