The Quivering Pen

Just now I can feel that little quivering of the pen which has always foreshadowed the happy delivery of a good book. --Emile Zola

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Sunday Sentence: One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. Both his parents were almo...
Friday, April 8, 2016

“A Little Bit of Everything” in Glimmer Train Stories

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I have a new short story appearing in the latest issue of Glimmer Train Stories (Spring/Summer 2016). Yes, you can file that last stat...
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Friday Freebie: Maisie at 8000 Feet by Frederick Reuss

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Congratulations to Kara Shamy , winner of last week’s Friday Freebie contest: The History of Great Things by Elizabeth Crane. This week’...
Monday, April 4, 2016

My First Time: Lawrence Coates

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My First Time is a regular feature in which writers talk about virgin experiences in their writing and publishing careers, ranging from ...
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Sunday, April 3, 2016

Sunday Sentence: Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrison

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. Nothing is quite so grotes...
Saturday, April 2, 2016

Warblers on His Eyelashes: Dead Man’s Float by Jim Harrison

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Lately, I’ve thought about death. How it comes for us all. How we should learn to embrace it (but most of us never do). How we weep publ...
Friday, April 1, 2016

Friday Freebie: The History of Great Things by Elizabeth Crane

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Congratulations to Judy Young , winner of last week’s Friday Freebie contest: Perfect Days by Raphael Montes. This week’s book giveawa...

Soup and Salad: RIP Jim Harrison, Emily St. John Mandel and Laura van den Berg Talk Dystopia, “Difficult” Women Puzzle Margaret Dilloway, Susan Perabo Marvels at Tobias Wolff, Ghosts Haunt Elizabeth Brundage, What Novelists Should Worry About, Jodi Paloni Comes to Terms with “Too Many Books,” Glen Chamberlain’s Funny Valentine

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O n today’s menu: 1.  The death of author Jim Harrison ( The Ancient Minstrel , Legends of the Fall , etc.) a week ago touched nearly ...
Sunday, March 27, 2016

Sunday Sentence: Daredevils by Shawn Vestal

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Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. At Wembley, every moment o...
Friday, March 25, 2016

Friday Freebie: Perfect Days by Raphael Montes

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Congratulations to Martha Gifford , winner of last week’s Friday Freebie contest: Don’t Let My Baby Do Rodeo by Boris Fishman. This week...
Monday, March 21, 2016

My First Time: Chris Bachelder

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My First Time is a regular feature in which writers talk about virgin experiences in their writing and publishing careers, ranging from ...
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