My story, “A Room With Many Small Beds” (originally published in Threadcount Magazine and the first story in Rift) was chosen by Stuart Dybek for inclusion in the Queen’s Ferry Press Best Small Fictions 2016! I’m just so thrilled. Another story, “A Proper Party,” originally published in Revolution John and also included in Rift, made
RIFT received three new glowing reviews this past week! Co-author Robert Vaughan and I could not be more grateful for the surge in attention the book is getting lately. Thank you to everyone who has bought the book, read it, reviewed it, mentioned it, promoted it, etc.! Gabino Iglesias, in his review at Dead End
*Happy to announce that RIFT (Unknown Press), co-authored with Robert Vaughan, will be available on Kindle soon. Will keep you posted! There’s been a flurry of press for RIFT recently, in the form of reviews (Change Seven Magazine and Goodreads), two interviews (Midwestern Gothic and Bartleby Snopes) and research notes at Necessary Fiction. If you’re
Be there! 7:30 – 9:00! Organized by Monique Antonette Lewis, At the Inkwell has organized readings of fiction and poetry all over the U.S. Denver’s fiction event is this Monday night, Feb. 22nd. I will be reading with Kyria Abrahams, Nancy Stohlman, Nicholas B. Morris, and Leah Rogin-Roper at the awesome and lively Syntax Physic
I recently invited Gay Degani to Denver to participate at the Mercury Café where Nancy Stohlman curates the monthly reading series called the F-Bomb. The “F” refers to flash fiction, and because Gay has a collection of mostly flash stories, Rattle of Want, (Pure Slush Books), it felt like a good fit. She and Sally
The wonderful newish Catapult (and if you don’t know them, you should, they’re doing amazing things*) has reprinted my short short, “Watermelon” as part of a series showcasing stories and essays from the archives of great magazines, in this case the late, great Quick Fiction. Author Marie-Helene Bertino (Safe as Houses, Two A.M. at the
Please join us at Denver’s Mercury Cafe for the 1st F-Bomb reading of 2016! I’ll be hosting two PHENOMENAL writers and friends, Sally Reno and Gay Degani! The event starts at 7:30 and will feature an open mic, so bring your own amazing flash fiction to read as well! Sally Reno’s fiction has appeared in
New books bounty! Some I’ve read, some I have not yet. I hope to do more book reviewing in 2016. January’s so busy, but soon… They are: Not Yet Dark by Berit Ellingsen (Two Dollar Radio, 2015) Rattle of Want by Gay Degani (Pure Slush, 2015) Moon Up, Past Full by Eric Shonkwiler (Alternating Current
Hey, here’s a chance to kick the Winter blues and get your 2016 writing off to a great start! Registration is NOW OPEN for my January 15th-17th Weekend Flash Workshop. It’s first-come, first-served, and last time the spots were all taken in less than two days! Here are some testimonials: The Kathy Fish flash class
I have so much to be thankful for as 2015 draws to a close. The short short collection, RIFT, co-authored with the great Robert Vaughan, is set to officially launch from Unknown Press on December 1st. Huge thanks to Bud Smith and Unknown Press! When Robert was in Denver for the F-Bomb reading, the talented