The musical, lyrical, and comical C.S. Ward shot and edited a video in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Umass-Amherst's M.F.A. Program. I'm glad to be included alongside Corwin Ericson, Dan Chelotti, Mira Bartok and others!UMass MFA 50th from C.S. Ward on Vimeo.
John and I's wild story "Peer Confessions" is now available from New Herring Press, along with chapbooks by Marin Buschel, Bhanu Kapil and Laurie Weeks! Here are the first two paragraphs:
Norene and I both want boyfriends. I
am going to make mine spin like a statue on a music box. I’ll shine my
flashlight all over him, and understand his penis and why it looks like that. Norene
will have hers do her homework.
In my town there are two churches. Church
Hello is new and white, an Olympic arena for lucky people. Their priest, Herb,
drives a Cadillac to go muskie fishing. Our church is in an old Union cannon-ship
used in the Civil War. Its enormous hull rises off the grass. There are
portholes, and inside, canoe-shaped pews. The ceiling is canopied with thick
white sails. It has an odd look, but Priest Paul says we are safe. He sounds
far away. Priest Paul is the town’s only licensed orthodontist. He turns my
metal with a key.
My very talented "Strange Page" Workshop is having a Reading on April 17th. Here is the Facebook Event link. Come by and be dazzled! These writers are writing some of the best things I've read all year! They are publishing in great places like Two Serious Ladies and Lit!
Lastly, if you live in the Western Mass area, consider taking my Serious Fiction Workshop :)
