Featured Writing

Epiphany

by Chris Dungey                                                   With first light and all through                                                   the bitter day, a dandelion                                                   lint of snow settles. Each                                                   filament gathers dust bunnies                                                   loath to press flat those beneath.                                                   For the first time in a month,                                                   a man stands in a mirror knotting                                                   a tie that has no silk-screen                                                   Santa monogram or carol button.                                                   A neighbor’s dog heralds                                                   an approaching…

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Advice to Writers: Stephen King on the Craft of Short Story Writing

Bestselling author Stephen King discusses the art of writing short stories and short fiction in this video interview, and speaks about how many new writers forgo writing short stories to focus on writing a novel, sometimes before they are ready to navigate “the quagmire of the novel.”  

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