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Under the Gum Tree, Issue 4 is available now
Why are ice pops so beautiful against a stark white background? My understanding of what makes certain images artistic is pretty much limited to the kind of images that one creates with letters of...
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NaNoWriMo? No. No.
Did I write the first 50,000 words of my novel? Is that why I’ve been MIA from my blog for so long? Sadly, no. And, happily. Instead of writing a pile of you-know-what, I’ve been working on some...
View ArticleEffective Critique: Avoiding dogma and snobbery
Professor Doug Rice, author of Dream Memoirs of a Fabulist and A Good Cuntboy is Hard to Find, (and more) was the second reader for my graduate thesis and a remarkable teacher of the craft of writing....
View ArticleAWP Boston 2013, take aways from the panels
Using Careless Speech for Careful Writing. Peter Elbow’s new book, Vernacular Eloquence: What Speech Can Bring to Writing, was the impetus for this Day One 9 am panel. Elbow talked about intonation...
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Under the Gum Tree Issue 8
Under the Gum Tree Issue 8 has been out for a while now. Do you have yours yet? Look at the gorgeous cover! And inside, it’s even better. Subscribing is easy. underthegumtree.com We’re also looking...
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Under the Gum Tree begins its third year
Exciting things are happening at Under the Gum Tree. My friend and colleague Janna Marlies Maron is stepping it up with more creative non-fiction stories and beautiful visual art. I’m very excited...
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TSP interviews writer Melanie Page
It goes to Eleven. Melanie Page is the author of “Metal Eye Drifter,” a short story included in WORII: Back to the Drawing Board, An Anthology of Contemporary XXperimental Women Writers, edited by Nava...
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Under the Gum Tree Issue 14
January 2015: Under the Gum Tree Issue 14 is available and once again a beautiful addition to my coffee table. Is it on your table? Check it out.
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The #AWP15 Rundown part 1: Small Press Publishers
The first year I attended the conference of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, I went as a writer. I was really focused on improving my own writing and hearing amazing authors read their...
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#AWP15 Rundown, part 2: Nonfiction
Janna Marlies Maron, the Executive Editor/Publisher of the literary non-fiction and visual arts magazine Under the Gum Tree, and I (Senior Editor) attended and stopped by to chat with the many writers...
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Summer Reading: True Stories
I love getting the email notice that the new Issue of Under the Gum Tree has arrived! It means, of course, that all of my team’s hard work has produced a thing of beauty that others can enjoy. It...
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Fourth Anniversary for Under the Gum Tree
I received my print copy of Issue 17 today. It’s a fat one– 108 pages! And it is, as always, beautiful. The art on the cover and inside are interpretations of poetic forms by Scott Helmes, an artist...
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Tonight’s Google Hangout with Gum Tree Live!
Don’t forget about tonight’s Google Hangout with Gum Tree Live, at 5 pm Pacific time. Here’s our Google+ site. Here’s the Under the Gum Tree Facebook page. The link to the reading will be in one or...
View ArticleSacramento editor keeping busy this winter
I thought I’d post a quick rundown of what’s been keeping me occupied lately, and what I’m looking forward to in the near future. I continue to work with short-story and novel writers to hone their...
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Yeah, I’m reading it again
In anticipation of the July 1 2016 release of Issue 20, yes, I’m reading this one again. Do you have your subscription for the beach/pool/campground this summer?
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The obligatory AWP post: Tampa, 2018
Attending the AWP conference gets easier every year. What was once overwhelming is now energizing. Obviously, some of this is experience: I know not to try to do everything; I pack nutrition and fluids...
View ArticleSubmit your CNF to this contest. Theme: with(out) pretending
So, I’m the managing editor for this little creative nonfiction (CNF) lit mag called Under the Gum Tree. We’ve published hundreds of artists and writers, and I manage a small staff of readers and...
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