Dear Magically Real friends -- German Unity Day was this past Wednesday. Our friend, the talented and thoughtful Claire Gebben has written a wonderful blog post about it, and you can read that here. Claire has relatives in Germany and they can speak to the difficulty of living in a divided country. Christa Wolf also … Continue reading Story time Sunday — a letter from the country that almost was. 10/07/12
Story Time Sunday, September 30th 2012, “Don’t even bother”
There's a lot of revising and copy editing going on over here at Magically Real, so here's a first draft of a little something that I wrote last week. With thanks to Metal Mujer for coming up with the wonderful brand name used below. ==================== So the world was falling apart, and we thought who … Continue reading Story Time Sunday, September 30th 2012, “Don’t even bother”
Story Time Sunday invitational — sharing a favorite (silly) mashup 09/23/12
Dear Friends -- There's no time like the present for a fun story, that's occasional -- in the sense of being summoned up or inspired by an occasion. Lillian Behrendt and I have been watching the incredible Polar Bear's Cafe manga tv show. It's utopian, and silly, and deep and sweet. As we were watching, … Continue reading Story Time Sunday invitational — sharing a favorite (silly) mashup 09/23/12
Storytime Sunday, 09/16/12 — a little story about Jonah in verse
Dear Friends of the Unreal -- On Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, the story of Jonah is read out loud in synagogue. Jonah is one of our most beloved literary characters over here at HQ, because he encounters a magical creature and lives to tell the tale. Plus, he is a marvelously cranky and … Continue reading Storytime Sunday, 09/16/12 — a little story about Jonah in verse
Manic Monday — Magically Real congratulates Stacey Levine, Washington State 2012 Book Awards Finalist
Dear Friends of the unreal: While we organize story collections and prepare manuscripts, here's another "plug" for a writer who is strange, brilliant, disturbing, and overall glorious. Stacey Levine published her Kafka-goes-to-Seattle-and-has-lunch-with-Barthelme-theBrothersGrimm-and-ElfriedeJelinek with Starcherone in 2011. The name of the collection is The Girl with Brown Fur. Read it. There have been alot of reviews … Continue reading Manic Monday — Magically Real congratulates Stacey Levine, Washington State 2012 Book Awards Finalist
Story Time Sunday 09/02/2012 — Plugging Stef/phs 2 — Stefon Mears
According to a Google search, my friend Stefon Mears is a witch and chaos magician. This might explain why he's such a good writer. Herewith a little tale he published with Shark Reef in 2011: I crawl out of bed, yawning with my whole torso as I pull on my faded red bathrobe. I am … Continue reading Story Time Sunday 09/02/2012 — Plugging Stef/phs 2 — Stefon Mears
Fernando Pessoa and Kenneth Snipps: A true fairy tale (Story Time Sunday, 08/26/12)
Once upon a time there was a man named Fernando Pessoa. Fernando lived in Lisbon, Portugal and was an editor, writer, and translator. But Fernando was shy. Like many shy people he liked to play pretend, and, in particular, Fernando liked to play pretend with his writing. He liked to pretend so much, that he … Continue reading Fernando Pessoa and Kenneth Snipps: A true fairy tale (Story Time Sunday, 08/26/12)
Storytime Sunday returns — August 19th 2012
A story about what gets thrown out. Refuse-niks Once upon a time there were a pair of gloves, a green German hat, and a rocket. They met in the dumpster at the corner of Rosewood and Fairfax, where the homeless lady in the miniskirt and the unzipped Prada boots liked to rummage. But she had … Continue reading Storytime Sunday returns — August 19th 2012
Gaudeamus Igitur/Magically Real is graduating! (sort of)
Dear Friends -- Sometimes real events impact even the restless fantasm of Magically Real. I will be finally receiving my MFA from the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts in about 10 days. Thanks to the faculty, staff and fellow writers at the Whidbey Island Writers low residency program. I will be blogging again in a … Continue reading Gaudeamus Igitur/Magically Real is graduating! (sort of)
Story Time Sunday, July 29th 2012, _Some Fathers_
Dear Friends of Magically Real -- Sometimes the real is horrible and sometimes the real is wonderful. Sometimes the real is something in between -- so here's a real story about some good dead men. Don't worry. It's not very sad. It's kind of nice, actually. Some Fathers The fathers are dying. That’s a funny … Continue reading Story Time Sunday, July 29th 2012, _Some Fathers_
Stephanie Barbé Hammer Writing (Un) Real 