Yes, if you are a writer, you need Twitter. If you have published your book or have a website, you need Twitter. It’s simple, but most people
The Pitfalls of Starting a Literary Magazine
If you are running or have thought about starting a literary magazine, you should consider the follow problems you are going to run into.
Exquisite Corpse for Writers 2023
Welcome to our game for writers. Welcome to our Exquisite Corpse. An Exquisite Corpse is a writing or art game where you complete the poem. Each author or artist cannot see the previous artists/writers’ work. In this case, we are writing poetry together. It is a poem about anything. If you don’t know, The Exquisite…
Is There a Santa Claus 1897
The following, reprinted from the editorial page of the New York Sun, was written by the late Mr. Frank P. Church: We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun: Dear…
Anything Christmas Haiku Contest
This is the first time we are running this contest. We are looking for a haiku that has anything to do with Christmas or the holidays. It could have a feast in it, snow, snowmen, Christmas trees, lights, anything Christmas to be considered as a winner.
Continue the Christmas Story
Here is a little game I like to play with other writers from time to time. I run one of these everyone once in awhile. I thought this would be fun for the Holidays. I’ve never done a Christmas themed continue the story before.
Christmas in the Share-house by Mandy Partridge
I spent fifteen years celebrating Christmas in share-houses around Brisbane, Australia. As a poor student, I rented rundown Queenslanders with two, three or four friends, so I could still afford food after rent and bills. I rode my bicycle to uni, work or the grocery shop
Top 10 Christmas Poems
After searching high and low we found the top 10 Christmas poems. The light of the Christmas spirit has sparked poetic tributes
Top 10 Christmas Stories
Here is our list of the top 10 Christmas stories on our site. For this season we are publishing a lot of holiday related articles, poetry, and stories. We feel many are these lists are currently missing from the web.
Introduction from Short Story Writing
The following is taken from the book Short Story Writing: A Practical Treatise on the Art of the Story Story by Charles Raymond Barrett, Ph. B. (1898) Some of the advice still works, but it is a look at how different writing was in the late 1800s. Some say that the Short Story is the…
THE STORY-TELLER AND HIS ART by Sir Richard Steele
THE STORY-TELLER AND HIS ART by Sir Richard Steele I have often thought that a story-teller is born, as well as a poet. It is, I think, certain, that some men have such a peculiar cast of mind, that they see things in another light than men of grave dispositions. Men of a lively imagination…
The Last Road Trip by Megan Denese Mealor
Megan Denese Mealor echoes and erases in her native land of Jacksonville, Florida. A survivor of bipolar disorder, she incorporates her kaleidoscopic emotions and manic fire into her writing. Her poetry and short stories have been published worldwide, most recently in Spillwords, Ginosko Literary Journal, and The Stray Branch.
Driving the Loop by J.M. McNeely-Kirwan
Manny drove through the night on a narrow highway that curved constantly to the right, threading its way through a forest. The trees hung low over the tarmac like they wanted to take back every square inch.
Secrets Beneath His Chest by Miss Verse
Miss Verse is a professional dancer, artists and poet. You can read more of her work on Twitter at @MissVerse_
Fly Away by Esha Jaiswal
A soul made of words nestling in a mortal body – Esha and her incandescent love for poems is ancient and sacrosanct. She has crocheted her irenic words into fine fabric of love, cosmos, power of SHE and mirabilia. Come and celebrate poetry through her words and behold them bloom in sequestered splendour