Title of Work and its Form: “The Differences,” poem Author: Michael Bazzett Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The poem made its debut in Volume 64, Number 2 of Beloit Poetry Journal. (Winter 2013/Spring 2014.) The kind folks at BPJ have made Mr. Bazzett’s poem available as a taste of what you will find in the … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Making Cowboys,” short story Author: Leesa Cross-Smith (on Twitter @LeesaCrossSmith) Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The short story made its October 2013 debut in Little Fiction. You can view the story here. Bonuses: Ms. Cross-Smith is very excited about her Mojave River Press book Every Kiss a War. Here is … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “The Day After Sinatra Married Mia Farrow,” poem Author: Joseph Millar Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The poem debuted in Volume 80, No. 1 of New Letters, one of the top literary journals out there. The fine folks at Poetry Daily have been kind enough to republish the poem … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Larissa Shoots the Moon,” short story Author: Teresa Milbrodt (on Twitter @teresa_milbrodt) Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: “Larissa Shoots the Moon” was first published in Issue 41 of SmokeLong Quarterly, a very cool journal of very short fiction. You can find the story here. Bonuses: Here is a short story … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Harbingers,” poem Author: Tory Adkisson Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The poem made its world debut in Issue 4 of Four Way Review. You can read the piece here. Bonus: Here are some reviews Mr. Adkisson wrote for The Rumpus. Here is a cool … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “The Boneyard,” short story Author: Justin Lawrence Daugherty (on Twitter @JDaugherty1081) Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The piece debuted in the May 2013 issue of Knee-Jerk Magazine, a very lively literary journal. You can read the piece here. Bonuses: Consider purchasing Mr. Daugherty’s short story collection, Whatever Don’t Drown … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Something Like Joy,” creative nonfiction Author: Sonja Livingston (on Twitter @sonjalivingston) Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The essay debuted in the Spring 2013 issue of River Teeth, a great journal of nonfiction edited by Joe Mackall and Dan Lehman. You can get back issues from … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Gray Gumbo,” short story Author: Ron Carlson Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story was presented as part of TriQuarterly‘s first online issue, number 144. You can read the story for free right here. Bonuses: Everyone should read the wonderful book Ron Carlson Writes a Story. … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: Issue 1 of Cryptozoic Man, comic book Author: Story by Bryan Johnson (Twitter) and Walter Flanagan (Twitter). Written by Johnson, pencils by Flanagan. Inks by Chris Ivy. Colors by Wayne Jansen (Twitter). Letters by Marshall Dillon. Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The comic can … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “The Status of Myth,” short story Author: Owen King and Kelly Braffet (You can follow Mr. King on Twitter @OwenKingwriter and Ms. Braffet at @KellyBraffet.) Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The short story was originally published in five daily chapters by the top-notch online … Continue reading »