Susan Vespoli Publishes “3 Sonnets from Adam’s Text Messages from 2020 to Day He Died – March 12, 2022” in Anti-Heroin Chic
Congratulations to instructor Susan Vespoli, whose “3 Sonnets from Adam’s Text Messages from 2020 to Day He Died – March 12, 2022” were published in Anti-Heroin Chic.
Read MoreDonnaldson Brown Publishes in Months to Years
Congratulations to Donnaldson Brown, whose short story “Being Human, What Do You Know?” was published in Months to Years. Donnaldson wrote her piece alongside instructor Rudri Patel.
Read MoreCatherine Kelley Publishes “Faded: An English Teacher Contemplates Her Love Life” in The Bookends Review
Congratulations to Catherine Kelley, whose short story “Faded: An English Teacher Contemplates Her Love Life” was published in The Bookends Review. Catherine wrote this story alongside instructor Barbara Henning.
Read MoreNancy Napier Publishes “How to Hit the Wall and Come Back” in Psychology Today
Congratulations to Nancy Napier, whose essay “When You Need a New Mantra” was published in Psychology Today. Be present, be patient, and accept what your mind offers.
Read MoreCatherine Kelley Publishes 2 Short Stories
Congratulations to Catherine Kelley, who had two short stories published. “A Sandwich for George Orwell” was published in The Frogmore Papers, a print-only journal in the UK. “Little Joe in Trouble Again” was published in East of the Web.
Catherine wrote these stories alongside Barbara Henning in Flash Fiction: Writing the Short-Short Story.
Read MoreAli Mckenzie-Murdoch Publishes “Moonstruck” in Bright Flash Literary Review
Congratulations to Ali McKenzie-Murdoch, whose flash fiction piece “Moonstruck” was published in Bright Flash Literary Review.
Read MoreTamara MC Publishes in Two Journals
Congratulations to Tamara MC, who published two pieces in different journals. She published in Motherwell an article titled “I was a child bride. It’s time to stop teaching young girls to stay sweet.” Tamara also published “If…” in Journal of Expressive Writing.
Read MoreNancy Napier Publishes “When You Need a New Mantra” in Psychology Today
Congratulations to Nancy Napier, whose essay “When You Need a New Mantra” was published in Psychology Today. Be present, be patient, and accept what your mind offers.
Read MoreStephanie Trenchard Publishes “Particles” in Bright Flash Literary Review
Congratulations to Stephanie Trenchard, whose flash fiction piece “Particles” was published in Bright Flash Literary Review. Stephanie wrote this piece alongside Barbara Henning in The Watching Eye/Thinking Mind: Writing Flash Fiction.
Read MoreSarah Harley Publishes “Dimensions of a Coffin” in Halfway Down the Stairs
Congratulations to Sarah Harley, whose piece “Dimensions of a Coffin” was published in Halfway Down the Stairs. Sarah wrote this piece alongside Rudri Patel in her course Writing Our Grief.
Read MoreNancy Napier Publishes in Psychology Today
Congratulations to Nancy Napier, a student in our Novel Writing Intensive, whose article “Now They Tell Me: Yes, Fiction Writing is Hard!” was published in Psychology Today.
Read MoreAli Mckenzie-Murdoch Publishes “Call Me Mary” in The Bluebird Word
Congratulations to Ali Mckenzie-Murdoch, whose short story “Call Me Mary” was published in The Bluebird Word. Ali wrote this piece alongside our instructor Barbara Henning.
Read MoreKate Sullivan Publishes “Ebb Tide” in The Dillydoun Review
Congratulations to Kate Sullivan, whose prose poem “Ebb Tide” was published in The Dillydoun Review. Kate credits Barbara Henning for helping her uncover the art of writing prose poetry.
Read MorePauline Chow Publishes in 50 Word Stories and Chamber Magazine
Congratulations to Pauline Chow, who had two pieces published this week. “Cutting Expectations” was published in 50 Word Stories, and “Office Friends” was published in Chamber Magazine. Pauline wrote these pieces alongside Giulietta Nardone in her course Let It Rip.
Read MorePaul Kimm Publishes Two Short Stories
Congratulations to Paul Kimm, who had two stories published in different journals this week. “Saturday Omelettes” was published in Literally Stories, and “Kiss Me Quick” was published in Northern Gravy. Both of these stories were written alongside Jack Smith in his course Writing Autobiographical Fiction.
Read MoreKate Sullivan Publishes “The Emmy Rose” in The Dillydoun Review
Congratulations to Kate Sullivan, whose flash fiction piece “The Emmy Rose” was published in The Dillydoun Review. Kate wrote this piece alongside Barbara Henning in her course Poetic Prose: The Prose Poem.
Read MoreAli Mckenzie-Murdoch Publishes “On a Knife Edge” in Across the Margin
Congratulations to Ali Mckenzie-Murdoch, whose flash fiction piece “On a Knife Edge” was published in Across the Margin. Ali’s piece was written alongside Barbara Henning in her course Flash Fiction: Writing the Short-Short Story.
Read MoreNancy Napier Publishes “The Joys and Frustrations of Being a Beginner”
Congratulations to Nancy Napier, whose article “The Joys and Frustrations of Being a Beginner” was published in Psychology Today. For beginning writers, Nancy’s perspective might free you from the demand of knowing everything at once—learning the craft takes time!
Read MoreMindy Stern’s Essay Selected as a Medium Story That Defined 2021
Congratulations to Mindy Stern, whose flash essay “I Was a Zionist, Until I Fell in Love” was selected as one of the Medium Stories That Defined 2021.
Read MoreJohn Christenson Publishes in Flash Fiction Magazine
Congratulations to John Christenson, whose story “Critical Edition” was published in Flash Fiction Magazine. John wrote his story alongside Barbara Henning in her course Flash Fiction: Writing the Short-Short Story.
Read MoreTamara MC Publishes in The Independent
Congratulations to Tamara MC, whose essay “I grew up in a cult and was married at 12 — in Texas” was published in The Independent.
Read MoreTamara Kreutz Publishes “The Body Collector of Spain” in Rattle
Congratulations to Tamara Kreutz, who published her poem “The Body Collector of Spain” in Rattle. Tamara’s poem was featured in Rattle’s “Poets Respond” series.
Read MoreKate Sullivan Publishes in RUSH Magazine
Congratulations to Kate Sullivan, whose artwork and poem “Ode to a Teardrop” were published in RUSH Magazine. Kate’s poem includes mention of our “whizz-bang” poetry instructor Barbara Henning.
Read MoreJoy Hoppenot Publishes in Entropy Mag
Congratulations to Joy Hoppenot, who published her essay “THE BIRDS: CO(R)VID CATHARSIS” in Entropy Mag. Joy wrote her essay in Margo Perin’s course Let’s Get Personal: The Art and Craft of the Personal Essay.
Read MoreJohn Johnson Releases New Poetry Website
Our student John Johnson recently started a new website to house his poetry, called Poems Over Coffee. All of the poetry on John’s site was written in Writers.com courses with Susan Vespoli, Tina Barry, and Jonathan McClure. Congratulations, John!
Read MoreLiz Mayers Publishes in Funny-ish
Congratulations to Liz Mayers, whose humorous short story “Come Eat A Little Of The Forbidden Fruit” was published in Little Old Lady Comedy. Liz wrote her piece last Summer in Giulietta Nardone’s Humor is the New Black! Congratulations to Liz Mayers, whose humorous short story “WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU IF YOU WATCH TOO MUCH DATELINE” was published in Funny-ish. Liz wrote her piece last Summer in Giulietta Nardone’s Humor is the New Black!
Read MoreLiz Mayers Publishes in Little Old Lady Comedy
Congratulations to Liz Mayers, whose humorous short story “Come Eat A Little Of The Forbidden Fruit” was published in Little Old Lady Comedy. Liz wrote her piece last Summer in Giulietta Nardone’s Humor is the New Black!
Read MoreRebecca Hanley Publishes “The Town You Came From”
Congratulations to Rebecca Hanley, whose short story “The Town You Came From” was published in the January issue of Blue Lake Review. Rebecca workshopped the piece alongside instructor Jack Smith.
Read MoreSamantha Campagna publishes “A Clamor of Voices” in Cleaver Literary Magazine
Congratulations to Samantha Campagna, whose short story “A Clamor of Voices” was published in Cleaver Magazine. Samantha wrote the piece in Barbara Hennings’ “Flash Fiction: Writing the Short-Short Story.” Samantha’s first literary publication, “A Clamor of Voices” reflects on the year with irony and poignance.
Well done to both!
Read MoreDara Yen Elerath publishes “The Red Hair” in Tahoma Literary Review
Congratulations to Dara Yen Elerath, whose recently published flash fiction piece “The Red Hair” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. The Tahoma Literary Review describes Dara’s piece as “dreamlike” and “evocative.”…
Read MoreKimberly Lee publishes essay “BEAUTY RESOLUTION”
Congratulations to Kimberly Lee, who published her personal essay “BEAUTY RESOLUTION” in Words & Whispers. Kimberly wrote her essay in Jonathan McClure’s class Experiments in Genre. Well done to both!
Read MoreJohn Johnson publishes “Grandma’s Rosary Beads” in Boston Literary Magazine
Congratulations to John Johnson, whose poem “Grandma’s Rosary Beads” appears in the November issue of Boston Literary Magazine. John wrote his poem, alongside many other published works, alongside Susan Vespoli in her Writing Circles courses.
Well done to the both of you!
Read MoreMisha Penton publishes “Under the Boards” in Apex and Abyss
Congratulations to Misha Penton, whose evocative and highly visual prose poem “Under the Boards” has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize by Abyss & Apex. Misha developed the poem alongside instructor Barbara Henning.
Congratulations to Misha and Barbara!
Read MoreJohn Johnson publishes “Wrestling with Tomatoes”
Congratulations to John Johnson, whose poem “Wrestling with Tomatoes” was published in The Daily Drunk. John’s poem draws inspiration from 1980’s pop culture, and was written recently in Susan Vespoli’s Writing Circles.
Congratulations to both!
Read MoreMisha Penton publishes prose poem “After the Ball”
Congratulations to Misha Penton, whose prose poem “After the Ball” was published and recorded at Sword & Kettle. We love the way Misha’s prose poem sets the scene, with sparkling language like “chandelier of jasmine” and “sliver of sapphire sky.”
Read MoreKimberly Lee’s story “Beautiful, Ordinary” gets republished in fresh.ink
Student Kimberly Lee’s flash story “Beautiful, Ordinary” was republished in fresh.ink! The story was originally published in Toasted Cheese as an Editor’s Choice. Says Kimberly: “I wrote ‘Beautiful, Ordinary’ in…
Read MoreLorraine Cregar’s poem “O Winter! My Winter!” published in The Writers Circle Journal
Lorraine Cregar received her first poem publication from The Writers Circle Journal! “O Winter! My Winter!” combines Whitman’s odic stylings with a modern sense of irony. Congratulations, Lorraine!
Read MoreMisha Penton publishes her poem “A Thousand Rockets” in About Place Journals
Misha Penton’s prose poem and audio voice-scape “A Thousand Rockets” is published in About Place Journal’s May issue. The poem was developed in a prose poem course with instructor Barbara…
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