Monthly Archives: January 2010
Congratulations, Christian Bell!
Christian Bell’s “Yellowfin Tuna” (jmww, fall 2009) was a semifinalist in Third Annual Micro Awards! Read it here, people, and love it.
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Interview: For Every Year There Is Crispin Best
In today’s jmww blog, Dave Erlewine talks with Crispin Best, author of the blog project “For Every Year”, about constructive criticism, Don DeLillo, and his blog “We Will All Go Simultaneous.” The fun begins now: David Erlewine: Under your employment … Continue reading
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Interview: The Divine Details of Heather Hartley
In a tiny book-filled atelier in the 14th Arrondissement, Heather Hartley wrote most of the poems in KNOCK KNOCK (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2010), her debut collection. Across Paris, in another book-lined room—above the legendary Shakespeare & Company bookstore, where … Continue reading
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ORIGINS: Sheldon Lee Compton
In this “Origins,” Sheldon Lee Compton, editor of the journal Wrong Tree Review, discusses the origins of the story “Pitch Meeting.” In the spring of last year, Robin Stratton was kind enough to publish a story of mine called “Pitch … Continue reading
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Review: Easter Rabbit by Joseph Young
When Jen Michalski asked me to review Joseph Young’s EASTER RABBIT I jumped at the opportunity as I have been a huge fan of Joe’s writing since I “met” him at the Zoetrope Studios many years ago. I hadn’t read … Continue reading
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Interview: Curtis Smith Bares His Teeth
And they aren’t summerteeth, that’s for sure. In today’s jmwwblog, flash fiction editor Dave Erlewine talks to Curtis Smith about Wilco, writing flash versus short stories, and fatherhood, among other things: Dave Erlewine: I hear you are a fan of … Continue reading
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Interview: Scott McClanahan’s Bell Bottoms (and Stories, too)
jmww editor Jen Michalski talks with writer Scott McClanahan about his latest collection, Stories II (Six Gallery Press, 2009), communion crackers, men named Issac, and bell bottoms. Scott may or may not have been wearing bell bottoms during this interview, … Continue reading
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ORIGINS: “Still Life With Poppies” by Laura van den Berg
In this “Origins,” Laura van den Berg, author of the acclaimed debut collection What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us (Dzanc Books, 2009), discusses the origins of the story “Still Life With Poppies.” There are … Continue reading
Girly Men
Hmm, have at it boys (and girls): What do you think of Kate Roiphe’s essay “The Naked and the Conflicted” in last week’s New York Times? Here is a taste (speaking of David Foster Wallace, Michael Chabon, Jonathan Franzen, David … Continue reading
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