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Flash Fiction Roundup: An Interview with James Beamon
An interview with speculative fiction author James Beamon. We discussed his flash fiction story, Settling Beef, originally published in Daily Science Fiction. AW: This story stayed top of mind for me during Black History Month as it tackles the theme of inclusivity and made me think about how we can use story craft to create […]
2020 Flash Fiction Roundup!
Looking back on 2020, I was focused on two overarching themes: survival (of my loved ones, myself, humanity, all living things, the environment…) and DEI initiatives (diversity, equity, and inclusion). Maybe you were too?What does this have to do with flash fiction, you ask?As I looked back on the year to consider how to curate […]
LAST FXXK TO GIVE: FXXK WRITING (2015-2020)
Five years ago, I created this column to research and discuss failure and success as a writer—a column without delusions or lies that presented strategies for working in an unfair business. It was meant for me and writers like me who were still swinging after fifteen years, nowhere near the bright lights but refusing to […]
FXXK WRITING: DO IT—TWELVE LESSONS FROM TWENTY YEARS IN THE ARTS | LESSON 12: SPARKS
CW: MENTAL ILLNESS, DEPRESSION, SUICIDE September 2019 marks the twentieth anniversary of Jay’s decision to become a writer. His gift to you all this celebratory year is DO IT – Twelve hard lessons on learning by failing, succeeding by accident, never giving up and saying FXXK WRITING all at the same time. You’re welcome! […]
FXXK WRITING: DO IT—TWELVE LESSONS FROM TWENTY YEARS IN THE ARTS | LESSON 11: CONSOLATION PRIZES
September 2019 marks the twentieth anniversary of Jay’s decision to become a writer. His gift to you all this celebratory year is DO IT – Twelve hard lessons on learning by failing, succeeding by accident, never giving up and saying FXXK WRITING all at the same time. You’re welcome! * * * What are the […]
DO IT—TWELVE LESSONS FROM TWENTY YEARS IN THE ARTS – LESSON 7: THE ANALOGY GAME
September 2019 marks the twentieth anniversary of Jay’s decision to become a writer. His gift to you all this celebratory year is DO IT – Twelve hard lessons on learning by failing, succeeding by accident, never giving up and saying FXXK WRITING all at the same time. You’re welcome! • • • Analogies are illustrative […]
FXXK WRITING: DO IT—TWELVE LESSONS FROM TWENTY YEARS IN THE ARTS
LESSON 5: READ, MUTHAFXXXER, READ! September 2019 marks the twentieth anniversary of Jay’s decision to become a writer. His gift to you all this celebratory year is DO IT – Twelve hard lessons on learning by failing, succeeding by accident, never giving up and saying FXXK WRITING all at the same time. You’re welcome! * […]
FXXK WRITING: DO IT 1 — TWELVE LESSONS FROM TWENTY YEARS IN THE ARTS
LESSON 1: NO ONE IS WATCHING BUT YOU September 2019 marks the twentieth anniversary of Jay’s decision to become a writer. His gift to you all this celebratory year is DO IT – Twelve hard lessons on learning by failing, succeeding by accident, never giving up, and saying FXXK WRITING all at the same […]
FXXK WRITING CAUTIONARY TALE 10: DEATH AND THE WORKING WRITER
You will die. What happens next is beyond what you can fathom. What will you leave behind? As a writer and historian, you don’t tend to look to the future. Most of your time has been surviving the present and recovering the past. Besides, the future is where death lives. Best get to work making […]