Someone emailed me this week to say that he read “Living Arrangements” in the American Literary Review and was so touched by the story that he had to contact me. Isn’t that fantastic? Isn’t that exactly what every writer hopes for? For at least one stranger to read your work and get something meaningful from [...]

My contributor copies of the Spring 2011 American Literary Review came last week. My short story “Living Arrangements,” the title story for my collection, appears in this issue. This story was a catalyst for my submission period last year. I have some very supportive writer friends who really got behind this story and told me [...]

In a display of what some might call “poor judgment,” I have once again revealed less-than-flattering details about my life and past. This time, in a personal essay on the American Literary Review website (my story “Living Arrangements” appears in the Spring 2011 issue of the magazine), I mention the time I got drunk at [...]

I found this on the American Literary Review‘s blog — Zach VandeZande, the journal’s assistant fiction editor, offers a glimpse into what it’s like to have to reject great stories and how he wishes he could reach out to the writers who impress him: The heartbreaking job of the assistant fiction editor “The upside is [...]

How fitting that I get to share good news about an acceptance following a post about rejection. The American Literary Review accepted my short story “Living Arrangements” for publication in its Spring 2011 issue. Yes, this is the story that gave my collection its title, and it’s also one of my favorites. “Living Arrangements” named [...]