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 26, 2006

>To James Frey

>and Oprah, and Smokinggun.com: I . . . don’t . . . care. Not even ONE little piece.
January 26, 2006

>I’ve been Tagged

>by Katrina Denza. The challenge is to list ten interesting facts about yourself. Here goes: 1. When I was a junior in high school,…
January 25, 2006

>Dem Bones

>For a while now, it has been our habit, Bhikku’s and mine, to take a walk in the woods before lunch. Late morning, when…
January 25, 2006

>Lit Mag Roundup

>Check out Katrina Denza’s new quarterly column on MoorishGirl.
January 24, 2006

>Research–Or is it stalling?

>For the last couple of days (apart from jotting down several story ideas and writing the first paragraphs of three of them) I’ve been…
January 21, 2006

>The Evil B.B. Chow

>by Steve Almond I met Steve Almond at Bread Loaf last summer. His two earlier books, My Life in Heavy Metal and Candyfreak, had…
January 20, 2006

>The Piano Lesson

>Last year I took Spanish. I got to the point where I knew enough so that I could, if I kept studying and practicing…
January 19, 2006

>Trivia

> Ten Top Trivia Tips about George Bush! George Bush can last longer without water than a camel can. Koalas sleep for 22 hours…
January 19, 2006

>Rebecca McClanahan–A Reading

>This has been a big week for readings. Today, Rebecca McClanahan winner of the Glasgow Prize from Shenandoah, did a reading at Washington &…
January 18, 2006

>Upper Valley Writers’ Show

>A couple of years ago, local poet Frank Albrecht started something called the Upper Valley Writers’ Show as a means of showcasing local writing…