Title of Work and its Form: “When I Haven’t Been Kissed,” poem Author: Suellen Wedmore Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The poem was published in Issue 5.2 of the very cool lit mag Sweet: A Literary Confection. You can find the poem right here. Bonuses: Ms. Wedmore is the Poet … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Either everything is sexual, or nothing is. Take this flock of poppies,” poem Author: Diane Seuss (on Twitter: @dlseuss) Date of Work: 2011 Where the Work Can Be Found: The poem was originally published in the Fall 2011 issue of Blackbird, a very good journal. The poem was subsequently awarded … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Pilot,” the appropriately named pilot for the television program Veronica Mars Author: Written by Rob Thomas (on Twitter: @RobThomas). Directed by Mark Piznarski. Date of Work: Originally aired on September 22, 2004 Where the Work Can Be Found: The episode can be seen on SoapNet, a cable channel I … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Communing with Cancer,” creative nonfiction Author: Amy Monticello Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The piece was originally published by the very cool The Nervous Breakdown. You can find it here. (And find it you should!) The piece was subsequently picked up by the top-notch … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “How Our Town Got Its New Name and Some Other Stuff That Happened,” short story Author: Marie Potoczny Date of Work: 2012 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story was originally published by the excellent online journal failbetter. Why not check it out right now? It’s free! Bonus: … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Letter to a Future Lover,” creative nonfiction Author: Ander Monson (On Twitter: @angermonsoon) Date of Work: 2012 Where the Work Can Be Found: The piece was published in Spring 2012’s Issue 39 of Brevity, a very cool online journal of short creative nonfiction. Check out the “Letter to a … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: Buffalo Soldiers, novel Author: Robert O’Connor Date of Work: 1992 Where the Work Can Be Found: The book was published by Vintage and can be purchased at all fine local bookstores, including Oswego, New York’s River’s End Bookstore. Or from Amazon. Or Powell’s. Just buy it. Bonuses: Why not … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Girls Versus Suits,” an episode of the CBS program How I Met Your Mother Author: Written by Carter Bays (@CarterBays) and Craig Thomas (@HimymCraig), directed by Pamela Fryman Date of Work: Originally broadcast on January 11, 2010 Where the Work Can Be Found: The episode appears on the program’s … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Bad Little Boyfriends,” short story Author: Lauren Waterman (on Twitter: @LaurenAWaterman) Date of Work: 2010 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story was published by the excellent online journal anderbo.com. Check it out right here. Bonuses: Ms. Waterman is a freelance nonfiction writer as well; here‘s a cool … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “What’s Important Is Feeling,” short story Author: Adam Wilson (on Twitter: @bubblesdepot) Date of Work: 2011 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story made its debut in the Winter 2011 issue of The Paris Review. (Yes, THE The Paris Review.) The story was subsequently chosen by Tom Perrotta for … Continue reading »