Monthly Archives: June 2010
jmww summer issue coming this week!
How do I know? Because I’m working on it right now. Stay tuned—Jen
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Mini-review: Your Rightful Home by Alyssia Knickerbocker (Flatmancrooked, 2010)
Alyssa’s Knickerbocker’s YOUR RIGHTFUL HOME, a smart-looking chapbook from Flatmancrooked Press, starts off with a premise of dislocation, albeit an innocent one, that of dress up, one that threads throughout the novella. To play dress-up, you have to believe in … Continue reading
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From the Department of Obvious
Dogs bark way too much in modern novels, according to an article in Slate. And birds always chirp, but cats never meow (at least, in my own unscientific survey). But what does it all mean? Are we too uncreative in … Continue reading
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INTERVIEW: The End of Flawnt
If you lurk on Fictionaut, you have undoubtedly seen the name “Finnegan Flawnt” featured on its front page. Perhaps you’ve read some of Flawnt’s “The Serious Writer” series; you may even have stumbled onto his web page, where he publishes … Continue reading
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ORIGINS: “Damn Sure Right” by Meg Pokrass
In today’s ORIGINS, Meg Pokrass discusses the origins of her story “Damn Sure Right” (the title story of her story collection to be released in February 2011 by Press 53). It originally ran in Fictionaut and in the print magazine … Continue reading
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INTERVIEW: The Indefinable Adam Robinson
In today’s jmwwblog INTERVIEW, Josh Maday talks with Everyday Genius publisher, musician, and poet Adam Robinson about ADAM ROBISON AND OTHER POEMS, his new collection of poetry from Narrowhouse Press (2010), the underlying concept of “no tidy distinctions,” Adam’s crappy … Continue reading
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ORIGINS: “Do You Have a Place For Me?” by Roxane Gay
In today’s ORIGINS, Roxane Gay discusses the origins of her story, “Do You Have a Place For Me?” which appeared in May 2010 issue of Spork. I’m an emotional writer. My heart always guides my words. I rarely use prompts. … Continue reading
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INTERVIEW: Further Adventures with Dawn Raffel
In today’s INTERVIEW, jmww editor Jen Michalski talks with Dawn Raffel about her new collection of stories, FURTHER ADVENTURES FROM THE RESTLESS UNIVERSE (Dzanc 2010), which features 21 stories in just under 100 pages. Jonathan Fullmer of of Booklist says … Continue reading
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