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 19, 2006

>The Beginning

>After checking in, self-orientation, unpacking, the first event was dinner at the Inn, an excellent opportunity to meet people. We all wandered over to…
July 18, 2006

>Off to Sewanee

>You know this already, but I’m going to the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, which starts later today. I’ve got a healthy drive ahead of me,…
July 17, 2006

>The Dead Fish Museum

>by Charles D’Ambrosio It occurs to me that a book of short stories is as good as the best story in the collection. So…
July 16, 2006

>Sunday Miscellany

>Lists. Do you make lists? Especially when I’m about to travel, I tend to make long to-do lists of things that absolutely must be…
July 15, 2006

>River Oak Review

>I picked up a copy of Vol. 2, No. 2 (Fall 2005) of River Oak Review on the freebie table at the IU Writers’…
July 14, 2006

>Rant 2

>Not me, although I could easily come up with something good if I get started. No, this was a performance (Rant 2: NYRFACE) I…
July 13, 2006

>Tin House Summer Writers’ Workshop

>The Tin House Summer Writers’ Workshop is going on right now out in Portland. I feel like I’m missing out on something, since it…
July 13, 2006

>Sycamore Review

>If you “write cute,” you might want to consider submitting to Sycamore Review, published by the English Department at Purdue University. Or at least…
July 12, 2006

>Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog

>–link thanks to LineraCheck out Geoffrey Chaucer’s blog. When I was in grad school at IU in the late ’70s, I took a Chaucer…
July 10, 2006

>Under the Volcano

>No, not the Malcolm Lowry novel. I just received some copies of the brochure for the Under the Volcano writer’s retreat. The dates for…