February 2012
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pre-AWP panic
So, AWP 2012. Chicago. It’s almost here.
And by “almost” I mean “practically already” and I’d be lying to you if I told you that I was only excited and not the least bit anxious, because there is a part of me that is terrified and suffocating.
But yes, I am excited.
I think the reason for the panic is that even though I’m a nice person (in both public and private) and a relatively outgoing one, I...
Storm watch
raynola:
I’m watching my sub tracker on Duotrope like I watch the satellite imagery on Weather Underground during hurricane season. There’s a wave of rejections just about to break over my head. The suspense is killing me. I hope it lasts.
I am totally doing this as well, except replace “Duotrope” with “Submishmash” (or is it “Submittable”? I CAN’T...
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Peripheral Surveys: Our door is always open! →
peripheralsurveys:
Yes, folks, you read that right. We’re looking for more submissions!
Peripheral Surveys+ is always looking for great new work — poetry, prose, nonfiction, fiction, and photographs. It can be fun, fancy, serious, or sad. We’re all about reading the entire gamut, so as long as it’s well-written,…
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“Good teachers convey to students the thoughts of Ernest Hemingway, who said,...”
– Charles Johnson, “Creative Adventures: The Fiction Writer’s Apprenticeship”
Black history month anger
Tonight, someone left a comment on a story that I assigned to a freelancer and then posted on my work website.
The story was about Black History Month programming at an area university, which features Civil Rights activist and organizer Diane Nash.
The commenter wrote, “Duh, when’s white history month?”
I would like to calmly ask this person why there should be a white...
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n+1: So Many Feelings >> or, Lady blogger holla →
Okay, when I first came across this link, I was skeptical. But let me just say: I have so many feelings about “So Many Feelings.” It’s good. Smart and curious. It also voices concerns that I too had once I realized (in high school) that Cosmo was a.) bullshit and b.) hypocritical. See below:
“By high school it was clear to us that women’s magazines were a dead end. We...