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Category Archives: Publications
Writing Day
Turbulent. Overwhelming. That’s what this year has been, on the grand scale and in my own day-to-day life. With little time to write in 2017, I chose to concentrate on query packages for my memoir manuscript. Submissions-wise, I sent out … Continue reading
Posted in News, Publications, Writing
Tagged essays, my (small press) writing day, rob mclennan, writing
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Photo set: Canada, Việt Nam
Between 4:30 and 6:30 a.m., the streets of Huế abound with people walking, jogging and excercising. When in Việt Nam, I’m often outside by 5 for a walk with my mother-in-law. . . When I took this photo of a group … Continue reading
Posted in News, Photography, Photos, Publications, Viet Nam
Tagged Asian Cha, Canada, Huế
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Runner-up in Briarpatch Magazine’s Writing in the Margins Contest!
I’m pleased to announce that my personal essay Bombshell has been chosen as runner-up for the 2015 creative nonfiction prize in Briarpatch’s fifth annual writing contest. Thank you to Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, who judged the creative nonfiction entries. Bombshell faced … Continue reading
A selection of News from a Literary Life
I’m pleased to announce the publication of Sống Chung với Mệ in the 2015 issue of Đặc San Văn Lang Boston. This piece is my translation to Vietnamese of my essay Life with Mệ, which appeared in the 2012 Writers … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Non-Fiction, Fiction, Memoir, News, Publications, Viet Nam, Writing
Tagged CNF Online, cnftweet, essays, Writers Abroad, Đặc San Văn Lang Boston
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Slow Writing by Chris Galvin
Originally posted on QWF Writes:
Like bread dough, my writing seems to require time to rise in a warm, draft-free place. The long proofing period is necessary; turn up the heat to hurry the rising, or don’t leave it long…
Posted in Creative Non-Fiction, Publications, Writing
Tagged Craft Essay, QWF, QWF Writes
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New Monster Story in A New Anthology of Monsters
It’s here! European Monsters is now published and available as a paperback coffee table book. This is the first of a planned series of Fox Spirit Books of Monsters. When I received an invitation to contribute a monster story for a this … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Publications
Tagged Dark Fiction, European Monsters, Fox Spirit Books, Jo Thomas, Margret Helgadottir
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cirrus clouds and contrails
Poetry Month is drawing to a close, and I’ve only managed to write ten or twelve poems rather than one every day. On the other hand, I did have one published. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Poetry Month. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in National Poetry Month, News, Poetry, Publications
Tagged 5 lines, Bright Stars, M. Kei, tanka
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Foreign and Far Away: now available as an ebook
Just a quick post to announce that Writers Abroad‘s fourth anthology, Foreign and Far Away, is now available as an ebook from Amazon. Every year, Writers Abroad publishes an anthology and donates all proceeds to a charity. My contribution, Floating … Continue reading
Posted in Books, News, Publications, Writing
Tagged anthology, Book Aid International, ebook, Writers Abroad
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Tiny, True Stories in 130 Characters (and the latest issue of Creative Nonfiction)
“Can you tell a true story in a single tweet?” This is the challenge posed by Creative Nonfiction magazine. Entrants post their microessays on Twitter and tag them with #cnftweet. @cnfonline favourites the daily winners, creating a longlist from which … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Non-Fiction, Publications, Writing
Tagged cnftweet, Creative Nonfiction Magazine, microessay, Tiny Truths, Twitter
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Arabesque
I’m pleased to announce the publication of Arabesque, a weird flash fiction piece, in Fox Spirit Books’ latest anthology, Guardians. Here’s a little teaser from the opening lines: . Hey man, you in there Marty? Open up. Oh, it’s you. C’mon … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, News, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged Adele Wearing, Arabesque, Flash Fiction, Fox Pockets, Fox Spirit Books, Uncategorized, weird
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