Reader & Writer
Riding Bikes at Night in October was accepted nearly a year ago and I had to wait until now for it to come out—But it is worth the wait. Riding Bikes is out in Ink in Thirds. Again, the piece was something not quite new and not quite poetry: A prose poem? Maybe. It is... Continue Reading →
Fringe Festival, Tranäs An enclave of aficionados of the NY School (poetry) Before leaving for the Kungsleden, before leaving home, I’d prepared my Tranäs at the Fringe workshop on Micro-Memoir. Once in Tranäs at my friend’s house, she even printed off my workshop notes: All for nought. Once started, it went out the window. It... Continue Reading →
I sent off “Names for Birds” to the Celtic Literary Review. Not all things are as they seem. About the Celtic Literary Review Journal: Our journal is a nonprofit, online magazine with one central goal in mind: to empower female writers. The literary world is a hectic place for all, and it is especially difficult... Continue Reading →
A couple years ago I had about 12 short stories accepted. This has been the year for short pieces. Currently I have a new piece appearing in Switch, online micro fiction. The piece is nonfiction. The website is not very specific and you’ll need to scroll down to find circa 1984. https://www.switchonline.org/about-1 I’ll be at... Continue Reading →
What is Substack? Substack is content that may be described as newsletters, posts, essays, articles, blogs. It is focused. I decided to make my Substack about Flash Memoir. Flash writing is about writing small, prose-like; it has been called the haiku of prose. We all are familiar with the genre of memoir--though years ago my... Continue Reading →
I’ve had a few less acceptances this year . . . after a record-setting acceptances last year. In fact, I was growing despondent—there’s always an emotional high, a release of adrenaline when I do receive notice of an acceptance. Through Submittable I saw that HOOT had taken a short-short for their postcard review. These are... Continue Reading →
I’ve had an amazing acceptance of a small flash memoir piece I’ve called Starting Over which will appear in the next issue of Random Sample Review for an issue themed “Follow Your Joy”—yes, it does involve a bicycle! More importantly, it was selected by a poet Debra Stone. This is significant in that my agent is... Continue Reading →
If in the area stop by, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 16 at Bolingbrook Library. I'll have books for sale! I'll be presenting: How Flash Can Spark Your Writing Writing flash (1,000 words or less) can be a springboard to creativity. Jane Hertenstein, author of Freeze Frame: How to Write Flash Memoir and Flash... Continue Reading →
Jane Hertenstein 