Before I read this interview in The Rambler, I had no idea who Warren Zevon was. Never heard of him either? Well, he’s the guy who wrote the song “Werewolves of London.” Ah ha, you say. And I said that too. But if you read this interview between The Rambler’s Dave Korzon and the late […]

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The Oxford American Home Issue

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 […]

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I don’t normally do book reviews, but I want to say a few words about this book and its authors. Mary Akers is the first person I interviewed for the Writer Profile Project back in March of 2007. As my guinea pig, she was very graceful and forgiving of my newbie awkwardness. It was great […]

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“Like a Giant Beacon” by Matt Bell in Juked.
and this:
“Hook” by Claudia Smith in Storyglossia.
and this:
“No More Happy Birthdays” by Suzanne Halmi in Subtropics.

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BEFORE YOU SHE WAS A PITBULL by Elizabeth Ellen, published by Future Tense Books in late 2006, can be purchased through Future Tense or Powell’s Books for $5.
Reasons you should buy this:
Elizabeth’s prose will knock you on your ass.
It will make you uncomfortable.
It might make you blush.
Her stories are full of men, women, and dysfunction.
Also, […]

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My food blog, flavor a deux, is now accepting submissions. Read this poem, “Gastronomic Geographic”, by GC Smith, and look for more of his work in upcoming weeks.

Roy Kesey’s short story collection, All Over, forthcoming from Dzanc Books in October, is now available for pre-order. Kesey’s work is smart and inventive. You won’t be disappointed. […]

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