Writing
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Spark: A Creative Anthology Volume IV is currently available for pre-sale. Officially, this anthology will be released in January, 2014. My short story, Quicksilver, will be just one of many incredibly entertaining speculative short stories to be anthologized. Kevin J. Anderson offers a brilliant forward to kick us off which is a real thrill because…
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The (ahem) highly anticipated Crack The Spine Fall 2013 Anthology is now available at amazon.com! Official Release: http://www.crackthespine.com/2013/11/fall-2013-anthology.html My Pushcart Prize-nominated story Burn, Baby, Burn is featured in the depths of some pretty outstanding literary fiction – all compiled into one fantastic anthology. I’m honored to be amongst them. If you are looking for a Christmas…
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My short story Burn Baby, Burn – published in Issue 74 of Crack The Spine – has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize! I am a very happy writer today! For a full list of CTS nominees, see http://www.crackthespine.com/2013/11/pushcart-prize-nominees.html In addition, my sweet little Burn Baby will be published in the upcoming Fall 2013 Crack The…
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When I was in grade school, we had a guidance counselor that would come around to each classroom and give self esteem presentations. She would talk to us with the help of a little blue whale hand puppet. We called the whale “Stanley” because she was Mrs. Stanley and because grade school kids are not…
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I have been selected as Crack The Spine‘s Featured Writer for the month of August! I could not be more thrilled! http://www.crackthespine.com/2013/08/featured-writer-of-month.html I was chosen based on the reactions my story “Burn, Baby Burn” received when it was released in Issue 74 last month. Thanks to everyone that read it and spoke out in their…
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I have really gotten some of the loveliest rejections. Since I began submitting my work for publication, I’ve only gotten one rejection that felt unnecessarily rude. And, really, that was early on and if I went back and read it today, I’d probably realize that it wasn’t as mean as I thought. Early on, I…
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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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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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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…
Brianne M. Kohl 