A reader writes to ask: How should we format a manuscript of multiple poems that each span more than a single page? Do we number our pages starting from 1 whenever we begin a new poem, or should we number our manuscript 1,2, 3... 10, etc. regardless of the
I'm sorry, Ella, but you have to accept it. If you drag me a mile and a half to the park through a slushy wasteland on the front end of our walk, then there's no getting around a mile and a half home on the back
New York's Hook & Eye Theater company is nearing the end of its run of its new play "The Summoners." A surreal, mindbending blend of Groundhog Day and Synecdoche, New York, "The Summoners" tells the thought-provoking story of what happens when the blanket
At his final Tuesday Funk as a co-host in Chicago, on December 3, 2013, William Shunn read an excerpt from his novelette "After the Earthquake a Fire" (later published in Bloodstone Review.)
At his final Tuesday Funk as a co-host in Chicago, on December 3, 2013, William Shunn offered a brief history of the series's Poems by Bill feature.
I wrote this poem to read at last night's Tuesday Funk—the 64th episode in the series, and my final night as host. Bless the English language for its charming, maddening ambiguity. Will I look back on this night as the last time I was here or the
The short story manuscript template for Microsoft Word that I recently added was apparently quite a success, at least to judge by the number of requests I've received to add a version for novel manuscripts. Accordingly, I've created that novel template, and you can now find
Hi, gang! █████ and I are happy to announce that the new Ella calendar for 2014 is available now from Lulu.com. It features thirteen months of all your favorite Ella photos from 2013—well, okay, all our favorites—and it's far less pricey than in previous years! For
5 November 2013, Chicago, IL Dear Overlords at Munster Taverns: Let me preface this email by saying that Lady Gregory's is one of my favorite places in the world. This afternoon I ordered a Daisy Cutter with my burger. When my beer was close to the bottom, my
What is the sound of one hand clapping? What is the sound of a tree falling in a forest? What is the sound of a story without a reader? What is the sound of tears on my typewriter keys?
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