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The Value of Sad Stories
23 September 2020 on Blog, StorystormI grew up in a laughing house. Granted, it was sometimes a yelling house, or a screaming house, or a crying house – but the important thing was, my family...
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It’s Okay to Not Write a Book During the Pandemic
01 May 2020 on BlogI’m not sure what I was expecting—maybe with more (read: all) time at home, I would be nothing short of prolific, à la “Room of One’s Own” at last. I...
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What We Look For in Poetry Submissions
05 March 2020 on Blog, StorystormHere at Barnstorm, our poetry readers and editors have varied tastes and interests, but we all share a love for poetry. Read on below to hear what each of our readers...
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What We Look for in Fiction Submissions
27 February 2020 on Blog, StorystormI’ll never forget the first time I heard the tale “The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle.” I was captivated by the question King Arthur must answer to save...
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What We Look For in Nonfiction Submissions – Strong Beginnings
19 February 2020 on Blog, Storystorm“And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” ― Meister Eckhart We know this: essays that move readers and stay with them need...
The Writer's Hot Seat
The Writer’s Hot Seat: Katie Peterson
05 December 2019 on Blog, The Writer's Hot SeatThis past November, poet Katie Peterson gave a reading from her new book, A Piece of Good News, at the University of New Hampshire, followed by a Q&A session with...
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The Pile of Skulls
27 November 2019 on Blog, StorystormFor five years, I’d been collecting rejection emails in a special inbox folder titled “The Pile of Skulls”. When the total approached one-hundred and thirty, the accumulated despair made me...
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Finding Poetry When You’re Stuck
13 November 2019 on Blog, StorystormSome weeks writing comes easy. Like a gift a context or idea appears and you run to the computer, journal, grocery receipt and draft out a poem quickly before it...
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MFA Kung Fu
30 October 2019 on StorystormAt the end of the summer, when the New Hampshire sky was a bright blue, I started my MFA program in creative nonfiction. When preparing for this new adventure in...
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Mystery in Poetry
23 October 2019 on Blog, StorystormMaybe it’s because it’s autumn now—it’s darker out and the neighbors' Halloween decorations are up and all the tourists have gone home so the seacoast is hushed—but I’m thinking about...
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Does Taking a Break Mean You’re a Lazy Failure?
17 October 2019 on Blog, StorystormThis past weekend, I was going to be super productive. I was going to revise an old story, draft the first few pages of a new one, write this blog...
Nonfiction
“Aubergine” by Cara Lynn Albert
11 October 2019 on Blog, Nonfiction“His name is Eggplant,” said John as we examined his dying fish inside the large aquarium in the middle of his living room. This was before we started dry humping...
