The new issue of the Oxford American is out, and get this—it’s a HOME issue! But not a home issue as in a fancy display of products and projects only a few can afford. Nope, this is a home issue about “the real places we live…and the intimate relationships we have with our domestic spaces.” The editors say: “There is no place like home, especially in a dangerous economy, and our writers specify why, offering perspectives on the homeless and the homesick, the modern masterpieces you’ve not heard about, the highs and lows of home ownership, and the settings the exude our personal histories and innermost secrets.” Sound good? Read some content online, or order this issue, by clicking here. I highly recommend it.

Five Star Literary Stories


This is a new blog that brings together the story, the editor, and the reviewer. Editors nominate a story from their journal, and the website’s “publisher” assigns a reviewer from his accomplished panel of writers. All stories appear on the web, so readers can check out the work for themselves. Pretty neat, right? Stories from Hobart, Vestal Review, The Summerset Review, and Night Train have received reviews thus far. Head on over to the site and browse around. Click here.