Tag Archives: fiction

The Spring Urchin Bookshelf

Posted on 4 March 2013 by

Spring is here, folks! And you know what that means, don’t you? New books to embrace while you frolic in the foliage! Here’s what’s on our sunny, colourful horizon. Geo’s books Safe As Houses by Marie-Helene Bertino This debut short … Continue reading →

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That’s What She Said

Posted on 2 March 2013 by

The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy. —Eudora Welty, from her story ‘The Wide Net’

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On Motivation

Posted on 11 October 2012 by

By Geo Ong Part of being a practicing writer is making sure you are always motivated. Inspiration and motivation are two different things but they can often be closely linked. One can feel inspired all the time and never write … Continue reading →

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Book People: James Laughlin and New Directions

Posted on 11 October 2011 by

by Geo Ong James Laughlin had aspirations to be a great poet. A friend of his, a man by the name of Ezra Pound, told him as only a friend (or a critic) could: ‘You’re never going to be any … Continue reading →

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The New York City Reader

Posted on 29 July 2011 by

by Geo Ong Before I made the move to New York, I planned to prepare myself the only way I knew how: by reading. So I made up my very own NYC reading list, by no means comprehensive, but I … Continue reading →

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Story on a String: Road Grit, Chapter Seven

Posted on 27 May 2011 by

Road Grit Chapter 1 * Chapter 2 * Chapter 3 * Chapter 4 * Chapter 5 * Chapter 6 *Join the story!* Chapter Seven by Sarah Jost Gray threw his head back and let out a whoop. “Yeah, you’re from … Continue reading →

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Story on a String: Road Grit, Chapter Six

Posted on 20 May 2011 by

Road Grit Chapter 1 * Chapter 2 * Chapter 3 * Chapter 4* Chapter 5 *Join the story!* Chapter Five by Dominique Andrée Hinman Joe continued to look at the girl for an exhaled breath of a moment before he … Continue reading →

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Story on a String: Road Grit, Chapter Five

Posted on 13 May 2011 by

Road Grit Chapter 1 * Chapter 2 * Chapter 3 * Chapter 4 *Join the story!* Chapter Five by Anna Kirgo When Gray returned from crouching behind the Chevy, where he’d fumbled through cleaning up the physical proof of his … Continue reading →

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Going Places with Short Stories

Posted on 12 May 2011 by

By Geo Ong Here are two collections of short fiction (and one collection of short nonfiction) with a strong sense of place, with themes reflective of its environment. Reading these is probably the closest you’ll get to the places and … Continue reading →

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Story on a String: Road Grit, Chapter Three

Posted on 29 April 2011 by

Road Grit Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 by Erica Castillo The girl berated the driver with her foul mouth and dense pistol for hitting a pothole. This was the first time Joe or Gray heard her speak. The voice … Continue reading →

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