To start, I’ll say that Ben Tanzer is a friend of mine. We’ve known each other for almost two years now, give or take. We’ve read together, drank together, critiqued each other stories, sent dozens and dozens of emails to each other, at once about everything and nothing, neither of each holding any more value [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Repetition Patterns
Posted in Day to day on November 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
50 Word Story Segment, Thanksgiving Edition
Posted in Day to day on November 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
One of the many things I’m grateful for this year is Jac Jemc, a prolific Chicago-based writer of fiction and poetry that recently caught my eye. She rocks. Google her. Trust me. Would I lie to you on Thanksgiving?
Without further ado, here she is.
Bipartisan
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Anna’s two selves are sitting alone in the living room. Anna is [...]
Jason Jordan’s House In The Sky
Posted in Day to day on November 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Let it be known:
Superb writer Jason Jordan has a new story called The House in The Sky recently published at Storyglossia. As someone who has racked up a few nice reject letters from this venue, I can appreciate the hard work Jordan has put into this story. Plus, it’s quite good–one of my personal favorites [...]
Pete Anderson’s Been Oranged
Posted in Day to day on November 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Good friend and writer Peter Anderson has finally has his day with Orange Alert creator Jason Berhends. And does that Anderson know how to name drop–and boy he looks damn fine doing it too. Anderson’s got some really great things to say, so head on over to Orange Alert and read his interview. Tell him [...]
New Lindsay Hunter
Posted in Day to day on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Writer and friend Lindsay Hunter, co-host of the Chicago reading series QUICKIES, has a great little story in the November issue of Hobart. It’s quite good. Check it out.
Today Is A Day of Good Things
Posted in 50 Word Story Segment on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Out of many, we are one.”
We have arrived, folks. Change is coming.
Today is a new day, and as such we have a new 50 Word Story Segment with writer Brandi Wells. Brandi is a student at Georgia Southern University soon to graduate with a BA in Writing and Linguistics and a BA in English. Her fiction [...]
