Heavy Feather Review just opened up pre-orders for their next volume.I have a long, 16 part story in the issue called "A Texas," which is about dead adult siblings who have moved into their family's vacation cottage in Aransas Bay. A section of "A Texas" called "Drag" appeared in Pank last November.
Here's the HFR announcement, along with news that they will be moving to a quarterly format that will feature a chapbook contest for each go 'round.
Back when I was in elementary school in Richlands, NC, our teacher would regularly have a "Catch-Up" Day. I was always confused when there were no French fries.
In addition to this being the Ketchup Edition of my Story A Day In May plan, it's also the Laura Ellen Scott Edition, since everything here relates to her in one way or another.
The first immigrants to Europe arrived thousands of years ago from central Asia. Most pre-contact Europeans lived together in small villages. Because the continent was very crowded, their lives were ruled by strict hierarchies within the family and outside it to control resources. Europe was highly multi-ethnic, and most tribes were ruled by hereditary leaders who commanded the majority "commoners." These groups were engaged in near constant warfare.
I found this today on Facebook. I think if you’ve taught for any length of time you can understand why the professor did what he did. I’m not excusing it or agreeing with it, but I do understand it.
Ok, let’s get serious here. A popular professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business replied to a student’s email in a way that is party jerkface but mostly, part sage life advice. Deadspin reports that a student walked into the 1st day of class an hour late and the professor told her to leave & come back to the next class. In the comments section, most people were surprised to find themselves siding with the professor, citing topics like the rudeness of interrupting 80 people who pay full tuition to the foolishness of “shopping” 3 classes in the same time slot. The professor actually XXXX’d out the student’s name and emailed it to all of his students! See below.. what’s your take on this?
The rest of the article (including the letter from the student and the professor’s response) are found here.
He entered the Chronicle Books' Great Tumblr Book Search, hoping to win $100 worth of prizes and ended up with a book deal. They are expecting initial sales in the tens of thousands, and Chronicle is the only press with a dedicated rack display at Urban Outfitters.
Paul is my former student, set to graduate this May, and while other Seniors in the humanities worry about what lies ahead, Paul has brought everything he loves together--literature, writing, and comedy--to give one hell of an answer to that most annoying question of all: what are you going to do with a degree in English?
This week Michelle Malkin released an attempt at a parody video– mocking Jimmy Fallon and the FLOTUS’s “Evolution of Mom Dancing” which was a viral sensation last week.
Alas, Michelle Malkin looks like an bony-bottomed rhythmless teenager. The only thing missing is acne. It’s not funny–it’s just weird and kind of sad. But in a way she’s a dancing metaphor for the conservative movement: she’s out of step and doesn’t even realize it.
Happy Friday! We have a real treat. Becca Puglisi is here to give tips to take your writing to a whole new level. All writers struggle, especially when trying to convey emotion. It's easy to beat the same words until they bleed and WE cry. This is one of the reasons that The Emotion Thesaurus is a must-have reference for writers.
The honeymoon with MOOCs is over. The reality check has finally arrived which was inevitable. MOOCs will not solve all the woes of higher education. It is unfortunate it had to be a class on how to design an online course; it was the Fundamentals of Online Education: Planning and Application offered through Coursera that brought things to a screeching halt.
