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.
June 8, 2006

>On the Road

>I’m hitting the road today. The IU Writers’ Conference begins Sunday and it is my intention to post from there. Stay tuned . ….
June 7, 2006

>Thoughts on the Survey

>One reason I asked people about their litmag preferences was that I’m always re-evaluating both my subscriptions and my submissions. I’m assuming that the…
June 6, 2006

>LitMag Survey Results

>You will recall that I asked readers to list, in order of preference, the 5 literary magazines they would subscribe to if they subscribed…
June 5, 2006

>A Good Cause

>Check out: Michael O’Connell. Apart from the fact that the website is written beautifully, with grace and humor, this has nothing to do with…
June 5, 2006

>Bald

>I’ve never been too concerned about my hair, or lack thereof. When I was a boy my hair was thin, and in college my…
June 4, 2006

>Lit Mag Survey

>If you could subscribe to any five (5) literary magazines (assume: money is no object and that you subscribe to none currently; forget the…
June 3, 2006

>Kevin Smokler

>Also, check out the re-launch of Kevin Smokler’s website.
June 3, 2006

>Ellen Meister

>Check out Ellen Meister’s just-launched website.
June 3, 2006

>Much Ado About Nothing

>Claudio, returned from the wars, falls in love with Hero (who happens to be heiress to a fortune) and proposes marriage. Benedick is a…
June 1, 2006

>Return to the Forbidden Planet

>Part oldies concert, part Star Trek, part Shakespeare—that’s the only way to describe Bob Carlton’s Return to the Forbidden Planet, which I saw at…