John Minichillo

Birthday June 7, 1968
Location Nashville, TN
Occupation Creative Writing Professor
Website http://www.nashvillefictionworkshop.com

Books by John Minichillo
  • by Steve Cohen
    St. Martin's Griffin, 2007.
    • About Me

    John's stories have appeared in Mississippi Review, Third Coast, the anthology Next Stop Hollywood (St. Martin's), Monkeybicycle, In Posse Review, Metazen, Lit Snack, Carve Magazine, and elsewhere. Work forthcoming at Night Train, Dogzplot, Staccato Fiction, Northville Review, Gigantic Website, and The Norton Anthology of Hint Fiction.

    I write and teach in Tennessee and I'm married to fellow Fictionaut, Katrina Gray.

    Why do you write?

    Like a lot of writers, I started writing because I loved to read. I was fascinated with what the better writers among us could achieve, and I wanted to be one of them.

    John Minichillo's Wall

    Sara Lippmann, May 06

    John, thanks for your crazy nice note on Spring. It was one of those stories I’d been knocking around in my head forever so that when it came to writing it down, it went fast. (Fast for me, at least, as I’m a turtle when it comes to most things.) I look forward to reading more of your work.

    Sara Lippmann, May 05

    I was completely caught up in it. You have an interesting approach to narrative, which I found refreshing — and all those details, at once utterly familiar became alien through your filter. that garish orange thong, how it came to represent (for me at least) the essence of it all, was really cool.

    Jane Hammons, Apr 24

    Thanks for the comment on Pleiku Jacket. “Menacing” I like that.

    Ben Loory, Apr 02

    yeah, man, it’s nutty. seriously nutty. i don’t even know what to say.

    Rick Rofihe, Mar 31

    Did I thank you yet for your kind “Snowsuit” comments?

    Very best,
    RR

    Jon Davies, Feb 10

    Thanks for the comment on Apocalypse. Now we just need to get more people to join the challenge—always a challenge.

    James Robison, Feb 02

    Thank for your star.

    Gary Percesepe, Jan 19

    j,

    hey, i like your new pic

    tether me up

    that k—where’d you find her? wheeeeeeeee. way cool.

    and your kid looks great, in the pics.

    you are a lucky sumbitch.

    carry on

    Christian Bell, Jan 18

    John, thanks for reading and commenting on my story, “Yellowfin Tuna.” Your comments express mainly what I was going for!

    Douglas Light, Jan 08

    Yeah, “I’m a Hoosier” has gotten me out of many a tight situations.

    Thanks for the read.

    Finnegan Flawnt, Dec 20

    wow to you, too, john (i also took a break mid-way through your argument chain ;-), thanks for your comment - that paragraph ending with “Play with clay all you like.” really really spoke to me. marvelous, thanks.

    R. Daniel Lester, Dec 07

    Hey John, thanks for the comment on Caffeine Fueled Revelation Machines. Probably one of the coolest about any of my writing, ever. “…teasing the howl out of quiet spaces.” Love that.

    Micah Dean Hicks, Nov 19

    Thanks for the comment, John!

    Larry Strattner, Nov 17

    Good looking student in your pic - when’s his book due out?

    shar, Oct 20

    thanks for checking out my story. i appreciate the feedback….

    Meg Pokrass, Oct 06

    john - are you in zoetrope virtual studio?

    Patrick McDonald, Oct 03

    Hello John. Just checking out fictionaut as you suggested. Looks like a very writer-friendly site. My kind of place.

    Tim Elhajj, Sep 29

    Thanks for the comments, John. Good point about submitting to groups, which I haven’t done much with here.

    Gary Moshimer, Sep 28

    Again, thank you for the kind words. I too would like them to meet, but I needed this story to end here.

    Meg Pokrass, Sep 24

    Hi! I’m glad you are finding the prompts useful - thanks for telling me, John. Nice to meet you.

    Morgan Harlow, Aug 31

    Thanks! Do you think you might send “minimal one” to the poetry group?

    Deborah Riley-Magnus, Apr 21

    Glad to be here, John! Now, how does this place work? Original short stories? Long pieces? It looks like productive fun.

    David Erlewine, Mar 29

    congratulations!

    Too White, Jan 10

    Go Moe Tucker GO!

    Mary Miller, Dec 05

    I lived in Nashville before I came to Hattiesburg. I miss Nashville, so nice there. Where do you teach?

    Molly Gaudry, Oct 04

    Hi,

    SCPA is in Cincinnati, OH.

    Molly Gaudry, Oct 03

    Thank you for liking my story. Where do you profess?

    Laurel Snyder, Sep 14

    You are awesome for even thinking of it! I will be your best friend if you do come. I’m petrified nobody will be there. None of my friends can make it!

    Marcy Dermansky, Sep 04

    You can have contacts, too, John, just click on everyone’s name. It doesn’t require that people like you back.

    Brad Davis, Aug 31

    Thanks for inviting me! Hope to post soon.

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