Living Color: Angie Rubio Stories, a “portrait of the artist as a shy, awkward Mexican-American girl,” follows its indomitable protagonist from kindergarten to 12th grade. Angie defines resilience, yet Donna Miscolta manages to empower her heroine without downplaying the violence…
Andrew Martin’s recently released collection of stories, Cool For America, continues the deep perceptiveness and lethal humor of his acclaimed 2018 novel, Early Work. Martin’s writing also conveys a deep love for his characters no matter how compromised they are…
We at Dead Darlings are thrilled to share author Jodi Paloni’s interview with Virginia Pye about her forthcoming short story collection, Shelf Life of Happiness, which Kirkus Reviews called “…a deeply moving meditation on the complexity and potential generosity of love.”…
I assume if you are reading this blog, you either have been or currently are in the middle of the long slog that is writing a novel. I am. I’m in year three, and still I don’t see an end….
By Guest Contributor Larry D. Sweazy. So, it’s no surprise to my friends and family that I admit to having a bit of rebellious streak. I think all writers and artists do. There has to be a core of sacrifice…
Novels are my second love, the roast beef in my diet. And I relish the meal. But I down short stories like chocolates. For their density. For their Pow! of feeling and their electric insight. I’d venture to say that…