
My family always drove by car. Road trips were the only kind of vacation I knew. Surviving out of a cooler (often making sandwiches with soggy American cheese) and making the most of time with Road Bingo and other car games.
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The top ten previously-published stories featured in this month’s issue were selected by me based on some criteria outlined here. I also wanted to give our incredible volunteer staff members the chance to give a shout out to his or her favorite story. Thanks to those who shared their picks: Lisa Ahn, columnist My favorite…
Hard to believe it’s already December! Our new issue features five fresh pieces of creative nonfiction.
It’s been a few months since we’ve published an Insider Tips article. This month, our editor interview with Duotrope went live and we thought that sharing the link here would provide some solid “insider tips” of what we’re looking for in submissions. For those unfamiliar with the website, Duotrope is a huge, up-to-date directory of…
Happy August! The tail end of July proved to be busy at Hippo Headquarters! Going along with the theme of last month’s issue, I was rock and rolling myself with a move from the quaint Elizabethtown, Pa. to the heart of downtown Lancaster – a much better place for a social, creative type to live…