The Quivering Pen

Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. Exultant spirals of soun...

Congratulations to Julie Geisler , winner of last week’s Friday Freebie: Midnight by Victoria Shorr. This week’s giveaway is for And So ...

Front Porch Books is a monthly tally of new and forthcoming books — mainly advance review copies (aka “uncorrected proofs” and “galleys”) ...

Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. More lightning flashed, it...

Congratulations to Lawrence Coates and Patrick Hicks , winners of last week’s Friday Freebie: War Flower by Brooke King. This week’s gi...

Milli Vanilli did it. Ashlee Simpson did it. And now Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman does it. In her memoir Sounds Like Titanic , the vi...

The First Time I Heard the Audience Laugh I had heard audiences laugh before, of course. Most of my time in the theater was spent as...

Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. The problem with reverie i...

Congratulations to Tisa Houck , winner of last week’s Friday Freebie: The Peacock Feast by Lisa Gornick. This week, I’m pleased to be gi...

The First Time I Dated My Novel I fooled around and fell in love....with a novel. Publishing my debut novel, The Surge , was a lot ...

Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. What is the purpose of the...