by WaterStone Review | Apr 22, 2019 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your poems, “The Very Short Story of Your Knuckles” and “After the Man Who Found Me Doing Burpees at the Park Said: “I Can Tell You Learned Those on the Inside.”,” in Volume 21. How did they come to be? “After the Man Who Found Me Doing Burpees at the...
by WaterStone Review | Apr 15, 2019 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your poem, “Hummingbirds of the World,” in Volume 21. How did it come to be? I’ve been admiring hummingbirds since I was a kid. Over the years I’ve been lucky enough to view them in the wild, and I’ve spent time researching their feats of strength and...
by WaterStone Review | Apr 8, 2019 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your CNF piece, “Weekly Specials,” in Volume 21. How did it come to be? My family moves around a lot, and one of the discussions we have about that is over what stores are present and which are missing. I feel it brings a bit of stability to be able...
by WaterStone Review | Mar 26, 2019 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your CNF pieces in Volume 21: “Punk House,” “Two Piece,” and “The Basin Set.” How did they come to be? I wrote “Punk House” at a small poetry retreat up in Washington, on the coast. I went with two women I was only loosely acquainted with. There was...
by WaterStone Review | Mar 22, 2019 | blog: all
The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP)’s annual Conference & Bookfair is the largest literary conference in North America and one of the biggest events on the calendar for writers, publishers, editors, teachers, and students. It’s a feast of...
by WaterStone Review | Mar 18, 2019 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your fiction piece, “The Harlow Postcards,” in Volume 21. How did it come to be? As an Iowan by birth I had always been interested in the actress Jean Seberg, another native Iowan, and created an imaginary interview with her. I knew nothing about...