The Official Literary Journal of University of Southern Maine's Stonecoast MFA
Interview What do you write? I write character-driven fiction. I don’t know if there’s a term for stories about unhappy people trying to not be so unhappy, but that’s basically my bread and butter. Is there an author or artist who has most profoundly influenced your work?…
Interview What do you write? I write poetry and non-fiction. Most of my non-fiction is memoir, but not all my memoir is non-fiction. Is there an author or artist who has most profoundly influenced your work? Salinger, Vonnegut, Borges, Bradbury, Kerouac, Eliot, Bukowski, Collins, Hayes, (David) Sedaris,…
Interview What do you write? I write whatever I’m inspired to write at the time—science fiction, mystery, fantasy, literary mainstream, social commentary, non-fiction—in anything from flash to book length. Is there an author or artist who has most profoundly influenced your work? Almost every book I read…
Interview What do you write? I write creative nonfiction. I recently discovered and fell in love with the lyric essay/memoir, and feel like this is where my voice is. I’m currently writing lyrical nonfiction, and learning more about the form as I go along. My mentor…
Interview What do you write? I love writing about the near future, so most of my pieces file under speculative fiction (especially science fiction). I’ve dabbled in pretty much everything though. I’m kind of a chameleon that way. Is there an author or artist who has most…
Interview What do you write? I always liked urban and realistic fantasy, and I’ve dabbled in post-apocalyptic, too. In recent years, though, I’ve become enmeshed in magical realism, which I think is my favorite genre to work in—looking back I see its influence in a lot…
Interview What do you write? Anything and everything I find time for. I’m currently on a seventh draft of my first—so far—novel length work. But I also write creative nonfiction, flash fiction, and short fiction. If you dig far enough back (don’t), you can find some…
Interview & Featured Work Why did you choose Stonecoast? I wanted an MFA program that would nurture my passion for popular fiction while still providing a rigorous academic experience. Stonecoast is the only low-residency program that meets these criteria. Plus, I couldn’t resist the opportunity…
Interview Why did you choose Stonecoast? Simply put: I love writing popular fiction, and Stonecoast loves teaching it. When I first began my quest to find the perfect MFA program, I was disheartened to learn that most of them frowned upon pop fic and catered solely…