>Bare-Breasted Mama

>The latest installment of Gail Baker‘s Bare-Breasted Mama column is now up at Literary Mama. And apparently it is the last column, as Gail…

>More New-To-Me Journals

>This weekend I was alerted to two more online journals I hadn’t seen before, and they both look good. One is Front Porch, which…

>Who Are You?

>You Are Who You Read, according to this post by Weston Ochse at a collaborative blog called Storytellers Unplugged. I like what he has…

>Stephan Clark in LA Weekly

>Check out “Topsy the Elephant” by Stephan Clark in LA Weekly.

>The Binnacle

>Last year, I was one of many finalists in The Binnacle‘s ultra-short contest. The “issue” with the winners and finalists came out a few…

>Short Story Review

>Considering that it’s still Short Story Month (and I’m falling behind my overly ambitious reading schedule), it seemed a happy coincidence to come across…

>failbetter.com

>Lots of good reading in Failbetter 23, now live, including an interview with Chris Bohjalian.

>Good News from GSU Review

>Three weeks ago I was informed that my story, “Nanking Mansion,” was a finalist in the 2007 GSU Review Fiction Contest. That was good…

>Ray’s Road Review

>A new online literary magazine has arrived on the scene. Check out Ray’s Road Review, which includes my story “Flood, 1978” (which previously appeared…

>In the catbird seat

>What a strange expression. It means being in a position of power or prominence. Or, more literally, it means sitting at my desk in…