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A Poet’s Insights on Writing Flash Fiction
While I’m a poet by trade, I dabble in fiction, and had the pleasure of engaging with flash fiction earlier this year. Read below for my thoughts on good concise writing and what I learned as a poet new to the art of storytelling. Close Study: “Sticks” by George Saunders Retrieved here. Sticks Every year…
Personal Essays Disguised as Advice
Tiny Beautiful Things: Personal Essays Disguised as Advice “Every story I write creates me. I write to create myself.” ―Octavia Butler Lately, you can find me in my kitchen cooking and crying. While I am at times chopping onions, they are not the culprit. In an effort to read more, I’ve taken to listening to…
How Form Reflects Meaning
Close Study: “Japanese Maple” by Clive James Retrieved from clivejames.com. Your death, near now, is of an easy sort. So slow a fading out brings no real pain. Breath growing short Is just uncomfortable. You feel the drain Of energy, but thought and sight remain: Enhanced, in fact. When did you ever see So much…