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A Sequence on Sequence, Part 4: Nathan Huffstutter
[A guest post from Nathan Huffstutter. Nathan Huffstutter's work can be found at The Nervous Breakdown, The Collagist, and Emprise Review.] Most of what I know I picked up on my feet. Restaurant work:… more →
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“LEAVING A LOT OUT”: Literary Minimalism in “the Harvest” by Amy HEMPEL
wrote 2 weeks ago: The Harvest is a short-story by Chicagoan, Amy Hempel, and it was written in a minimalistic approach … more →
"Sing to It" -- Amy Hempel
wrote 1 month ago: “Sing to It” by Amy Hempel At the end, he said, No Metaphors! Nothing is like anything … more →
tom spanbauer and literary minimalism
wrote 1 month ago: Preparing for Lit 150 and discussion of Amy Hempel’s stories “The Cemetary Where Al Jols … more →
"My heart—I thought it stopped. So I got in my car and headed for God"
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wrote 1 month ago: Roger Ebert is gone. May he Rest In Peace and know that joy that he has brought to millions. My thou … more →
Post #89: AWP, by the Numbers
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wrote 2 months ago: Two weekends ago I ventured to Boston for the AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) Conf … more →
Some Notes
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wrote 2 months ago: Streaming Vs. Downloads, Vinyl Vs. CD, and Literature Vs. Literature After eight months Rhapsody fig … more →
AWP 2013: The Art of the Ending
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wrote 2 months ago: A guest AWP report from Melissa Cronin: I frequently don’t know where I’ll end up, especially at an … more →
Literary Lights
wrote 3 months ago: “I know the first line and the last line. I know nothing about what’s in between. I like … more →
"The Man in Bogotá" by Amy Hempel
wrote 3 months ago: Maybe this is not a come-down-from-the-ledge story. It’s actually a story within a story. One … more →
Tyler Fields Recommends "The Collected Stories" by Amy Hempel
wrote 3 months ago: Last Friday we introduced “Recommended Reads,” a new segment in which Ball State student … more →
the lighter side
wrote 4 months ago: “I love introductions. It’s a category in itself.” -Kay Ryan * * * It is my hope … more →
The Brilliance of Brevity
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wrote 4 months ago: It’s really a shame I did not meet my longtime mentor (with whom I still practice) before I st … more →
Sunday Scraps 87
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wrote 5 months ago: 1. SANDY HOOK: If you haven’t read it yet, drop everything and read Liza Long’s Gawker e … more →
Help Me, Hempel
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wrote 5 months ago: I return often to The Man in Bogotá, a short story by Amy Hempel whose name, I suddenly realize, con … more →
Try This, It's Disgusting
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wrote 6 months ago: It might have been Amy Hempel who encouraged us to never write about our epiphanies. Or maybe I just … more →
Salute These Shorts
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wrote 6 months ago: I love short stories. Otherwise I wouldn’t write them, because they are a pain in the ass. Sur … more →
Favourite Short Story Authors
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wrote 6 months ago: It’s National Short Story Week here in the UK and I’ve been thinking about who my favour … more →
Tell Me Things I Won't Mind Forgetting
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wrote 6 months ago: Each visit to Riverbend is unlike the last, and it’s the small things. Today I had to remove m … more →
Is It Important to Read Preface?
wrote 6 months ago: Almost each book has its preface. Preface is simultaneously the first and the last part of the book, … more →
