We're back with another winning piece from our flash fiction competition miniStories. miniStories is part of mnLIT, which is presented by Magers & Quinn Booksellers and mnartists.org. This week's winner is Randy Nelsestuen's story "Philippe." Randy's story was selected by Lise Erdrich, author of Night Train. All the winning stories, as well as the poems … Continue reading Read "Philippe" by Randy Nelsestuen
Stranger than Fiction
There's so much love in this news story from the Palm Beach Post.First off, the setting is Ozzy Osbourne's recent reading at the local Barnes & Noble. Yes, I Am Ozzy is on bookstore shelves right now. Next, we learn that a fan there apparently forgot where he was and lit up a joint. Finally, … Continue reading Stranger than Fiction
How I Spent My Summer
If you liked Wells Tower when he read at M&Q earlier this month, you might consider attending Hamline University's Summer Writing Workshop. It's a week-long, intensive residential retreat which will be held at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Seminars include creative nonfiction with Scott Russell Sanders (author of A Conservation Manifesto), poetry with Patricia … Continue reading How I Spent My Summer