sources of inspiration: claire keegan’s “antarctica” for its long lead-up, its dialogue and choice of details 1weekcritique.com resources for writers, readers, educators & the intellectually curious

sources of inspiration: blind lemon jefferson’s “see that my grave is kept clean” 1weekcritique.com resources for writers, readers, educators & the intellectually curious

sources of inspiration: takatoshi kuronuma, for the features included and omitted in these works 1weekcritique.com resources for writers, readers, educators & the intellectually curious

sources of inspiration: charlie brown, snoopy and small trees, seasonal and not 1weekcritique.com resources for writers, readers, educators & the intellectually curious

sources of inspiration: casa luis barragan, photo: aaron martinez ordeals 1weekcritique.com resources for writers, readers, educators & the intellectually curious

Thank you, 1Week Critique, for giving my interview with Erin Hoover a home. We discuss Erin's collection, No Spare People (Black Lawrence Press). Among our topics: ecocriticism, Hester Prynne, and crockery (yes, crockery). Thank you, Erin, for your insights. youtube.com/watch?v=MIAswd…

Our 60th installment of the Interview Series features Erin Hoover discussing her 2023 collection No Spare People with Jon Riccio. Feminist literary theory, ecocriticism & crockery (yes, crockery) are among their topics of conversation.  patreon.com/1weekcritique Black Lawrence Press

sources of inspiration: the blues accordin’ to lightnin’ hopkins for the intensity of certain performances, the feeling behind the music 1weekcritique.com resources for writers, readers, educators & the intellectually curious

Our Teaching Takeaways series returns with Jon Riccio discussing Catherine Broadwall’s “Parable” from her collection Fulgurite (Cornerstone Press, 2023). Enjoy! 1weekcritique.com/teaching-takea… Jon Riccio Cornerstone Press

Huge gratitude to Amit Aggarwal of BoldJourney for sitting down with me to chat writing, resilience, SFWP, 1Week Critique, and being your evolving self. boldjourney.com/meet-adam-al-s…

sources of inspiration: the temptations for their soulfulness 1weekcritique.com resources for writers, readers, educators & the intellectually curious

Our Teen Space program at the Iowa City Public Library is venturing a teen-led lit mag! Please help us out by a) sending some sample lit mags for the kids to explore AND/OR b) recommending printing options the kids could take a hand-on part in organizing.

The teens from our workshop collabs with the Iowa City Public Library have decided to start their own lit mag! This is Flammable’s first edition will focus on Wildfires and Global Climate Change. If you know teen writers and artists in the Iowa City area, please, encourage them to share their work!

Do you know some teen writers in #IowaCity? It’s not too late for them to submit to our student-led lit mag produced by the Teen Space Writing Club at Iowa City Public Library!

Just eight short days until SFWP lets HORSE SHOW out of the barn! Your pre-order's practically an order now! Make it happen!

HORSE SHOW!!!

Happy birthday to SPLICE OF LIFE out now 🎉! A good man, an incredible author, a fine friend—have the best of days, sailor! Order Charlie’s unbelievable film-memoir, SPLICE OF LIFE, and get to know his Aries sun: sfwp.com/books/jensen SFWP IPGbook

In case you missed it...I was a guest on Short Story Today: A Feedspot Top 20 Story Podcast this week, where you can hear a dramatic rendition of one of the stories from HORSE SHOW, "Granddad Swam!"

This is Flammable is a teen-led literary magazine edited by our ICPL teen writing group. Know some writerly teens in #IowaCity? Encourage them to submit.

June’s Teaching Takeaway features Alen Hamza's "Belf," originally published at Waxwing. May it be this summer's word to watch. 1weekcritique.com Waxwing Magazine