Grading and some reports tonight, so I will be back tomorrow with a regular post and a response to the questions that people have posted in the comments today… Also, I have received several new cool requests for blog topics, so those will be coming over the next few days… But not tonight.

Instead, random nonacademic (or are they?) links:

http://www.advicetowriters.com/interviews/2012/3/30/lev-grossman.html

The Pushcart Prize is a big-deal small-press annual prize. Small presses are nominating their own best from this year, so here are some nominee lists. These should all be very good stories:

https://riggwelterpress.wordpress.com/2017/11/14/pushcart-prize-nominations/

http://www.smokelong.com/smokelong-quarterlys-2017-pushcart-prize-nominees-final-round/

https://www.forgelitmag.com/flm/2016/12/07/pushcart-nominations-2016/

Also,go read a random flash from Ellipsis Zine:

http://www.ellipsiszine.com/random/

After the Pause latest issue:

 

And a reminder to us all: