Des Moines
When driving through Iowa’s flat, long plains and high ceiling skies, we came to a burger joint. The sign read “Best Burger in Iowa.” We ordered four, one for each of us, and happily munched them in...
View ArticleThe Advance
No one spoke. Mist hung above them in the leafless branches. Tank treads in back, truck wheels in front, and a rattling gun turret atop, the A-track advanced along the narrow path, pulling itself...
View Article100 Helpful Terms for Writers to Have on Hand
Below is a list of terms that help writers discuss and think about what they read and write. Understanding these terms is particularly helpful when critiquing the work of your peers in a writer...
View Article26 Ways Writers Can Make a Workshop Successful
What makes a quality workshop? Mainly it’s the writers and how those writers interact. Each writer is responsible for making the critique environment productive. But not every writer knows what this...
View ArticleThe Runner
In the morning, skeletal buildings puffed smoke from their charred innards. He ran between them, wearing yellow shorts, his shoelaces lime. Rubble littered and buried the streets. Distant gunshots...
View ArticleA Good Show
The sheets folded like cream across the mattress as she rolled through them, twisting her body to avoid the morning’s light. As she cocooned, the sheets uncovered his body and he awoke. His head lay at...
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