My short story, “Tomorrow in Shanghai,” is in the spring issue of The Missouri Review, now available in bookstores and online. Excerpt from \”Tomorrow in Shanghai\” The Missour… more →
May-lee Chai's Blogwrote 1 week ago: Quick announcement: if you can produce a review before the end of May, email me at shannonathompson@ … more →
wrote 1 week ago: You wouldn’t think of the Midwest as a hotbed of literary and creative wr … more →
wrote 1 week ago: “Starting out, my mother is excited to be driving.” May-lee Chai’s “The Blue … more →
wrote 2 months ago: The first of three poets the current Missouri Review highlights is Peter Cooley, who has published 9 … more →
wrote 2 months ago: This year at the AWP Conference (Association of Writers and Writing Programs), I didn’t go to … more →
wrote 2 months ago: This past week I sent out a short story to 13 journals and two short story contests. It feels like a … more →
wrote 4 months ago: I have this dumb rule about submitting work to agents and editors, and applying for grants and award … more →
wrote 5 months ago: There are many internets, and I browse several iterations. But if you’re reading my blog, chan … more →
wrote 6 months ago: This is Michael Nye- not Emmy Winner Damian Lewis. Damian Lewis is an English actor born on February … more →
wrote 7 months ago: I’m Michael Nye, the third installment/writerly person in the Vouched Visitors series, followi … more →
wrote 8 months ago: I’ve just read this article by Michael Nye, the editor of The Missouri Review, about writing c … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Chapter 2. The Road to Ploughshares is Paved in Copies of Ploughshares: An Examination of Your Writi … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I read one poem of Jason Koo and fell in love with him. His poems are lengthy and contain big texts … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I had this email from the Missouri Review yesterday. If you’ve been putting off entering … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I lifted this shamelessly from the Missouri Review’s email to me. It sounds like fun, and a d … more →
wrote 1 year ago: All are invited to attend 18th Century Texts and Books: A day conference which will take place at Lo … more →
wrote 1 year ago: More often than not lately I’ve found myself digging to get to the heart of every matter. It f … more →
wrote 1 year ago: A couple of months ago I entered a short story I’d written into The Missouri Review’s co … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Image via Wikipedia Sundry notes of the literary type ahead. I got a rejection letter from PANK toda … more →