I wrote a story about a character named Taylor Swift, and SmokeLong Quarterly was kind enough to publish it. I'm delighted and grateful to see my work appear beside such talented authors in a literary magazine I have admired for years. I hope you'll read everything in SLQ's … [Read more...]
Interview with Kate Doyle
It was such a joy to interview Kate Doyle about her stunning debut collection, I Meant It Once, for Split Lip Magazine's new issue. We published “The Goldfish in the Pond at the Community Garden"—one of my favorite stories in her collection—in Split Lip a year ago … [Read more...]
Electrify the Not Quite Dead
I keep finding similar comments from readers and editors on submissions in our flash queue at Split Lip Magazine—well written, but I want another layer; this is one note; story isn’t quite resonating; needs another beat; something feels missing; this doesn’t seem finished, don’t … [Read more...]
Best American Short Stories
I am thrilled to share that my story, "I Am in It," published in Alaska Quarterly Review, was noted as a Distinguished Story of 2021 in The Best American Short Stories, edited by Andrew Sean Greer with Heidi Pitlor. It was an honor simply to be included in an issue of AQR and a … [Read more...]
Hop into a Car: A Week of Beginnings
There’s a pre-school across the street from my bedroom window with an inviting red door. I’ve been paying attention to doors and openings lately—and to this door in particular. This morning I watch a father dropping his little girl off for the day. She looks tense about it, and … [Read more...]
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