Author Archives: kathydfish

If your mother wants to tell you her stories…my writing advice at Lascaux Review

Wendy Russ at Lascaux Review asked me (and other writers) to contribute a small bit of writing advice to the site while their 2nd annual flash fiction contest is underway (see details HERE and submit!) And here is what I … Continue reading

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Gratitude, Submitting, Grace Paley & What I’ve Been Up To

This past week I sent out a short story to 13 journals and two short story contests. It feels like a gigantic accomplishment in itself. For various reasons, it has been a “quiet” couple of years for me as a … Continue reading

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Kathy Fish’s Flashes of Life: A Review of Wild Life

Many thanks to Randall Lahrman for this lovely review of my chapbook with Matter Press, WILD LIFE, at Litconic, where he says, among other nice things: “The stories are short, intelligent, and linger. Although capable of being experienced in small … Continue reading

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As Outside the Clouds Made Fists / New Review of TWCBI

Christopher Allen asked me to contribute something to Metazen, a journal I’ve long admired. I haven’t been writing much flash lately, working on a much longer story, so it was fun to write a microfiction. You can read it in … Continue reading

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Etgar Keret’s Ten Rules for Writers from Rookie Magazine

Read this in Rookie Magazine and it brought me so much joy: Etgar Keret’s Ten Rules for Writers. As I work on revisions of my short story, a story I feel like I’ve been working on forever, I found #9 … Continue reading

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If Your Name Is Buzz Aldrin You Pretty Much Have to Be a Space Man

My talented friend, Berit Ellingsen, told me that today was Buzz Aldrin’s 83rd birthday, and that this reminded her of my microfiction, “Space Man” which I’ve posted below. Happy birthday, Mr. Aldrin! Space Man His girlfriend’s probably surfing somewhere in … Continue reading

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My turn at The Next Big Thing: TOGETHER WE CAN BURY IT

Huge thanks to my friend, Susan Tepper, for tagging me on this…is the word “meme”?…for writers. You can read her response to it on Jules Archer’s blog, Jules Just Write. Susan’s answers are fascinating and so is her book, FROM … Continue reading

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Interview + Two New Flashes @Connotation Press

Many thanks to the lovely Meg Tuite for interviewing me and featuring two of my flashes at Connotation Press. “I just read “Wild Life,” again and am mesmerized by the movement of your characters, dialogue, stories. They have their own … Continue reading

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a story…

Night at The Reservoir on Airline Drive My brother’s friend, Del, said, hey little girl, wanna Tootsie Roll? I asked him if there was anything he could do to make my Slurpee taste better and he poured a healthy dose … Continue reading

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Flashing Lights: A Flash Fiction Event hosted by Steve Almond

I’ve always, always, always wanted to see Vermont in the Fall, so I’m hugely excited to be a part in the Brattleboro Literary Festival this weekend with Sarah Rose Etter, Randall Brown, Steve Almond and Jacob White. Here’s more info … Continue reading

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