by Lonnie Martin This is where I am from, the place of my father’s birth. It sits on the edge of a valley, surrounded by mountains older than the generations that have lived and died in a land claimed as their own. I was not born here, nor was I conceived here, nor did I [...]
Memoir
Why I Married My Wife by Robert Levin
by Robert Levin I was, I suppose you could say, in a prepartum depression. It started when my wife, Connie, decided it was time to have a baby. I was thirty-one and she was twenty-eight, a circumstance which, I reminded her in my argument against the idea, was no cause for alarm. But after she’d [...]
The Leaning Tower of Ego by Gabriella Herkert
by Gabriella Herkert I’m a lawyer. For those of you who don’t know many lawyers, that pretty much means I get paid by the word. Every multi-syllabic euphemism I can inject into an otherwise casual conversation is directly proportional to the lakeside square-footage residential property I can afford. I have never minded the burdens this [...]
Ixnay on the Three-Way by Jody Reale
by Jody Reale It was not so long after Our Ugly Wedding that I made a friendly gesture toward my husband, Alex. We were in the car, taking a springtime drive to Boulder. We were going to walk down the pedestrian mall while eating ice cream, watching the buskers and musicians perform, but not the [...]
Writers’ Groups By Jeri Smith-Ready
By Jeri Smith-Ready I always swore I’d throw a party when I got my first rejection letter from a publisher. Imagine how lucky I felt when it arrived on my birthday. One party, two stoned birds.
Getting It Straight by Chris Offutt
by chris offutt The judge for the 2002 SFWP literary awards program is Chris Offutt. He sent along an article on writing originally published in Ace Weekly.
Why She Writes by Jayne Anne Phillips
by jayne anne phillips The judge for our 2001 literary awards program was Jayne Anne Phillips. To read about Jayne Anne, spin on by the main SFWP site or visit her webpage. This story originally appeared in “Why I Write”; edited by Will Blythe.
Are you a writer, or do you write? by Kate Horsley
by kate horsley Kate Horsley served as associate judge in the SFWP year 2000 literary awards program. She is the author of Crazy Woman, A Killing in New Town and Confessions of a Pagan Nun. Stop by the SFWP Features section for more information.
Camp Envy by Jody A. Reale
by jody a. reale 2001 Finalist Jody A. Reale is an essayist and humorist from the Rocky Mountains. She maintains a strong web presence at Jodyreale.com.