Tag Archives: Joyce Carol Oates
The Short Story According to Joyce Carol Oates and Edgar Allan Poe
I’m teaching a course in “Contemporary American Short Stories” this spring, and, in effort to understand what makes a good short story from the ground up, I’ve been reading quite a lot written by writers who are acknowledged masters of … Read more
Waiting for the Muse
The short story writer Deborah Eisenberg (age 65) just won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, a well deserved prize. Her response is interesting for the mortals among us. “Writing is a struggle for me, and when I am unable to … Read more
Ras: Best Stories of 2010
In what’s becoming an annual tradition here at 317am, I’d like to point you toward the 10 best stories of the year, free of charge. Of course, this list results from a highly subjective filter – my own opinions subject … Read more
TED THE CAT
Ted the Cat (1994-present) is a domestic shorthair blogger and vers libre poet. He also enjoys sleeping, eating, and lurking. Ted the Cat co-habits with Kaze,
also a blogger at 317am.net.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Kaze
Kaze is Washington DC area writing guru Steve Altman. The nickname is Japanese for “the wind.” Read more »
RasoirJ
Ras at Texas BBQ in DC, site of lunchtime chats with Kaze on the art and agony of writing. Ras is also known in some publishing circles as George Clack. Read more »