In November 2018, I learned through Richard Polt (author of The Typewriter Revolution) that an anthology of typewritten works was being contemplated for publication. First, he and the editorial panel sent out the feelers to see if there was anyone interested in contributing to it. This wasn’t going to be a random collection of typewritten …
At the age of twenty-three, Edward J. O’Brien launched The Best American Short Stories in 1915, a collection of the best short stories published in the previous year. Upon his death, killed in the bombing of London on February 24, 1941, Martha Foley was put in charge of the annual short story anthology, and did …
Yesterday, I blogged the list of writings I read during the month of January, 2014. To get caught up, here are the various writings I read during the month of February, 2014. NOVELS The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons by Lawrence Block (great fun, as always. Five Stars on Goodreads) The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher …
Nick Hornby’s memoir Fever Pitch is about Hornby’s love of soccer and of being a committed fan of the Arsenal Gunners specifically. I’m an Arsenal fan, though I was not destined to grow up in North London and have it become a part of my genetic make-up. Hornby’s introspection of being a soccer fan of the …
On July 10, 2013, I signed a book contract with Grey Wolfe Publishing for my novel, The Y in Life. This past Wednesday, I received the first round of edits, and having gone 200 pages of the 375 in the manuscript, the rewrites have been marginal. As of this moment, I have two stories being …
Grey Wolfe Publishing’s “Legends” is set to come out soon. This quarterly will be publishing my two stories, “Mother Nature Makes the Extra Point” and “The Word of the Day is ‘Trust’” Grey Wolfe Publishing is taking pre-orders, so if you’d like to save $5, order today at Grey Wolfe Publishing.
You’re going to want to pick up Grey Wolfe Publishing’s Summer edition of Legends. Not only has my new short story, “Mother Nature Makes the Extra Point” been accepted for publication, so, too, has my award-winning short story, “The Word of the Day is ‘Trust.’” For more info about Legends, go to Grey Wolfe Publishing’s …
I have just received an email from Grey Wolfe Publishing: Dear Mike, We are pleased to inform you that your story, “Mother Nature Makes The Extra Point” has been selected for inclusion in the Grey Wolfe Publishing summer edition of our quarterly literary journal, “Legends”. According to the email, the “Summer Legends will be released …
What’s on your bookshelf? In November, 2012, Little Brown published a collection of essays titled My Ideal Bookshelf. It was edited by Thessaly La Force, who collected one-page essays from more than one hundred leading cultural figures on the books that mattered to them the most. As the inside flap reads, “books that define their …
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