July 2013
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I have a new story coming out this week at Crack the Spine Literary Magazine. It is a dark tale called Burn Baby, Burn. It was inspired, partly, by the novel We Have Always Lived In the Castle by Shirley Jackson – who, in my opinion had a way of writing Gothic Claustrophobia like no one…
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Check out Bop Dead City for an interview I did with their super nice editor, Kevin: http://bopdeadcity.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/interview-with-brianne-kohl/
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Last week, I had a crisis at work that diverted all my attention from creative pursuits. Needing a day job is an unfortunate reality for me. My fervent wish is that someday I won’t have to focus on technical writing but until that happens, the paying gig always has to take precedence. I really enjoy…
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Dead Bop City Issue 4 is now available for you to purchase here! It features a ton of great writing including my flash fiction story Her Feminine Circumstance which was also named Best Fiction in their Summer Themed Writing Contest. The cost is $3 ($1 shipping) which is a total deal! You should buy…
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Three might be my lucky number. It took us three years to get married (after the engagement. Eight years total if we are being technical). Three years to get our footing, financially and professionally. Three years to find our little lot of land in Chatham County. Three years to save up the money to build our…
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I have a new flash fiction piece being published next week at Bop Dead City! In addition, my story has been selected as the Fiction Winner in their Summer Themed Contest !! My story is called Her Feminine Circumstance. Bop Dead City is an amazing independent quarterly literary journal available in print (only) for $3. Please…
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I drove over Chicken Bridge with the radio blaring Ellie Goulding’s “Anything Can Happen”. It had to be loud because the straps holding the canoe on the roof of my car were vibrating like swarms of angry foul-mouthed bees. Errant sprinkles hit my windshield but the weather man had sworn up and down that…
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When I first started sending my stories out for submission, I joined Duotrope. Absolutely, if you are an aspiring writer submitting your work, I recommend this site. I wouldn’t be able to track my submissions as well on my own. It is a searchable database where writers can list stories, search for places to submit…
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I’ve been struggling just recently. Nothing too serious, nothing completely debilitating. Just a lack of inspiration. I write about water a lot and I think it is because writing is a very elemental thing for me. Inspiration typically comes from a word or a phrase associated with the four elements. It will get me going,…
Brianne M. Kohl 