In Planet Grim (7.13 Books), the debut collection by Alex Behr, characters move through San Francisco, Portland—even Mars, looking for connection.  Author Tom Bissell says, “Alex Behr’s...

The late writer James Salter, described Paul’s Cohen’s work by saying, “There is a powerful, innate tension in his writing which comes not only from his voice...

In the Ducal Palace of Urbino, there stood this triptych—three panels, side-by-side, painted in oils, each depicting a sacred mystery.  The panels were hinged, the outer two...

We need rain, and sometimes we build our lives around it. Even if it means canceled plans and boring days indoors, we generally understand and accept the...

1. Raton, NM. 12/29/16. 11:28 a.m. My throat is so dry. I have read evaluations that traveling by train will make you very thirsty from its arid...

David Leo Rice’s first novel, A Room in Dodge City (2017 Alternating Current), won the Electric Book Award from Alternating Current. The novel has drawn a lot...

I know Crad Kilodney is dead because I read the full-page obituary in Toronto’s Globe and Mail in August of 2014. It featured a picture of the...

Steph Post’s writing has been described as “lyrical and evocative” and she’s been called “the official voice of working class literature in Florida, akin to what Daniel...

Six months ago, I resigned from a job working in a shabby cubicle with a stunning view to the east. I rarely turned around from my dual...

There are so many places that inspire me but especially those in nature. When it comes to writing, my needs are very specific. A clean, uncluttered, thoughtfully...

Joe Clifford’s writing has been called “gritty,” as well as “taut, breathless, stark and powerful.” Of Clifford’s second book in the Jay Porter mystery series, December Boys...

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This is a photo of Room 3 in Ballyfermot Library in Dublin, where my writing group meets. The names on the walls are those of world-famous Ballyfermot...

“So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships...