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...]
Gratitude, part 2
I guess the most logical way for me to lay out my series of thank-yous is go about it chronologically. If I start at the very beginning I must start by thanking Fran Podulka, my neighbor and mentor. Soon after I moved in, I was going through a Reynolds Price phase. While searching the library stacks for his works, I came across Fran's novel The Wonder Jungle (Putnam, 1973). I read it, called her, told her I was a writer myself, and we have been friends since. Fran … [Read more...]