I entered a writing competition, a 48-hour short story race. Maybe I'm making it into more than it actually is, but because I'll be judged and I'll receive feedback, I'm putting some serious level pressure on myself. "No pressure, no diamonds" So. From 7:00 p.m. tonight until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, I'll be plot diagramming, drafting,... Continue Reading →
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
Some stories are more like vignettes - short, succinct, to the point - while others develop into longer tellings. Both types - the vignettes and the longer stories - follow characters who seem at their most bleak. But Johnson does more than let them wallow; he explores the depth of the bleakness, the weight of it, and the heft it takes to get out.
shelly. walston. writes. 