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November 13, 2016

2017 Perpetual Folly Literary Magazine Ranking — Overview

Below are links to the 2017 Perpetual Folly Literary Magazine Rankings for Fiction, Poetry, and Non-Fiction. Scroll down for a discussion of the rationale and methodology…
November 12, 2016

The Rankings are coming, The Rankings are coming!

This weekend I am putting together the 2017 Perpetual Folly Literary Magazine Rankings, based on the Pushcart Prize. All three lists–for Fiction, Poetry, and…
September 4, 2016

Book Launch! Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet Volume II

The official publication date for Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet Volume II is September 26, but it’s available for pre-order now from…
August 1, 2016

Pre-order Everywhere Stories Vol. II

On September 26, 2016, Press 53 will publish Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet Volume II. Like the first volume, which came out in…
April 20, 2016

Me, Interviewed, Again

I recently did this interview with David Alan Binder, who has interviewed lots of other people. Check out his blog.
March 24, 2016

Focus on Fiction–Nancy Christie interviews me

Nancy Christie interviewed me recently, and the result is here: Focus on Fiction, Interview with Clifford Garstang.
March 14, 2016

My Events at the Virginia Festival of the Book

This week, starting on Wednesday, you might see me dashing around Charlottesville, Virginia, heading to another literary event at the Virginia Festival of the…
March 6, 2016

On Stage: The Sea Voyage by Fletcher and Massigner

Yesterday I saw a play I’ve never seen before–Fletcher and Massigner’s The Sea Voyage–as part of the American Shakespeare Center‘s Renaissance Season. Based on The Tempest, which…
February 8, 2016

Happy (Lunar) New Year!

Happy New Year! February 8 marks the start of the new year, according to the lunar calendar. This year is the Year of the…
January 1, 2016

Literary Resolutions, 2016

I won’t bother anyone with my perennial New Year’s Resolutions (lose weight, clear away household clutter, be a nicer person, etc.), but I thought…