Writer and editor Paul Mandelbaum gathered the childhood writings of 22 distinguished authors—including Margaret Atwood, Pat Conroy, Michael Crichton, Allan […]
I picked up the Centipede Press edition of Paul Cain’s works, The Complete Slayers, after reading Michael Dirda’s review in
Sandra Seamans’ “My Little Corner” is one of my favorite blogs—an invaluable resource for anyone interested in writing short stories
Another Stanley Ellin story, one that originally appeared in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine in 1968 and was a finalist for
Today, I happened upon “Five Stories From Flaubert” by Lydia Davis, in the November 2010 issue of Harper’s. The very brief stories
Back when I was in elementary school in Richlands, NC, our teacher would regularly have a “Catch-Up” Day. I was
Originally published in The Georgia Review and anthologized in both New Stories from the South: The Year’s Best, 2005 and New Sudden
A quick post today, given an intensely busy schedule (a final meeting with an independent study student, another two dozen
Barb Goffman, a friend and fellow short story writer, has been a finalist for several of the top awards in
While checking off a few very short stories over the last couple of days (see previous posts), my wife, Tara,
Another piece of very short fiction here (after spending a day grading seemingly endless essays, it’s all I have time
Keeping up with my plans despite being exhausted by the long, fun weekend at Malice. Today’s story is actually five