Title of Work and its Form: “Letter to a Young Man in Madrid,” short story Author: Annie McGreevy (on Twitter @AnnieMcGreevy) Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story made its debut in the Winter 2013 issue of the Portland Review. The kind folks at the journal request that you buy a copy through Amazon. (If we’re lucky, the … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “CIRCUS CIRCUS,” poem Author: Jason Gray (on Twitter @jasonmgray) Date of Work: 2010 Where the Work Can Be Found: The poem made its debut in As It Ought to Be, a very cool place on the Internet to find meaningful thought and great poetry. The poem can be found here. Bonuses: Mr. Gray is the … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: Looking for Alaska, novel Author: John Green (on Twitter @realjohngreen) Date of Work: 2005 Where the Work Can Be Found: The book can be purchased at all fine bookstores. Bonuses: Mr. Green and his brother Hank are prolific makers of videos; these short films confront a wide range of subjects and are a … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Disconnected,” creative nonfiction Author: Jacqueline Kirkpatrick Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The piece debuted in Issue 8 of Mason’s Road, a cool online journal produced by Fairfield University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program. You can read the piece here. Bonuses: My Google search for more material from Ms. Kirkpatrick … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: The Three-Day Affair, novel Author: Michael Kardos (on Twitter @michael_kardos) Date of Work: 2012 Where the Work Can Be Found: The book was published by The Mysterious Press, an imprint of Grove/Atlantic. You can find it at your local independent bookstore. If you don’t know where your closest indie shop is, check here. I … Continue reading »