Ride the Book Trail

R E A D "more than human" by theodore sturgeon for a discussion beginning 31 march 2010 with guest host kate

"after leaving mr. mackensie" by jean rhys for a discussion beginning 31 may 2010 with guest host deja

"when you reach me" by rebecca stead for a discussion beginning 31 july 2010 with guest host KT

"olive kitteridge: a novel in stories" by elizabeth strout for a discussion beginning 30 sept. 2010 with guest host elise

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in case you haven’t met, let me introduce you to brevity. it’s an online literary mag that prints nonfiction of 750 words or less. (see, even you have time to read 750 words.) they just published their 28th issue and it’s nice. someday (when words have grown wings and pigs wallow the afternoon in poetry) [...]

and…

in case you just can’t get enough of me, check out the tiny little ditty, erosion, i wrote after i had henry. it’s just been published by literarymama: a gem of an online literary journal full of writing that bypasses shmultz and makes mothers everywhere look talented, competent, and articulate.

rejected

i submitted my piece erosion (inspired by a blog post a few months ago, actually) to brevity magazine. i’ve worshipped brevity ever since they came online. everything so short, so pithy, so perfect. it’s been my tiny little pocket dream for them to snatch up something of mine.

well, it’s a no go. here’s my [...]