• Short Story Interview: Rachael Acks

    News I admit it: I have not been reading many short stories lately. I am in the process of reading Jonathan Lethem’s The Fortress of Solitude, writing a longer work, and choosing the participants for the 2014 Art & Words Show. Thus, I bring you another Short Story Interview. This series will likely continue for…

  • Art & Words Selections

    After a week of seriously sifting through Art & Words submissions, I’ve finally whittled down the writer participants for this year’s show, with the help of readers Michael Barry and Emily Temple Swartz. I received a large amount of really great submissions, but ultimately, due to the space of the gallery, was forced to choose…

  • Short Story Interview: Deborah Walker

    Today I’m featuring an interview with Deborah Walker. Deborah publishes an insane amount of stories. It seems as though every time I log onto Twitter I see that she’s publishing a new story, a translation, or a reprint. She was also a participant in last year’s Art & Words Show (Submissions close tonight at midnight!).…

  • Magazine Review: The Letters Page

    The Letters Page is a new magazine based out of the UK, consisting entirely of letters. The Letters Page is not strictly made up of speculative fiction — some letters are nonfiction, some realistic fiction, and only a couple in the issue I read, Issue Two: Winter 2013, could be considered fantastical — but I…

  • Short Story Interview: Ken Schneyer

    News My Art & Words Show is now open for submissions for the month of March; see this page for submission information. The show was also profiled in Poets & Writers. My story “Mrs. Stiltskin” is out from Lakeside Circus. Interview This week I’m featuring a favorite short story writer, Ken Schneyer. I reviewed Ken’s…