“What do the Middle Ages have to do with me?” asked a student on the first day of my medieval literature class. With a cognizant sigh and a slick smile, my professor replied, “A lot more than you think.” I sat fidgeting in my swivel chair, trying to digest the...
Congratulations and best of luck to our 2027 Best of the Net Nominees! “Spitfire” by Casey Reiland “Her English” by Jose Oseguera “Horse Girl” by Kaila Lancaster
Mark Sundeen, author of Car Camping, The Making of Toro, The Man Who Quit Money, The Unsettlers, and most recently Delusions and Grandeur, has been on my radar for some time. I first read his work years ago when I was an undergraduate student at the University of New...
I often think about Daphne du Maurier’s short story “The Birds.” Whenever I see a flock outside, I am reminded of the story and wonder if today is the day they’ve chosen to eat us. Thanks, Daphne du Maurier. This gripping shift from the ordinary to the...
Being a creative nonfiction writer often feels like being something of a black sheep in the world of writing. Maybe those of you who have tried identifying yourselves as such have also felt how ineffective the title sometimes is at communicating to the...
What I love most about poetry is the sheer vastness of what it can be, what it can hold. It’s an immense pleasure to read the work that is often held closest to the writer’s heart. I’m so excited to be charged with your breakables, your heartwork, your tiny pieces of...
