A Conversation with Mariah Rigg
“Some writers are interested in character, some in place or plot, but I’m most interested in relationships.”
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Writers’ Day Jobs: Alice McCormick
Alice McCormick, a writer and small animal veterinarian.
The Look of It: Visual Elements of Fiction
A book isn’t just words tossed into the ether. The choices made around how to contain those words matter, too. The artistic intent stretches beyond the ephemeral.
Flash Fiction Mood Ring: What to read when you’re feeling ineffable
A flash story is the perfect size to enjoy with your morning cup of coffee—instead of, y’know, beginning the doomscroll that will carry you (read: me) through to lunchtime.
Softening Your Heart: A Strategy for Ending Essays
Contributor Natalie Villacorta teaches us how to use the act of letting go to make better writing.
Writing Silence in Fiction: Craft Review of Natalia Theodoridou’s Sour Cherry
Mialise Carney reviews Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou, a reimagining of Bluebeard stories
A Nostalgic Look at the Virtual Literary Scene of Yore
Do you find yourself, at the end of the year, feeling quite Janus-like? Simultaneously reviewing the past while looking forward to the future? I certainly do.
Folio: The Uncanny and Strange
In this folio to accompany issue 22.2, five writers explore elements of horror.
V. Hansmann, Innkeeper
Assistant Editor Blessing Christopher: V. Hansmann opened Prospect Street Writers House three years ago. The residency now occupies a spot that was once a derelict nursing home. In September, I traveled to North Bennington, Vermont, for my annual retreat at the center. Every night, while gathered around the dining table, I would talk to V …
Liminal Spaces in Poetry
Associate Editor Andy Sia on eerie and liminal spaces.