Origin Stories, O. Henry Winners, Readings, and Book Releases are just a few Fictionaut highlights this month. “True Conditions” by Michael Copperman is forthcoming at Camera Obscura, and “Reading the Water” will appear in April’s The Sun. Heather Fowler’s book Suspended Heart received a glowing review from The Short Review, and her collection People With [...]

Susan Tepper’s From the Umberplatzen is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Michelle Elvy is now editor at Blue Fifth Review. Wilderness House Literary Review has published “What’s a Housecoat” by MaryAnne Kolton; David Ackley’s “See?”; and “2008, What I Wanted” by JP Reese.

Recently:
   Fictionaut Five: Brad Listi
   Introducing Editor’s Eye

This month’s reading includes two stamp stories by Kathy Fish, one in Wigleaf and the other in the MLP Stamp Stories Anthology. Susan Tepper has a story in Schuylkill Valley Journal. Matt Potter’s Pure Slush has a new print anthology, Slut, featuring many Fictionaut members.

Several Fictionaut members have contributed to The Lost Children Anthology, which is now available at Amazon, Goodreads, Smashwords, and Barnes & Noble. All proceeds will benefit child protection agencies.

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   Monday Chat with Gill Hoffs
   Fictionaut Five: Ayelet Waldman
   Line Breaks: “Alteration” by Steve Almond
   Checking in with Shred the Safehouse

Sheldon Lee Compton’s story collection, The Same Terrible Storm, is forthcoming from Foxhead Books. Stories by Susan Gibb, Con Chapman, and Gill Hoff are at Pure Slush. Meg Tuite’s “Prevailing Winds” is at Fwriction Review.

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   Fictionaut Five: James Whorton Jr.
   Monday Chat with Marcelle Heath

Ann Bogle’s book, Country Without a Name, is available at Lulu. Kathy Fish’s collection, Wild Life, is available through Matter Press and Amazon. Robert Vaughn’s “Nowhere in Sight” and Andrew Stancek’s “Goat Fate” and “Flight” are at Pure Slush. Estelle Bruno’s “Immobile Car Immobile Phone” and Linda Simoni Wastila’s “Poison Pill” are at Every Day Fiction.

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   Fictionaut Five: Anne Leigh Parrish
   Checking in with Like Birds Lit

Kyle Minor’s novel excerpt, Sexual Lives of Missionaries, is up at Guernica Magazine. John Minichillo’s excerpt from The Snow Whale is at The Collagist, and the novel is now available from Atticus Books. Lauren Becker’s “Five Ways” is at Small Doggies Magazine. Ben Loory‘s collection Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day is now out from Penguin.

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   Checking in with 2011 and 2012 Publications
   Monday Chat with Bill Yarrow
   Fictionaut Five: Dan Chaon

Ramshackle Review‘s latest issue spreads the love with work by Jen Knox, Jack Swenson, xTx, Danny Goodman, Bill Yarrow, Darryl Price, and many more. MaryAnne Kolton’s poem “Sex with Strangers” and “The Love Tap” are forthcoming from Toucan Magazine. Doug Bond reads Ramon Collins’ story “Things That Go Poink!” here. Steve Himmer’s novel The Bee-Loud Glade gets a shout-out from NPR.

Recently:
   Monday Chat with Meg Tuite
   Checking in with Couples
   Fictionaut Five: Roddy Doyle

May has been a fruitful month for Fictionauters. Congratulations to all for your success!

Recently:
   Monday Chat with Jane Hammons
   Checking in with Dirty Theologians
   Fictionaut Five: Roy Kesey

I’m happy to announce Front Page, a monthly post where I get to showcase your success stories in a more formal capacity. So, if you have any news to share – A book contract or published story, award or grant etc. etc., send links and/or relevant info to me so that I can include it in Front Page.

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   Checking in with @Geek
   Fictionaut Five: Alan Heathcock
   Monday Chat with Meg Pokrass