It’s pub day for the O. Henry Prize anthology! 🎉🎉
My story “Mobilization” rounds out the collection and I could not be more thrilled! Thank you to editors @amortowles and @jmintonq , and to @StoryLitMag@mpnye@VintageAnchor@caitlinlanduyt ! Cheers to my fellow authors!
We're excited to welcome @sophiahuneycutt as our new Deputy Editor! Formerly the Fiction Editor for @OSUtheJOURNAL, she was also a contributor to our very own Issue #17. Now, she will be managing submissions, social media, and more with EIC @mpnye!
You can’t get thrown out for thinking, so take a swing at George Will’s baseball quiz I scored 29 out of 41.
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Here are Issue 18's contributors. From Michael Nye's editor's note: "These stories showcase a rich range of reflection on how time can sharpen or erode perception in life-altering ways" @mpnye, thank you for bringing these pieces together, mine included.
Today’s publication day for my new collection, Make Some Wretched Fool to Pay. It wouldn’t exist without the people I mention here. They’re all wonderful, and I appreciate them more than I can say.
"Knowledge comes up against experience, and one has to adjust to make progress. One either learns how to lift properly—using light weights initially and asking others for help—or gets injured." ~ @jordan_castro2
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Delighted to learn that @vidacelina and Laura Venita Green have been recognized as Special Mentions in the latest @PushcartPrize for their outstanding stories!
"The employees of The Bear have some issues with work/life balance, but the show suggests that that has as much to do with family pathologies as capitalist pressures." ~ @dandrezner
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“Nothing helps in heaven or earth when you’re writing,” says Eudora Welty. “It’s just you out there by yourself. That’s the way you want it.”
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