Tag Archives: short story
Goals for 2013–July Update
Poems read: 756/365 Poems written: 134/365 Short stories read: 290/365 Short stories written: 15/24 Submissions: 4/12 Videos made: 12/100 Sketches made: 527/365 Art pieces made: 63/52
Memory Wall by Anthony Doerr
“Memory Wall” by Anthony Doerr is a must read short story collection. Travel to South Africa, Lithuania, and Wyoming. If you haven’t read his other collection “The Shell Collector,” pick up a copy. These are two of my favorite collections to date.
Goals for 2013–June Update
Poems read: 733/365 Poems written: 115/365 Short stories read: 271/365 Short stories written: 14/24 Submissions: 4/12 Videos made: 10/100 Sketches made: 400/365 Art pieces made: 33/52
The work of George Saunders
I have read all of the following books by George Saunders. “Sea Oak” was a great introduction to his work when I was a sophomore in college. If you can only read two, go for “In Persuasion Nation” and “The Braindead Megaphone.” CivilWarLand in Bad Decline Pastoralia The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip The Brief …
Goals for 2013–May Update
Poems read: 711/365 Poems written: 111/365 Short stories read: 262/365 Short stories written: 8/24 Submissions: 4/12 Videos made: 9/100 Sketches made: 399/365 Art pieces made: 33/52
Museum of the Weird by Amelia Gray
I finished reading “Museum of the Weird” by Amelia Gray. Check out an interview with Amelia here.
Ideal Writing Day
It was fantastic to wake up at a normal hour, make myself breakfast, and go to Seed for a day of writing. I wrote in my journal and worked on short stories, editing one and starting drafts for two others. And for lunch? I had Tony Packo’s for the first time. And of course on …
Goals for 2013–April Update
Poems read: 693/365 Poems written: 87/365 Short stories read: 203/365 Short stories written: 8/24 Submissions: 3/12 Videos made: 8/100 Sketches made: 328/365 Art pieces made: 33/52
An Elegy for Mathematics by Anne Valente
I finished reading “An Elegy for Mathematics” by Anne Valente. It is beautifully written with moving stories. If you write short fiction, this is a necessary read. Get your copy here. If the limited edition is still available, nab a copy of Anne reading some of the stories, artwork, and a digital copy of the …
One Story–Douglas Watson
I received my first issue of One Story in the mail today. And it was a great story called “The Messenger Who Did Not Become a Hero” by Douglas Watson. Here are some of my favorite quotes from the interview: I always have that kind of double consciousness in my writing. I think it’s a way …
Suzanna and Writing 