Frances
It's been a month.
I miss him every single day. And missing him means I also miss my mama, and everyone we've lost, and we're losing more every day now. I...
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Frances
Mar 28, 20201 min read
Pandemic
Sheltering in place, avoiding every sneeze, feeling the sorrow of lost connection, but we're in this together. The upsides: bike rides,...
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Frances
Dec 5, 20191 min read
Honor to be nominated
JMWW nominated my story Cabin on a Far Shore for a Pushcart Prize. Initially started by Anaïs Nin, Buckminster Fuller, Gordon Lish and...
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Frances
Nov 8, 20191 min read
Best Small Fictions
My little baby has arrived. Order here: https://www.thesonderpress.com/best-small-fictions-2019
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Frances
Aug 18, 20191 min read
Available for Pre-Order
I am in some fine company in this anthology. It's available for pre-order and will be out in November. Holy smokes, folx. You can order...
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Frances
Jun 14, 20191 min read
Breaking Steps
It was the day before my husband's birthday. I was working on a failing, hopeless political campaign. Our house was a wreck, and I was...
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Frances
May 24, 20191 min read
A good day's work
We received word in February of the possibility, but we had to keep it a secret—WWU alumni Death Cab for Cutie and ODESZA were coming for...
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Frances
Apr 29, 20191 min read
April is over, April is over
This year, I committed to NaPoWriMo, and man, was it a marathon. I played with forms, including Jericho Brown's new form, the duplex. I...
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Frances
Apr 24, 20191 min read
Best of the Small Fictions
If you attended AWP in Portland, you may have happened upon the Salamander table, and if you have, you may have found a postcard with an...
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Frances
Feb 18, 20191 min read
Giving a Reading
I'll be reading at 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 21 at the Spark Museum for the Muse Reading Series! Please clap.
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Frances
Jan 22, 20191 min read
Write Night
I'm going to divulge a secret: I don't get to write very often. I know, right? Turns out a full time job, an eight-year-old, and a...
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Frances
Apr 20, 20181 min read
Please don't eat the writer
Gina Barreca asked her Facebook fans "What is your post-apocalyptic life skill?" Herein you'll find my answer.
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Frances
Feb 11, 20181 min read
The Trigger | Lisa Schamess
Lisa literally deconstructs the AR-15, the most common gun for shooting large numbers of people within a short period of time. A weapon...
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Frances
Feb 11, 20181 min read
Web Treasures | Brevity
stories, poems, and essays from all around the web that are well worth reading. As and avid reader and as fiction editor of Contrary...
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Frances
Feb 11, 20182 min read
Old Fashioned
I don't mean the cocktail, though I will post my favorite recipe for that, too. When it comes to my personal creative work, I never...
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Frances
Feb 11, 20181 min read
Author Spotlight: Christopher Allen
Flash. It's what's for dinner. And lunch. And bus rides and coffee breaks. When I first took my editorial position at Contrary Magazine,...
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Frances
Feb 11, 20182 min read
Gear Gone Wrong
Inspired by Cheryl Strayed's incredible book "Wild," I explore the things that can and do make camping terrible. Previously published...
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Frances
Feb 11, 20185 min read
The Accidental Bucket List
previously published here I have no idea what is happening in this photo. Without guys like Bobby Wagner, K.J. Wright and the guys along...
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