Mary Akers is one of my heroes. Not only is she an immensely talented writer, but she's nice. And generous. Through the years she's always been willing to help other writers, including me. I first "met" her at Zoetrope Virtual Studio, maybe ten years ago. Fortunately I've been able to meet her in person several [...]
P amela Erens’s second novel, The Virgins, was published by Tin House Books in August 2013. It was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and was named a Best Book of 2013 by The New Yorker, The New Republic, Library Journal and Salon. The novel was a finalist for the John Gardner Book Award for the best book of fiction [...]
Richard Peabody is author of the recent collection Blue Suburban Skies, published by the Mint Hill Books imprint of Main Street Rag, and the forthcoming The Richard Peabody Reader, edited by Lucinda Ebersole and published by Alan Squire Publications with SFWP. He's the founder and current editor of Gargoyle Magazine and editor (or co-editor) of twenty-two [...]
Cris Mazza and I aren't sure how we first met. My guess is it was when we were both undergraduates at San Diego State University. Then we were both adjuncts and taught honors courses at San Diego Mesa College. We both love dogs. However our friendship first started, though, we've known each other for a [...]