Tag Archives: Fiction

A New Flash Fiction Piece Up at Joe + Gigs

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Meakin Armstrong

I wrote a flash fiction piece for the online journal, Joe + Gigs. Joe + Gigs is an ekphrastic site: all stories are in some way about paintings. For no reason at all (other than I’d given myself about an hour or … Continue reading →

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The Slush: FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Meakin Armstrong

We try to have at least 30% unsolicited fiction in Guernica, meaning we get a lot of our fiction stuff from the slush pile. In fact, we’re about to publish our FOURTH publishing debut this year. I believe in doing … Continue reading →

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New with Guernica, Two Stories Every Two Weeks

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Meakin Armstrong

For years, I made sure that Guernica ran at least one story, every two weeks. Doing that worked well (very well in fact, we won many awards and published many top writers). But—and this was important—there were so many other stories … Continue reading →

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Peter Stamm on Guernica

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Meakin Armstrong

I’m quite drunk at this point. I’m thinking he could do anything to me, and then straightaway I’m ashamed of the thought. He’s so young I could be his mother. I’d like to run my hand through his hair, press … Continue reading →

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I Have a New Short-Short Fiction Piece on Wigleaf

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

I have a short fiction piece in the latest issue of Wigleaf. Wigleaf is one of the top journals of super-short fiction (fiction of the very sort that Guernica, by the way, does not usually run). I love Wigleaf—the stuff … Continue reading →

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Reading in Union Sq Today

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

Park-Lit has a simple concept: writers read from their work,  outside, in a public park. Today at 6:30 on the 21st, Guernica (in association with Park-Lit and Open City magazine) will be having a reading in Union Square Park. (On … Continue reading →

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Writing: Should You Outline First?

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

I just ran across this piece by Nancy Rawlinson (who is a contributing editor at Guernica ) on the outlining debate. She says that yes, you should. You should outline your fiction. I have to admit that I sometimes do, … Continue reading →

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Advice: 10 Tips for Writers

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

Janet Fitch author of the novels White Oleander and Paint it Black has some advice for writers, whether they write fiction or nonfiction (although the advice is directed at fiction writers).  Many of these tips were already given to me … Continue reading →

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Reading: Hosting Park-Lit in Union Sq

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

Park-Lit has a simple concept: writers read from their work,  outside, in a public park. At 6:30 on the 21st, Guernica (in association with Park-Lit) will be having a reading in Union Square Park. (On the south side, right in … Continue reading →

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My Posted Clips

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

Just moved into my new site, meakinarmstrong.com. Continue reading →

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Still Working on This Site

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

It’s a slow process, but I’m putting PDFs of my clips onto this site. Click on “Editorial Clips” for my freelance writing/journalism and “Copywriter” for my ad-driven writing. Eventually, I’ll also have my all of my fiction up, and information … Continue reading →

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Sunday Salon: How It Went

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

That reading was one of my best. I read a short story I’ve been working on, “Burning From the Inside.” I’m glad it worked in front of a live audience. Supposedly the reading will be on YouTube at some point.

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Reading: Sunday Salon, June 13th

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

This Sunday June 13th at 7 pm, I’ll be reading a a new draft of a short story I’ve been working on at Sunday Salon. Continue reading →

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New in Noo Journal: “Baby Love”

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

I have a super-short fiction piece in the current issue of Noo Journal. My work-from-home scheme fell on hard times and we had to move to another place, a property I’d bought as an investment, but had never planned on … Continue reading →

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Reading: Happy Ending, Feb. 11th

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

Thursday, 8:00 pm. Happy Ending, at 302 Broome St., between Forsyth and Eldridge. It’s free. Happy Ending is a great bar with an interesting history: it used to be a “massage” parlor (hence the name). They’ve kept the exterior and … Continue reading →

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