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March 22, 2018
Short Fiction
I’ve been published in numerous literary journals. Visit a link and read a sample of my work. Flash Daily (Flagship Issue) – The Smell of You Black Words on White Paper (Issue 4) – Christiane’s Handbag Short, Fast, and Deadly – Portrait of the Artist as Last Seen Black Words on White Paper (Issue 3) […]
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In the Margins
In the Margins A novel by Kerri Farrell Foley A modern love-hate story, “In the Margins” dissects the he-said-she-said decay of a relationship. Allie and Liam tromp bare-footed and free through their final year as undergraduate students, immersed in a shared love of literature and carelessness. Despite their worship of words, life’s most essential phrases […]
December 27, 2017
Best of 2017 (New to Me)
I have officially abandoned all sense of decorum in my “best of” lists. Because these books are old. Some of them are really, embarrassingly old. Feel free to mock me for never reading these books prior to 2017. Gripe at me for including them on a year-end list when they weren’t published anywhere in or […]
December 20, 2017
Best of 2017 (Politics)
If you, like me, found yourself feeling like you’d been hit by a bus by the end of this year, maybe it has a little something to do with the current political climate in our fair nation. Maybe we’ve all watched a bit too much news, engaged in a few too many Facebook political debates, […]
December 13, 2017
Best of 2017 (Fiction)
Back again. Here to let you know my humble little opinions on the best books that crossed my bedside table this year. This year I’ll be breaking my book lists into several categories. For brevity’s sake. For sanity’s sake. For goodness sake, let’s just get on with this. Best of 2017 (Fiction) Yes, once again, many […]
November 28, 2017
Best of 2017 (Non-Fiction)
It’s that time of year again. Sweaters are thicker, flavored coffees are all the rage, holiday decorations adorn every available public space, and soon we’ll be screaming numbers backward as we ring in a New Year altogether. But first, we’ve got a little tradition to take care of. So review your reading journals and don’t […]
October 21, 2017
Book Revue – The Dinner
Know your strengths. I’ve heard this bit of advice my entire life. From dance teachers, when I tried to triple pirouette on my faulty left ankle. From college professors, when I wrote myself into a tizzy during a philosophy final essay. From editors, when I make a misguided attempt to eliminate dialogue from an entire […]
October 16, 2017
Letter from the Editor – Read Instructions
“What is worst mistake you see in submissions to Crack the Spine?” Want to make an editor mad? I mean, do you really want to just get her fuming and muttering obscenities under her breath? Waste her time. This is not to imply that creative submissions are commonly, if ever, a waste of time in […]
October 13, 2017
Book Revue – Shantaram
Book: a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers. Revue: any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs. But don’t worry. I promise not to sing. Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts WHAT is it? In five words: Exotic, Gripping, Vivid, Diverse, Thoughtful WHO should read it? Travelers. Organized […]
