Solace in a Book

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Carol Shields

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"They know after all this time about love--that it's dim and unreliable and little more than a reflection on the wall. It is also capricious,  idiotic, sentimental, imperfect and inconstant, and most often seems to be the exclusive preserve of others. Sitting around in a room that was slowly growing dark, they found themselves wishing they could measure its pure anchoring force or account for its random visitations. Of course they could not--which was why, after a time, they … [Read more...]

Cory Fosco

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As I mentioned in my blog, I first read this essay on the blog Is Greater Than.  I think you will understand why I wanted to reprint it here. Cory Fosco received his MA in Creative Writing from Northwestern University in June 2008. He received a BA in Creative Writing from Loyola University Chicago in 1992. His previous work has been published in Hippocampus Review, Superstition Review, Is Greater Than, CellStories, Chiron Review, and other small press publications. His … [Read more...]

Connections count

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I am not a business person, or at least I wasn't until I started Weighed Words.  So it's kind of funny that I wanted to come up with a model for publishing that was different than the ones I was used to. Lit mags don't usually pay unless you win a contest.  Anthologies by fledgling presses don't usually pay either. For small-time writers like me, payment came in the form of comp copies and the glory of publication. What was important to me as I worked on Solace in So Many … [Read more...]

Gatsby Books in Long Beach–sublime!

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Our trip to Long Beach was a definite success and a blast to boot. The reading at Gatsby Books went well as we suspected it would since Sean Moor, who owns Gatsby Books, and Alisha Attell, who coordinates the events there, were so enthusiastic about our coming to read there. Thanks to Sean and Alisha for their warm welcome and hot promotion! The bookstore was packed. The reading was kicked off by Donna Hilbert who is not only well-known but also well-admired in the poetry … [Read more...]