>Super Bowl

>This is my obligatory Super Bowl post, complete with prediciton. Loyalties aside (born in Indiana, raised in Illinois, Chicago for College, Indiana for grad…

>3:AM Magazine

>Lots of good, edgy stuff to read at 3:AM Magazine, including a new flash piece, Punk Love, by Alicia Gifford.

>Work-of-the-Day at EWN

>Lately, Dan Wickett on Emerging Writers Network has been highlighting a single story or essay each day. Recently he’s discussed work by Katrina Denza,…

>Security Concerns for Elif Shafak

>In light of my recent glowing comments about Elif Shafak’s The Bastard of Istanbul, I thought this article from Publishers Weekly might be of…

>The Napkin Project

>Word is spreading about Esquire Magazine’s Napkin Project in which a large number of authors were sent napkins and asked to write stories on…

>New "Bare-breasted Mama"

>The latest installment of Gail Konop Baker’s column, Bare-breasted Mama is up at Literary Mama.

>T.J. Forrester in Harpur Palate

>Check out T.J. Forrester’s The Revolving Door in the new issue of Harpur Palate.

>Sunday Miscellany

>1. Weather. It’s snowing. Finally. 2. Name dropping. It’s no longer a rare occurrence, but I still get a kick out of seeing people…

>"When Alone" by Katrina Denza

>Be sure to check out this wonderful flash fiction, When Alone, by Katrina Denza at Elimae.

>MFA Program Rankings

>For what it’s worth, Seth Abramson has a detailed discussion of Creative Writing MFA Program Rankings. There are no low-residency programs in the rankings,…