… I spend most of my time trying to narrow down a dissertation topic. But I am in Paris, after all.
Comprehension by Erika Dreifus
Glitter by Rose Hunter
One night the guy in the downstairs apartment … cut his wrists and took a bunch of pills. Then he knocked on my door.
Dear Phillies by Eileen Cunniffe
I know the deadline for applications for Ballgirl positions for the 2012 season has long since passed…
The Multihyphenated Author by Thomas Larson
Scrolling through Yahoo’s online finance page, I stumble on this purple headline: “A U.S. Debt Crisis Is On Its Way.”
Review — Trespasses: A Memoir by Lacy Johnson
How does home define a person? Does it seep into skin; into speech; into society? Lacy Johnson’s Trespasses: a Memoir explores these questions as she examines her struggle to escape home in order to discover it.
The Writing Life: Publish Envy by Hilary Meyerson
Jealousy is a bitch. Professional jealousy is a bitch with a book advance.
Interview — Kate Gale: Co-Founder, Red Hen Press by Lori M. Myers
Gale’s needs are simple yet extraordinary: She wants works of excellence. Nothing less will do.
Craft: In the Mood by Risa Nye
So what gets you in the mood? For writing, I mean. Does the muse give you an early morning wake-up call, or is nighttime the right time? Do you get those urges at mid-day? Or are you liable to go at it any time, day or night?
2012 Reader Survey Results and More by Donna Talarico
As a lit mag editor (and a marketer/PR person by trade), I was curious to know more about our audience. So between January and March 2012, Hippocampus Magazine surveyed its readers; seventy-three people responded to the anonymous survey. As promised, I’m sharing the results with our community. (view PDF of all charts here) Before delving…
Editor’s Notes: May 2012 – The Birthday Issue
While it has been more than a year since Hippocampus Magazine entered the literary magazine scene—we launched our website in January 2011 seeking submissions—this month marks our one-year milestone of publishing fresh creative nonfiction, and in working toward our three-fold mission of entertaining, educating and engaging readers and writers of creative nonfiction. I am beaming…
