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Nonfiction
“Countdown to Day One” by Melissa Rosato
03 February 2017 on Blog, NonfictionTwo Weeks After When I drive up, he turns away and leans inside the open window of his Camaro. The hatchback and passenger seat are filled completely with bags and...
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Snowstorm: Holiday Reading Recommendations
22 December 2016 on BlogAs the Barnstorm staff wraps up another calendar year, we want to thank all of you for your continued support and dedication. We'll resume our regular publishing schedule in February,...
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Story, picture, painting: an interview with artist Linda Griggs
25 November 2016 on ArtStorm, BlogInterview by Amy Neswald Kelly and I were introduced to artist Linda Griggs’ work through my good friend and art dealer, Paul Bridgewater. We were taken with Linda’s work at...
Storystorm
Writing With Conflict: Do All Good Stories Have to be Sad?
21 October 2016 on Blog, Fiction, StorystormI was in a literature class and we discussed whether all good stories have to be sad. Why does it seem like all of the classics are depressing (looking at...
The Writer's Hot Seat
The Writer’s Hot Seat: Benjamin Ludwig
14 October 2016 on Blog, Fiction, The Writer's Hot SeatInterview by Shannon Slocum and Alix McManus Benjamin Ludwig is a life-long teacher of English and writing in New Hampshire. He and his wife are foster/adoptive parents. His novella, Sourdough, won the...
Poetry
“Middle-Ear Evolution” by Lois Bassen
07 October 2016 on Blog, Poetry"So reptiles eat with the bones we hear with." --"Reptiles Eat With the Bones Humans Hear With, Fossil Proves" by John Noble Wilford, April 18, 2011 Chew Schubert’s E-flat Trio for...
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Artstorm: Why Art? Why Now?
04 October 2016 on ArtStorm, BlogArt is not what you see, but what you make others see. — Edgar Degas Welcome to Artstorm! We’re a new addition to Barnstorm, created with the goal to...
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From the Editor
21 September 2016 on BlogDear Reader, Welcome to a new year of Barnstorm. Our 2016–2017 staff is excited to launch another great year full of writerly ruminations, interviews, photography, and (of course!) some marvelous...
Storystorm
Storystorm: Joie de Vivre
13 May 2016 on Blog, StorystormI was at a rock concert recently—the kind where the singer is 46, scraggly, parched, and won’t let his career go—watching everyone have more fun than me. This sort...
Storystorm
Storystorm: Home is Where the [Character’s] Heart Is
06 May 2016 on Blog, StorystormAstonishingly soon, I’ll be finishing my coursework for UNH’s MFA program. In the quick months that follow, I’ll spend my time getting ready to live in my fourth state...
The Writer's Hot Seat
The Writer’s Hot Seat: Mira Ptacin
22 April 2016 on The Writer's Hot SeatInterview by Holland Prior Not too far from our hallowed University of New Hampshire halls you will find Mira Ptacin, a creative nonfiction writer who lives off the coast...
The Writer's Hot Seat
The Writer’s Hot Seat: Rebecca Makkai
01 April 2016 on Blog, The Writer's Hot SeatInterview by Carter Foster Rebecca Makkai is the author of three books. Her first novel, The Borrower, follows a young librarian's journey across the country with a boy who has...
