"It didn't take long to learn the most important thing about being a guide: don't bring tourists right to the fish. It turned out I had a knack for knowing where trout would bite. I could follow multiple currents at once and see which one the fish slipped into. I'd take clients … [Read more...]
Interview with Miriam Toews
Miriam Toews is one of my literary idols, and I'm still pinching myself that I got to interview her for The Rumpus. I arrived to her books with a deep need for exactly what they contain. They are masterpieces, and I am sincerely thankful to Miriam for teaching me so much about … [Read more...]
Interview with Ivelisse Rodriguez
I am in awe of the impact Ivelisse Rodriguez’s short-story collection Love War Stories had on me as a reader. Ivelisse got me laughing and crying and spitting mad. She also had me wanting to study her text for clues, connections, and themes like it was a university seminar. The … [Read more...]
Top Ten Bits & Pieces of Ice
I was touched when Little Fiction asked me to write a 2018 top-ten list for their annual New Year's tradition. But I was also stumped. What to write? As I concentrated more on the task, images of ice kept popping into my head. Icebergs, blocks of ice, icicles. I kept shaking … [Read more...]
Why We Chose It: The Exhibit
Split Lip Magazine has started a nifty blog series called "Why We Chose it?" This month, I had the opportunity to write about why we published "The Exhibit" by Samantha Kimmey, a dark and powerful flash fiction that grabbed me from the very first read. It was an honor to publish … [Read more...]
