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.
August 20, 2005

>Bread Loaf: Day Three

>Friday was a little warmer than the previous days. I started with a quiet walk in the woods, then headed down to breakfast and…
August 19, 2005

>Bread Loaf: Day Two

>Thursday was the first full day of the Conference. In the morning (after I thought I’d broken my toe on my roommate’s bed, but…
August 18, 2005

>Bread Loaf: Day One

>What a fantastic drive it was up from Boston–sunny day, mild temperatures. When I checked in I found that I’d been assigned a house…
August 17, 2005

>Today: Cambridge to Bread Loaf

>I drove up from Virginia to Boston on Sunday. Should have been a ten-hour drive, but there were massive storms (it rained all through…
August 13, 2005

>Bread Loafing

>Not that I’ve been a prolific poster lately, but it’s about to get worse. Early tomorrow I am driving to Boston (about 600 miles)…
August 8, 2005

>Espresso Stories

>A friend of mine saw the Hemingway Challenge from last week and quoted a story she remembered–slightly longer than 6 words. She got the…
August 2, 2005

>Blackbird

>Listen to a reading by poet Alan Shapiro at Blackbird.
August 2, 2005

>Inversion

>A new issue of Inversion Magazine is up.
July 29, 2005

>The Hemingway Challenge, Cont’d

>Post your entries here, if the original post won’t accept your comment.
July 28, 2005

>The Hemingway Challenge

>Six-word novels from 25 influential writers Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in six words. The result: “For sale: baby shoes,…