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I admit it: sometimes, I do a Google search of my own name. You’d be surprised what you can turn up about yourself, especially if […]

My newest short story, “Not From Here,” is out in the Summer 2015 issue of Carve Magazine, a really terrific online and print journal. I […]

What a great surprise to have my friend and first editor, Stephanie G’Schwind, contact me last week to tell me that my story “Animal Lovers” […]

Angela Mitchel Reads at Tech | Arkansas Tech University. Looky-here! If you live in Russellville, or anywhere close enough to drive over on April 14th, […]

I’m not sure that any journal I’ve published in has done as much as Midwestern Gothic to promote my writing as a contributor. It’s fantastic […]

Over Christmas break, my family and I went to Memphis for an overnight trip to see a Grizzlies game, grab some good barbecue, and drive […]

A little wisdom for this summer day: Lacy M. Johnson Recommends… | Poets & Writers.

Why Cant a Smart Woman Love Fashion? – Personal Essay on Style – Elle. It’s been happening with some frequency lately, posts on Facebook written […]

…I’ll be giving a talk on conflict in fiction, titled (not too surprisingly) “Fighting Words: Conflict and the Art of Southern Storytelling” at Auburn University-Montgomery. […]

I’ve spent the last several years submitting to journals and contests and I’ve learned to be patient as I’ve waited the weeks and months for […]