mnartists.org launches this season of miniStories with contest winner Jeffrey Burton's piece "Letters of Transit." Mr. Burton's story was selected as a 2010 miniStories finalist by an all-star panel of flash fiction judges -- Alexander Chee (The Queen of the Night, Edinburgh), Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket series, The Basic Eight, Watch Your Mouth, Adverbs), Kevin … Continue reading Read "Letters of Transit" by Jeffrey Burton

MPR's Annie Baxter kicks off the new season of the What Light Poetry Contest with her winning poem "The Buildup." Her poem was selected by Chicago poet Sandi Wisenberg, author of The Sweetheart Is In, and Holocaust Girls: History, Memory, & Other Obsessions.What Light is a part of mnartist.org's mnLIT progam and is presented online … Continue reading Annie Baxter kicks off the new season of the What Light Poetry Contest

The newest issue of the NY/MPLS online lit mag, Indigest, features writing by Franz Nicolay (former member of the Hold Steady), poetry by CA Conrad, a tour diary by M+Q favorites Dark Dark Dark, and a thrilling look at Milkweed Editions editor Ben Barnhart's nightstand - which includes the wonderfully titled, wonderfully designed and wonderfully … Continue reading Indigestion