Writer/@805lit editor/lit journal junkie - so this is my secret Twitter handle for all things lit. I'm also @jblackwell198 (to follow topsy-turvy politics)
PAULY-MUNRO (inspired) 12yr ghost says there are only 3 reasons to marry: Love, Honor, and Companionship. Is she right? A short story collection that explores the themes of love, heartache, needfulness, and desire. New and previously published fiction. #pitmad#A#LF#SHRT
A college student contemplates cheating at chess. A widower leaves coupons in a store. An old lady cheats a bus driver. A 12yr old ghost says there’re only 3 reasons to marry - love, honor, companionship. A collection of stories examines those 3 reasons #PitMad#A#LF#SHRT
Teenaged ghosts, bickering birds, tired monsters, battling neighbors, cheating old ladies, divorced scrapbookers, forsaken lovers. “Love, Honor, and Companionship: A Collection of Reasons” is a compilation of stories on the themes of love and relationships. #PitMad#A#LF#SHRT
IT TOOK ALL 50 STATES, THE AMISH, KPOP STANS, 13 OTHER COUNTRIES, WITCHES, ANONYMOUS, THE LGBT COMMUNITY, CELEBRITIES, STAN TWITTER, PEOPLE OF COLOR, WHITE ALLIES & BATMAN TO GET 2ND DEGREE MURDER AND THE THREE COPS ARRESTED AND WE HAD THE PRESIDENT & MILITARY AGAINST US, MY GOD
Congrats to 805 contributor @PatriciaBidar for being longlisted by @EllipsisZine's flash collection competition! The winner will be announced on May 15th. Cross your fingers!
Looking for examples of short fiction written in the form of a "how to" as in stories by Neil Gaimon, Pam Houston, Lorrie Moore, etc. I see @SmokeLong has a few too. Do you have any favorites?
@kenyonreview Dyslexia. It is my secret super power-tool. If the words can make it past the bars of dyslexia then I know the sentences, the story, and the draft are working.