View fullsize Big thanks to @vestalreview for featuring @tlflatt42 chapbook "Six Stories" on their site!
View fullsize JT: Tell me a little about your process from idea to first draft. EK: It almost always starts with a sentence written in a notebook. Sometimes, but rarely, it starts with an entire story written longhand. I write everything longhand because when I&r
View fullsize “Ty and Shay travel the country in their Sprinter van, photographing their adventures in a bid to become Insta-famous. As they approach the one million followers mark, Shay reexamines her life and the illusory nature of online personas. All tha
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View fullsize Thanks for everyone who came out to support @tlflatt42 last night! Thank you to all the readers and listeners- feel like it was a big success.
View fullsize part 3 of 3 Ed Komenda: The stories in your collection are all very short. I suppose they are what the kids call flash. What draws you to the short form? Travis Flatt: Several things, really. Short attention span is a big factor. It’s what
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View fullsize Things are abuzz at @common_area and @_common_objects. Looking forward to @shortrunseattle this weekend!
View fullsize 2 of 3 EK: My favorite story in the collection is The Newly Divorced Guy's Homestyle Fish Stew. The way the story shifts from what seems to be a man coping with cooking to a man seeking a very particular form of revenge surprised me in the way great
View fullsize Part 1 EK: How do stories typically start for you? Do they begin with an image or a single line? I'm curious what it is that gets you to sit down and write that first sentence. TF: More often an image. Images come to me frequently; I jot them down
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View fullsize You can now find Sand and Gravel chapbooks at @kingsbooks in Tacoma, WA!
View fullsize We're having a virtual chapbook release for @tlflatt42 on Nov 2, 3pm NYC time. Featuring readings by @fionamckaywrites @cbigswrites @mario3aliberto @lcflatt and others. Link in bio
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View fullsize Something happier is a pocket-sized mediation on art, aging, and cosmetic surgery. Written by @james_keith_smith and illustrated by Eric J Olson.