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November 13, 2017

2018 Perpetual Folly Literary Magazine Ranking — Poetry

NOTE: The 2019 Literary Magazine Rankings are available here. Below is the 2018 Perpetual Folly Literary Magazine Ranking for Poetry. Go here to read about…
November 13, 2017

2018 Perpetual Folly Literary Magazine Ranking — Fiction

NOTE: The 2019 Literary Magazine Rankings are available here. Below is the 2018 Perpetual Folly Literary Magazine Ranking for Fiction. Go here to read about…
November 12, 2017

VCCA Residency

After a busy election week–with mostly favorable results, from my point of view–I have now retreated to the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts,…
November 7, 2017

A Day Off . . . to protect the vote

I usually write every day (although I may shake things up a little on the weekend and put my current project aside to work…
November 6, 2017

Reading Submissions: International Stories Wanted

Submissions have been open for about a month for Volume III of Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet and I’ve begun reading….
November 3, 2017

Happy Anniversary to Press 53!

Last weekend I had the pleasure of visiting Greensboro, NC, to participate in a group reading in celebration of Press 53’s 12th anniversary, part…
November 1, 2017

Coming Soon: 2018 Perpetual Folly Literary Magazine Rankings

It’s that time of year again. I should be receiving the new Pushcart Prize anthology in about one week, and shortly thereafter I’ll be…
October 31, 2017

Work in Progress

What are you working on? My main focus right now is a novel that is reasonably advanced. I have a “complete” draft, but the…
October 30, 2017

Writing Soundtrack

When I work at home, I don’t usually listen to music. I live in a quiet area, out in the country, and there are…
October 27, 2017

Press 53 Anniversary Celebration

I have been privileged to be part of the Press 53 family since 2009 when my first book, In an Uncharted Country, was published. Since then,…