Mythical Notions and Alligators Helen French, July 18, 2021 I recently returned from a vacation in the mountains of western North Carolina. My in-laws have a house in Swannanoa which… Read More
Genre: Archive
What is your creative signature?
Who are the writers and other artists whose work you would recognize anywhere? Is there creative work you do that, having put in the hours from beginner to mastery, others would recognize as your own? What is a creative signature? It is something bigger than voice or general style, though it may encompass those qualities. But it is also is as specific as a fingerprint or a soul, even as it is exists within a canon, genre, field, or set of life experiences that shape it…. Read More
Looking Back
Halcyon Days I came across this old magazine interview from 2008. I thought it was interesting to see what I was thinking and doing back then. I was surprised at… Read More
Mama Has No Favorites
My latest book, Broken Fevers, has 14 stories. I chose them and the collection’s order. Some stories didn’t make the cut, so other than that I have no favorites (as… Read More
Young Voices
May 2021 | By Sara Ries Dziekonski Young Voices I want to say how incredibly grateful I am to encounter such amazing talent from young writers. I am constantly… Read More
Tree of Life
July 2021 | By Don Gialanella Tree of Life We Are All Connected . . . This is the story of my latest public sculpture commission for Publix Greenwise Market… Read More
2021 Lambda Literary Awards
July 2021 | By Sarah Gerard 2021 Lambda Literary Awards . . . I felt shy about this when it happened so didn’t post about it, but since the ceremony… Read More
Walking Through freeFall’s Fairytales at The Rose and The Beast
July 13, 2021 | By Talia Fish Walking Through freeFall’s Fairytales at The Rose and The Beast: Fairytales Retold Through August 29 freeFall Theatre Details here As we attempt to… Read More
Skyway 20/21@CAM
July 13, 2021 | By Tony Wong Palms Skyway 20/21@CAM Photos by Will Lytch Through September 1 Free USF Contemporary Art Museum and Online… Read More
Expanding Waters as Social Practice
July 12, 2021 | By Tom Winchester Expanding Waters as Social Practice . . . Explore a 360-degree tour of the Expanding Waters installation . . . Expanding Waters, held… Read More