Welcome Assistant Fiction Editor Xander Bylik
Welcome Xander Bilyk as Assistant Editor of Fiction for Volume 29 I know you write poetry, fiction, stand up comedy, and songs. What is it that draws you to each of these genres? Do you have a favorite right now? I talk to the Muses. Sometimes things come as an...
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Welcome Assistant Poetry Editor Beth Forsyth
Welcome Beth Forsyth as the Volume 29 Assistant Editor of Poetry. I know you write poetry almost exclusively. What is it you love about poetry Concision! I’m pretty short-winded and I really admire that in poetry every letter, space, and punctuation mark has the...
Welcome Managing Editor Elizabeth Carls
Welcome Elizabeth Carls, the new Managing Editor of Water~Stone! Elizabeth has published creative nonfiction and poetry in Split Rock Review, River Teeth, and Under the Sun, among other journals. She has served on the editorial board of CRAFT Literary and Runestone...
Water~Stone Farewell from Managing Editor Jenn Sisko
It is with many emotions that I reach the end of my time at Water~Stone Review. While I look forward to the future, I will always hold a fond spot in my literary heart for the journal that taught me so much. My journey started with one question: What can I learn, and...
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—mychael zulauf
Your poem, “yazoo-mississippi delta” appears in Volume 28. When did you start writing this poem? What inspired it? I wrote the poem in a single day on a recent-ish trip I took with my partner to New Orleans. It was my first substantive trip back in over a decade (I...
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Jey Ley
“Relume” is a beautiful poem that blends this idea of fireflies and relationships. Where did this idea stem from? Inspiration for the poem came from Dictee by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. I first learned about the author and book four years ago from the Overlooked No More...
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—L. A. Johnson
Your two poems, “Pine Needles Fall on a Green Snow” and “Asymmetry” appear in Volume 28. Both poems feature father figures and colorful imagery. What inspired these poems? My father died suddenly in 2019. It was a shock to me as a person and to my writing practice. I...
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Amy Roa
“Red Pine” is a beautifully creative poem in Volume 28 that details the melding of trees and octopus. Where did the inspiration for this poem come from? I wrote “Red Pine” during my time at the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Workshop. We were given an assignment...
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Anna Molenaar
“Transportation Fantasy” in Volume 28 holds such an imaginative liveliness. Where and how did the idea for this nonfiction first spring to life? My first car was a thrice-owned glorious clunker of a Suburban named Scrungus. I loved that car, and her quirks and...