The Case of the Disappearing Editor
June 15, 2015TW Column by Martha Nichols
In the battle over submission fees, what troubles me most is the idea that writers do everything and editors do nothing.
Talking Writing Magazine
How to Win—and Lose—a Literary Competition
June 8, 2015Essay by Susan Terris
Writing is hard. Entering is hard, but being rejected for any prize should make you more determined to write with passion.
How Not to Become a Writer
June 8, 2015Essay by Lâle Davidson
Write your stories very slowly, word by word, trying to please everyone but yourself.
The Land I’ll Never Own
June 3, 2015Personal Essay by Peter H. Kahn, Jr.
Our lives need to go beyond looking. Life with nature needs to be meaningful.
Finding My Orange
June 1, 2015TW Flash Essay by J.p. Lawrence
It soothes me to think of Hemingway in rough draft.
Fair
May 25, 2015Flash Nonfiction by Kathryn Gahl
It’s an odd suggestion, but I go, leaden and lost in the dust of the midway.
Closed System
May 25, 2015Flash Nonfiction by Autumn Stephens
The problem with ancestors is how they manifest negativity.
