Member Bonus: Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton Answer Your Questions About Writing
“This is what I want to do for the rest of my life.”
Tag: Short Stories
Why Maurice Carlos Ruffin Left a Law Career to Pursue Writing
“I have never felt happier in my life than to have lived this dream.”
Tags: Short Stories
Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s Creative Journey from Lawyer to Award-Winning Writer
“It’s almost like a séance. I’ll sit down to write a story. I’m not going to have any idea what’s going to come out.”
Tags: interview, Short Stories
New Story: ‘Ghetto University’ by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
An English professor resorts to a new line of work—mugging tourists in the French Quarter.
Michael A. Gonzales Puts a Spotlight on Out of Print Black Authors
“She just had a style about her that just kind of pulled you into the stories.”
The Life and Stories of Diane Oliver, Part Two (with Michael A. Gonzales)
“She just had a style about her that just kind of pulled you into the stories.”
The Life and Short Stories of Diane Oliver (Part One)
“In her 22 short years on this earth, Diane Oliver was a writer who was just doing the damn thing.”
Member Exclusive: Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton on the Business of Publishing (Part One)
“You have to know your strengths and your weaknesses as a writer first.”
Ursa Short Fiction: Cleyvis Natera on Staying True to Your Voice
“Now, on this side of it, I’m like, You’ve been great all along.”
Cleyvis Natera on ‘Fog,’ Staying True to Your Voice, and Embracing Short Stories as Play
“Now, on this side of it, I’m like, You’ve been great all along.”