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A Light Week Literarily, But Heavy Elsewhere?

When one North Carolina bookstore manager emailed me her list of January readings and signings, she admitted that the month […]

An interest in writing as a craft has driven many of the posts on this site — from my early

Lewis Shiner is the author of six novels, as well as a wide range of short stories (collected in several

Last night, Tara and I got sucked into a reality television show: NBC’s The Biggest Loser — a show which,

My review of Richard North Patterson’s new novel, Eclipse, appears in today’s Washington Post (Tuesday, January 6). It’s a book that

Between being out of town for Christmas and having guests in town for New Year’s and through the weekend, I’m

As we edge into the new year, bookstore events are still mostly on hold in North Carolina, one of my

Narrative Magazine has recently begun offering a “Story of the Week” and “Poem of the Week.” As a fiction writer myself,

I’m honored that The Rambler, a fine, fine magazine based in North Carolina, has published my short story “Shrimp and

Kyle Semmel’s work as publications & communications manager of The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, Maryland, is unquestionably a full-time job.

In the wake of yesterday’s post about Blackbird, a play reflecting on a relationship between a 40-year-old man and a

Last night, Tara and I had the fine privilege of seeing the Studio Theatre’s production of David Harrower’s Blackbird, catching it