by WaterStone Review | Sep 20, 2021 | blog: all
What are the types of poems you would like to see in Volume 25? Poems that feel like microcosms of something larger. What is an ideal submission for you? What would set a submission apart from the others for you? When you make chocolate chip cookies, the most...
by WaterStone Review | Sep 7, 2021 | blog: all
Mona Susan Power is the contributing fiction editor for Volume 25. Below is an interview conducted with her via email exchange. What are the types of stories you would like to see in Volume 25? Authenticity is so important to me. When I used to teach writing I would...
by WaterStone Review | Aug 23, 2021 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—William Reichard Your poem “Still Life, with Pomegranates” in Volume 23 is rife with such visceral colors and imagery. This poem contemplates so many things: fruit, hibernation, solace, beauty, and art. Can you tell us...
by WaterStone Review | Aug 9, 2021 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Noah Davis Your poem “Passenger Pigeon, Audubon Plate LXII” from Volume 23 includes repetition of the words ‘trust’ and ‘lesser’, which alters the meaning and tone of this poem in different reads of it. Can you tell us...
by WaterStone Review | Jul 26, 2021 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Ruth Mukwana Your short story “Floating” in Volume 23 is about Timothy Okello, a young Ugandan refugee who learns that his father is the leader of an anti-government group that kills civilians. Can you tell us a bit...
by WaterStone Review | Jul 12, 2021 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Libby Flores In “Safe”, your first of two flash fiction stories in Volume 23, there’s a palpable amount of tension simmering as the unnamed narrator unveils a fractured relationship with their partner. Can you tell us...