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.
December 31, 2018

2018 Writing Goals: Looking Back

On January 1, 2018, I published this post: 2018 Writing Goals. Today, on December 31, 2018, it’s time to look back at how I…
December 30, 2018

My Year in Reading: 2018

Every year, as a Goodreads user, I set a reading goal for the year. For 2018, my goal was to read 72 books, which…
December 27, 2018

Visit to Paris

After my recent post about my residency at VCCA France in Auvillar, there wasn’t much more to say. I was writing in my studio…
November 27, 2018

In Residence at VCCA-France

A week ago, I boarded a train in Bordeaux (see what I did there?) and an hour later disembarked in the city of Agen,…
November 27, 2018

Deals! Books make great gifts . . .

There are just a couple of days left to get a copy of my first book, In an Uncharted Country, at a reduced price from…
November 26, 2018

Review of Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet Volume III

Peace Corps Worldwide is a website highlighting news of interest to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, with a special emphasis on publications by RPCVs. I’m…
November 18, 2018

Bordeaux Stopover

Seven years ago, I had a short residency at VCCA-France (The Virginia Center for Creative Arts—Moulin-à-nef) in Auvillar, France. Because I didn’t want to…
November 13, 2018

Writer’s Bone Interview

I did a podcast interview last week with Daniel Ford of Writer’s Bone. You can listen here: Writer’s Bone interview.
November 12, 2018

2019 Literary Magazine Ranking — Nonfiction

[Note: To see the 2020 Literary Magazine Rankings for Nonfiction, go here.] Below is the 2019 Perpetual Folly Literary Magazine Ranking for Nonfiction. Go here…
November 12, 2018

2019 Literary Magazine Ranking — Poetry

[To see the 2020 Literary Magazine Ranking for Poetry, go here.] Below is the 2019 Perpetual Folly Literary Magazine Ranking for Poetry. Go here to…