- WritingFeb 26, 2015, 10:12AM
Sleepwalking on a Monday Morning
Days off never last long enough.
- WritingFeb 26, 2015, 10:04AM
My First Flashback
Reminded of a car accident from years ago.
- WritingFeb 25, 2015, 10:12AM
I Live With Spiders
How I've learned to manage fear.
- WritingFeb 25, 2015, 06:12AM
The Earth Takes Its Stuff Back
It will blow your house down.
- WritingFeb 20, 2015, 10:17AM
Masquerade in Shades
Wearing sunglasses at night as an affront to humanity.
- WritingFeb 20, 2015, 10:15AM
Berlin Is Silence / Berlin Is Not Silence
Ex-pat bars and Treptower Park.
- WritingFeb 19, 2015, 06:58AM
The Literary Douchebag
On the publishing industry clash between Jonathan Franzen and Jennifer Weiner.
- WritingFeb 16, 2015, 09:08AM
I Love Earth Treks Climbing Gym
Stronger every day.
- WritingFeb 16, 2015, 09:08AM
We Get to Be Great Citizens
Introducing Trud Gill.
- WritingFeb 13, 2015, 01:49PM
Slow Down, You Move Too Fast
Call me a week in advance.
- WritingFeb 12, 2015, 10:05AM
They're All Dead Now
Seeing the pictures of the victims in Chapel Hill.
- WritingFeb 11, 2015, 10:51AM
Hit Billy With a Two-by-Four
Reflections on a friend who doesn't think.
- WritingFeb 27, 2015, 07:11AM
Tumult on 4/20
It was worse than the Holocaust.
- WritingFeb 25, 2015, 06:12AM
Fashion Advice For the Sexy Shooter
Conceal carry with confidence and the results will fall in line.
- WritingFeb 25, 2015, 06:12AM
Making a Case for Writer’s Block
It’s not the end of the world.
- WritingFeb 23, 2015, 06:27AM
My Worst Nightmare
It won’t stop.
- WritingFeb 20, 2015, 07:01AM
Ruthless as the Rain
Fiction: A macchiato, vexatious human interaction, and a hack.
- WritingFeb 19, 2015, 06:58AM
He’s a Bastard, Old Man Winter
Notes from the deep freeze.
- WritingFeb 13, 2015, 06:35AM
Demand the Impossible
Everyone needs the space to go mad once in a while.
- WritingFeb 12, 2015, 07:01AM
A Wedding Is Out of the Picture
He wanted to do something different.
- WritingFeb 09, 2015, 06:23AM
The Joy of Doing Nothing
Like the tiny lightning symbol in the corner, nothingness charges the batteries.
- WritingJan 11, 2015, 01:14PM
The Yeti Made Me Do It (and Other Cryptozoological Excuses)
A new children's book from Thom Hawkins, illustrated by Dustin Poms. Audiobook read by Monika Bullette. Buy it on Amazon. More on Facebook.
- WritingNov 13, 2014, 02:22PM
You Have to F**king Eat
From Adam Mansbach, the author of Go the F**k to Sleep. Illustrated by Owen Brozman. Audiobook read by Bryan Cranston, free on Amazon through Dec. 12.
- WritingAug 14, 2014, 01:19PM
What Happened to New Narrative?
"I used to write and beautiful things seemed to happen without me making them happen... now I surrender in the same way I once did, and terrible things write themseves across the page..." An interview with Kevin Killian from HTMLGiant.
- WritingJul 04, 2014, 09:44AM
What Year Is It (#119)?
Clues after the jump.
- WritingDec 18, 2013, 07:20AM
More Than Many Sparrows
A Canadian writer’s life, and the Queen.
1st Place Winner, Splice Today Writing Contest.
- WritingDec 18, 2013, 07:20AM
Tell Them My Name's Frank
On the desire to borrow freedom.
2nd Place Winner, Splice Today Writing Contest.
- WritingDec 18, 2013, 07:20AM
Nineteen
Double-checking the locks at night.
3rd Place Winner, Splice Today Writing Contest.
- WritingDec 12, 2013, 02:22PM
Splice Today Contest Winners Announced Tomorrow
Watch this space tomorrow for the first, second and third place writing contest winners. Thanks to all who entered; we received over 200 entries.
- WritingDec 03, 2013, 10:21AM
Splice Today Writing Contest: Update
The deadline for our autobiography/memoir competition has passed, and we thank everyone who participated. Judging is underway, and the winners will be announced on Dec. 18.
