I’m very excited to have another short story published by Gravel, the online magazine from U Arkansas.
Please check out the story through this link!
As you may have guessed from the title, it’s a story about a priest, rabbi and reverend at an atheist’s bar.
Strange coincidence: there is another writer with the same last name as me published in this issue. I’m not sure what that says about the writing community etc etc, but surely someone could draw a moral here.
After a very long hiatus from blogging, I am so excited that my first post back has some really good news. I’ve had my first short story published in a real live lit journal!
Check out the link here!
My story was published in a new literary journal called Pear Drop. It’s a flash fiction piece (meaning you have to tell your story in under 500 words) and is actually the first story I’ve written that’s set in Australia. I guess after living here for almost 3 years, it’s about time.
I hope you enjoy!
J.K. Rowling has released a new short story about one of our favorite wizards – Harry Potter. It is the first from her website pottermore.com that talks about Harry after the series’ ending.
While it’s not much more information, it is always fun to revisit the world Rowling created. And the memorable voice of Rita Skeeter is always good for a chuckle.
You can read the story on pottermore by signing in, or here without a login.
Who To Thank For the Word “Cojones”
A new book by Paul Dickson called “Authorisms” comes out in 1 week! Now we will finally know who to thank for having cojones (Hemingway), for not being a doormat (Dickens), and for letting us be nerds (Dr. Seuss).
I recently came across a website / blog by author Max Barry about his writing, life, and publishing. It’s called He Writes Things. I thought it had a great mix of info for both his readers and other writers, and really enjoyed his sense of humor. Here’s one of his tweets:
My favorite part of Jury Duty: They said, “There’s a door marked STRICTLY NO ADMITTANCE. Ignore that. There’s coffee and cookies in there.”
I was hoping to find some more blogs like this. Any suggestions on cool author blogs?
Thanks!
This is a real gem from a younger Ian McKellen. Enjoy!
This article is an interesting look from the folks at the Wheeler Centre of the challenges and successes of bookshops in the ebook age. If you’d like to see a different point of view, check out my interview with Paul from Brookline Booksmith here.
A phenomenal version of Led Zeppelin’s classic “Stairway to Heaven” performed by Heart as the three remaining Zeppelin members were honored at the Kennedy Center.
As if poor old King Richard III didn’t have a bad enough reputation thanks to Shakespeare! Researchers have just confirmed that they found parasitic worm eggs around the deceased king’s pelvis under the parking lot in Leicester last year.
In an online journal post from Lancet, experts suggest that this points to a roundworm infection during the king’s life. While this would have been an inconvenience, these worms would not have been life threatening for a well-fed English Monarch.
However, they may have made themselves known at an inappropriate time:
As the Register Guard points out –
“It’s also possible Richard’s worms made a gruesome appearance when he died on the battlefield in 1485 as the last English king killed in war. In adults infected with roundworm, traumatic events like car crashes can cause the worms to pop out of peoples’ noses and ears.
‘“The worms get shocked and they move quickly,” said Simon Brooker, a professor of epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who was not part of the study.”
I bet Shakespeare couldn’t have thought that one up, even if he did have Richard born with teeth in his play.
In conclusion
Hamlet: “A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king”
And that king apparently was Richard III.
J A Hirsch 