Hours after finishing “Gravity” one of the stories in John Jodzio’s debut story collection If You Lived Here You’d Be Home Already, I met with my writing group. As we talked about what we were…
Posts tagged Short Stories
Love in bloom
I remember breathlessly telling my twelve-year-old niece, Jaycie, that if Amy Bloom’s name were on the cover of a phone book I’d read it and enjoy every line. I’m a bit of a Bloom fan,…
Book review, a dialog
Laura van den Berg writes beautifully. Her sentences and paragraphs feel like gauzy, ethereal dreams. It’s the kind of writing that seems effortless which means it probably took great amounts of effort. She populates the…
Pimping Peabo
I have been totally remiss in announcing the publication of Peabo’s first short story, in The Bellvue Review. Her story is called “To the River.” The best part is that you can download a PDF…
The Hold Steady Effect
When I first discovered The Hold Steady it was love at first listen. They were like nothing I’d ever heard before. I fell hard and fast and there was no looking back. But, sadly, as…