A Fiction Writer’s Ever So Delicate Negotiation of History
Unlike her nonfiction counterpart, a fiction writer is rarely castigated for not adhering to the historical truth in a novel.
20th Anniversary Fall Issue is Here!
Happy Fall Issue! We are proud to announce the arrival of So to Speak‘s Special 20th Anniversary 2012 Fall Issue, Volume 21 No. 2!
The Art of War: A Novel from Inception to Publication
Writing for others is educational, rewarding, and can be fun—and, hey, in time there comes a paycheck. But if you really think of yourself as a writer, I don’t think you can ever stop thinking about what comes from inside your heart, and not just that which comes from other’s heads.
Nostalgia for the Criminal Past by Kathleen Winter
Kathleen Winter’s Nostalgia for the Criminal Past is a delightful work of re-personalizing the past.
Poetry Cable from Moscow
Maria Alekhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot were held without bail for their February 21, 2012 protest performance in the Christ the Savior Cathedral after the election of Vladmir Putin.