Hello. I’m checking in to say hi, wondering how you all are faring. It seems to me everyone is anxious these days and maybe depressed and angry too. Keep heart. Here’s a new diversion for you. My friend Sharon Fiffer and her husband Steven Fiffer, both well-known Evanston writers, recently started STORIED STUFF: Show and Tell For Grown-Ups. It launched May 25. Here’s how Sharon describes it: “At storied-stuff.com, come discover the treasures that others hold dear—and … [Read more...]
News and submission info
Hey there sports fans! I am like many people in Chicago today -- nervous, unable to concentrate, wondering about the future. And it is all because the Cubs are in the World Series, a feat that has made even the Sox fans in my household cheer for the Northsiders. Go Cubs!! I have been remiss in letting you know what's new with Solace in So Many Words contributors, so here's some new info. Patty Somlo, whose prose piece "Learning to Breathe" appeared in SISMW, has a new … [Read more...]
You can still submit to Crab Orchard Review & Vine Leaves
Hey there. How are things? I have not caught up since my vacation. My desk is a paper-strewn mess. And I've yet to go through all my photos. I did take time last night to go to the Poetry Foundation to see Rosellen Brown receive the Fuller Award from the The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame; it was a great event. Before I go tackle my messes, I wanted to let you know that two literary journals are stopping their print productions. One is Crab Orchard Review, which … [Read more...]
News on Fiffer, Kirk, Rodley Submission info for Clutching at Straws, Silver Birch, Prime Number
How's 2016 treating you so far? Maybe this news and info will be useful. Tom Fiffer who has contributed a number of essays to this site has a new book, Why It Can't Work: Detaching from Dysfunctional Relationships to Make Room for True Love. He is Senior Editor, Ethics, for The Good Men Project, which you should check out--it's "The conversation no one is having." If reading the thought-provoking stuff there inspires you to write about an issue, recently the site had … [Read more...]