Tag: flash fiction
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* new work up at Pretty Owl Poetry
Just a quick post to announce the release of the latest issue of Pretty Owl Poetry which includes my flash fiction pieces “Spinster” and “Oceans.” The issue also includes fine writing from Jill Khoury, Howie Good and fellow UC poet and friend Les Kay as well as artwork by Heather Simon. Check out the issue…
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* pennies counting with wolfgang wright
Remember, words are the enemy of poetry. – Russell Edson Sometimes what’s being said has little to do with the words saying it. This week’s piece – “Pennies” by Wolfgang Wright – is a flash fiction that develops its emotional pull subtly. The word “pennies” gathers weight throughout the short piece until it literally comes…
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* microcuentos, new work & augusto monterroso
The Dinosaur – Augusto Monterroso When he awoke, the dinosaur was still there. * The above, by the Honduran writer Augusto Monterroso, is credited as being one of the world’s shortest stories. Monterroso is one of my favorite writers in the Latin American microcuento tradition. When I first read him, I was amazed at how much spookiness…
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* quick post: desde Hong Kong & some news
Just a quick post to announce the release of the anthology desde Hong Kong: Poets in conversation with Octavio Paz (Chameleon Press), which includes my octave sequence “Octaves for Octavio Paz.” I was excited by the submission call early this Spring and came up with some rather different takes on the octave. Using a line by Paz…
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