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Oct 17 2006
Professionally Mental
I’ve noticed only recently that several nonfiction writers who I admire and read whenever I see their work in print have made a publishing career out of being crazy. Not… read more
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Oct 16 2006
The Future of Print
What’s the future of printed literary magazines? With more magazines migrating from print to online — the Loft’s magazine Speakeasy being the latest — is it only a matter of… read more
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Oct 13 2006
Do We Really Mean It?
People often ask me about Missouri Review‘s “personalized” rejections. Do we really mean it when we say that we’d like to see more of their work in the future? The… read more
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Oct 13 2006
Naming Clothes
Last week I wore to the offices of TMR my “Hot Tin Roof” dress that I’d recently ordered from J.Peterman. The catalogue trades on my vanity as a littérateur. Its… read more
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Oct 12 2006
Dogs, Cats, and Pushcart Prizes…
When they asked, I told them I wanted the dog that would take up the most space in my house. They opened a heavy door, went into the back and… read more
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Oct 11 2006
The Clunker
What are you to think when one of your favorite writers puts out a clunker? I’ve been wondering about that as I read John LeCarre’s new novel Mission Song, the… read more
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Oct 11 2006
40s Movies
Last year on the day before Christmas, I was scanning the shelves at Ninth Street Video, “our favorite movie hole” as my husband affectionately calls it when Janet Marsh, a… read more
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Oct 11 2006
National Novel Writing Month
This November will mark the ninth year of existence for National Novel Writing Month, in which writers everywhere are encouraged to write a 50,000 word novel over the course of… read more
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Oct 10 2006
New Website Design
We are pleased to welcome you to the new design for our website! We hope that the changes we’ve made will make your exploration here easier and will provide you with… read more
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Sep 22 2006
This month's blog theme: "Contest Deadline Creeping Ever Nearer!"
Only twelve days left to get your contest entries into the mail. Why should you submit to The Missouri Review’s Jeffery E. Smith Editors’ Prize? Because of all the things… read more