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 10, 2007

>BookTour.com

>I definitely like the idea of BookTour.com, which is that you sign up for an account and it will tell you when an author…
July 9, 2007

>LitMag Wave: Arts & Letters Spring 2007

>I believe this is the first issue of Arts & Letters I’ve seen, and I’m impressed. It’s a well-made book and the content is…
July 8, 2007

>God is Dead, by Ron Currie, Jr.

>The front cover of this fine small book (official publication date: July 9, 2007) says coyly that it is “fiction.” Is it a collection…
July 7, 2007

>The New Yorker: "If I Vanished" by Stuart Dybek

>The theme is vanishing (memory, girlfriend, donut girl, cars in snow, tire tracks, digital pictures, etc.). Ceil has dumped Jack after asking him the…
July 7, 2007

>The Winter’s Tale at ASC

>The new season at American Shakespeare Center‘s Blackfriars Playhouse has begun. The four shows in the repertoire for Summer and Fall are Romeo and…
July 6, 2007

>Southern Hum

>There’s a new issue of Southern Hum available for your enjoyment, including Mary Akers’s wonderful story “No Reason Not To.”
July 5, 2007

>Million Writers Award

>storySouth has announced the winners of its 2007 Million Writers Award. Congratulations to the winners!
July 4, 2007

>Falling Man, by Don DeLillo

>I didn’t care much for Falling Man by Don DeLillo. There is some fantastic writing, especially in the description of the horror of the…
July 3, 2007

>LitMag Wave: One Story No. 90

>I am not a fan of the second person in fiction. It almost always has the feel of gimmick to me and is rarely…