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December 31, 2017

Resolve to be a good literary citizen in 2018

Need a worthwhile resolution for the New Year? Here’s one: Kick your literary citizenship game up a notch. Some tips:   Support your local…
December 30, 2017

2017: My Year in Review

I’m mostly a forward-looking person—possibly this is a function of having a lousy memory—but as 2017 comes to a close I am motivated to…
December 28, 2017

2017: My Year in Books

I am surrounded by books. There are bookshelves everywhere in my house–my office, my bedroom, the guestroom, the library (natch!), and the hallway between…
December 11, 2017

Get Back to Work!

As noted in my previous post, I returned on Friday from a month-long residency at Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. It was a…
December 10, 2017

End of Residency Blues

My residency at Virginia Center for the Creative Arts was scheduled to end today, a full month after it began.  As wonderful as the…
December 2, 2017

Free Contest! (plus other contests)

Free contest? Isn’t that an oxymoron? Not when we’re talking about Press 53/Prime Number Magazine’s 53-word story contest. It happens monthly based on a…
November 24, 2017

Books for Gifts

Books make great gifts. They’re easy to buy, a snap to wrap and ship, and there are millions to choose from. But I’ve got…
November 18, 2017

Report from the colony

I have been at VCCA (the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts) for a week now. It has been a relatively productive week, and…
November 13, 2017

2018 Literary Magazine Rankings

NOTE: The 2019 Literary Magazine Rankings are available here. Below are links to the 2018 Perpetual Folly Literary Magazine Rankings for Fiction, Poetry, and Non-Fiction. Scroll…
November 13, 2017

2018 Perpetual Folly Literary Magazine Ranking — Non-Fiction

NOTE: The 2019 Literary Magazine Rankings are available here. Below is the 2018 Perpetual Folly Literary Magazine Ranking for Non-Fiction. Go here to read about…