Hard at Work
Posted by jarviswrites in Guest Bloggers on April 12, 2017
You may have noticed we’ve been rather quiet here on 5writer.com the last few months. These lack of posts have come from all of us being extremely busy working on our current Works in Progress. Since we are all still up to our eyeballs in writing and revisions, we have decided to take an official break […]
The Marble Army: A Timely Story about the Personal Costs Incurred while Pursuing Justice by Brad Windhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Reviews on March 11, 2017
The Marble Army: A Timely Story about the Personal Costs Incurred while Pursuing Justice When I was in sixth grade, the student body went on strike. It was 1985 in Los Angeles, and my school had a very strict dress code—no shorts allowed without permission from the principal. Sure, when the weather was deemed hot […]
My First AWP: A Beginner’s Experience Navigating This Important Writer’s Conference by Brad WIndhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Special Editions on February 20, 2017
My First AWP: A Beginner’s Experience Navigating This Important Conference In addition to being a writer I’m also an academic. Academics attend conferences. In my field, my colleagues often attend the annual MLA conference. I’ve done this once, when the conference was hosted in Philly, which made it easy (and cheap) to attend. Since most […]
Goals for 2017 by Brad Windhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, goals 2017 on January 24, 2017
Goals for 2017 by Brad Windhauser 2016 turned out to be a surprise of a year for me. Personal and political issues aside, I was unprepared for the wonderful surprise of having my second novel accepted and published. Promoting The Intersection upon its release was both challenging and fun. This year I plan to continue […]
On the Intersection of Literature and Politics (Redux)
Posted by Ron Hayes in Guest Bloggers on January 19, 2017
by Ron Hayes In the late fall of 1989, upheaval around the globe seemed to bring pause to the world, as if we were all holding our collective breath. Revolution swirled through the streets and plains and forests and public squares of Eastern and Central Europe. In Prague, a middle-aged dissident writer, the factory-working son […]
2016 – The Year of The Intersection: Not What I Expected by Brad Windhauser
Posted by virgowriter in 2016: Looking Back, Brad on December 8, 2016
2016 – The Year of The Intersection: Not what I expected When this year started, I looked forward to so many things—not the least of which was getting married, which I did in October. In terms of writing, however, I was committed to finishing two short stories (I came close, and even started two more), […]
Abigail’s Shaffer’s CHILDREN OF THE COUNTRY, a Fresh Take on Often Overlooked Members of Our Society by: Emilia Fuentes
Posted by virgowriter in Guest Bloggers, Reviews on December 5, 2016
Abigail’s Shaffer’s CHILDREN OF THE COUNTRY, a Fresh Take on Often Overlooked Members of Our Society by Emilia Fuentes Abigail R. Shaffer’s debut novel Children of the Country is a stark depiction of the modern American South. Set in the Ozark Mountains of northern Arkansas, the novel tells the story of a small community embedded […]
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