The Literary Journal of the Stonecoast MFA
Interview What do you write? It’s absolutely a cliché for me to say this, but… everything. I have three chapbooks of published poetry — one of which is 5–7‑5 English Language Haiku — and I’ve had one of my haiku pieces republished in the Eastern Structures…
Interview What do you write? Twenty nine years ago when I graduated with a B.A. in English Lit, I thought my ability to write academic papers qualified me to write fiction, though I had zero creative writing experience. I smugly typed out twenty-five pages that I…
Interview What do you write? I have an academic publishing background, but recently decided to take a creative turn, because academic lingo felt too conforming, distant, and pretentious. Since I had dabbled in personal essays for a while (a column about being an ex-pat, a blog,…
Interview What do you write? Many years ago I wrote fiction that never left my desktop. Now I mostly write personal essay, mostly about family and politics, although I still sometimes fantasize about fiction. Is there an author or artist who has most profoundly influenced your work?…
Interview What do you write? My writing usually rides the line between contemporary and magical realism. Some things I like to include are covens, lakes at sunrise, obelisks, pink lipstick, and the Pacific Northwest. Is there an author or artist who has most profoundly influenced your work?…
Interview What do you write? I was a weird kid once, so I’m drawn to writing stories about weird kids in weird places who get caught up in weird situations. Just give them some agency and turn them loose and see what happens. Genre-wise, this ranges…
Interview What do you write? While my previous publishing career was in nonfiction, I am currently focusing on writing fiction and am working on a novel. I am also writing short stories and like the short story form because it forces the writer to make every…
Interview What do you write? I write fiction, mostly short or short-ish stories. I think Raymond Carver said it best—with short stories, you can get in, get out, and move on. I’m always afraid of getting lost if I hang out in the world I’ve created…
Interview What do you write? Short stories about loss, family and growing up; short stories about goblins, superheroes and post-apocalyptic vampire-ridden militaristic societies; YA dystopian novels about teenage princesses and secret agents running around saving the world. One-minute plays, which are fun and ridiculous and smash…
Interview What do you write? I write fiction—right now I’m writing a series about a family of women healers. While set in the real world of thirteenth-century Cornwall, the story features mystical underpinnings and hints of magic. Book One, Megge of Bury Down, is scheduled for release on…