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 1, 2015

The New Yorker: “The Relive Box” by T. Coraghessan Boyle

March 17, 2014: “The Relive Box” by T. Coraghessan Boyle I’ve never been much of a T.C. Boyle fan, as readers of my New…
December 31, 2014

The New Yorker — fiction commentary to resume

In early 2014, I gave up my weekly “review” of the New Yorker fiction. I wasn’t loving the stories, and I received one particularly…
December 30, 2014

2014 — My Year in Reading

70. That’s how many books I read this year. Goodreads has this handy tool that allows you to set a reading goal and then…
December 29, 2014

The Problem of Knowledge by A.J. Ayer

The Problem of Knowledge by A.J. Ayer My rating: 3 of 5 stars I read a portion of this book in college and decided…
December 25, 2014

Goodreads Book Giveaway!

Goodreads Book Giveaway Prime Number Magazine Editors’ Selections Vol. 4 by Clifford Garstang Giveaway ends January 24, 2015. See the giveaway details at Goodreads….
December 24, 2014

Happy Holidays!

Merry Whatever! I grew up in a home that celebrated Christmas, at least in the commercial sense of the holiday. Although my mother displayed…
November 13, 2014

2015 Pushcart Prize Ranking of Literary Magazines — Nonfiction

[Note: the 2016 Rankings are here.] Below is the 2015 Pushcart Prize Ranking of Literary Magazines for NONFICTION. For information about my annual magazine…
November 13, 2014

2015 Pushcart Prize Ranking of Literary Magazines — Fiction

[Note: the 2016 Rankings are here.] Below is the 2015 Pushcart Prize Ranking of Literary Magazines for FICTION. For information about my annual magazine…
November 13, 2014

2015 Pushcart Prize Ranking of Literary Magazines

It is time for the much-anticipated updating of my literary magazine rankings. It is my hope that you will find the rankings to be…
November 13, 2014

2015 Pushcart Prize Ranking of Literary Magazines — Poetry

[Note: the 2016 Rankings are here.] Below is the 2015 Pushcart Prize Ranking of Literary Magazines for POETRY. For information about my annual magazine…