In this powerful flash fiction by Amber Sparks on the online magazine Smokelong Quarterly, stories are presented as a means for survival, for hearing truths we do and don’t want to hear, and telling them back in new ways that might just save someone else’s life to. Read it here: Everything is Terrible but You […]

This heartbreaking and deceptively light story by Vanessa Chang, author of the story collection of the same title and a novel The Storm We Made, uses humor and language so deftly. you almost don’t notice this is a story that is ultimately about acceptance of loss and impending grief. It’s published in The Commuter, a series […]

This extensive resource from MasterClass (if you go to the site, this free! Ignore the heavy ad campaign). goes through various strategies for developing characters: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/writing-tips-for-character-development#5ilw944dWq0rUmTC0xm1IW