April 04, 2017
This is a guest post from author William Walsh, following our posts on creative writing and Trump. If you're interested in contributing a guest post, please email me at m [dot] salesses [at gmail etc]. --Matthew Salesses, Website Editor
William Walsh’s new book, Forty-four American Boys, is available from Outpost19. His previous books include Unknown Arts, Questionstruck, Pathologies, Ampersand, Mass., Stephen King ...
March 26, 2017
In a follow-up to our congratulations to author Jesse Goolsby on the inclusion of his Pleiades story, "Waist Deep at Hapuna," in Best Small Fictions 2017, Pleiades editor Phong Nguyen asked Goolsby three questions about the story and flash fiction. His answers are below. Be sure to check out the anthology and issue 36.2, in which you can find the story. Purchase a subscription to Pleiades here.
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Pleiades: What ...
March 26, 2017
Congratulations to Jesse Goolsby, whose story, "Waist Deep at Hapuna," will be republished in The Best Small Fictions 2017. "Waist Deep in Hapuna" was first published in Pleiades issue 36.2.
For a sneak peek, read the excerpt below, then purchase a subscription to Pleiades here.
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"Waist Deep in Hapuna"
by Jesse Goolsby
- I'm an active-duty Air Force officer and I don't want to die.
- Urgency is my ...
March 19, 2017
This is a continuation of our posts on teaching revision, most recently this one. If you’d like to contribute a guest post or response, please contact me at m [dot] salesses [at gmail etc.].
About a week ago a writer friend posted something on Facebook about a student not wanting to make her story clear and comparing it to "Hills Like White Elephants." The point being, I guess, to argue for ambiguity as a kind of ...
