[Janice D. Soderling]

Just want to mention two very nice venues where I have recently had short stories.

An online site with lovely artwork is Montreal Review which just published a short-short The Picnic.

A well-made print journal that holds reading events in the Minneapolis area is the Turtle Quarterly which included my short story Signs and Portents in their Lies-themed issue a few days ago.

Thirdly, a fine venue for short forms is Boston Literary Magazine where a flash is soon forthcoming. This piece first saw the light of day as a prose poem at the NonMet workshop: The Lone Cowgirl Rides Again.

I haven't seen much traffic at Tim's fine board lately, so I hope this note will prod you to think fiction, think flash.

They all take poetry also.

[Maryann Corbett]

Congratulations on the acceptances, and thanks--from the poets too--for the tips.

[Lance Levens]

Thanks, Janice, and congratulations. It's hard to get fiction placed.

[Tim Love]

Congrats to Janice. While we're tipping, here are 2 UK story comps with deadlines not far away that offer decent prize money. There's magazine/anthology publication for some of the short-listed stories too. Both accept online entry.

Bristol Short Story Prize. Max length 3000. Entry fee £7. 1st prize £1000. Deadline 31st March. Full details at http://www.bristolprize.co.uk.

Short Fiction Writers Competition. Max length 6000. You can submit two stories for £10, which also gets you a copy of the journal, effectively making entry free. 1st prize is £500. Deadline 31st March. See http://www.uppress.co.uk/shortfiction.htm for details.

[Marcia Karp]

Tim, I think you mean to congratulate Janice, and so do I.

[Catherine Chandler]

Wonderful news! Congratulations!

[Janice D. Soderling]

Now that this is up (today) http://www.bostonliterarymagazine.co...er11quick.html I want to thank everyone who commented it when it was workshopped.

Thanks all NonMetters.

And thanks to all of you above for kind words.

[W.F. Lantry]

Nice story, Janice. I just wish it had it's own page!

I've been wondering lately, on the differences between quick fiction and poetry, when the two types have about the same word count. Haven't been able to come up with any *useful* distinctions. Any thoughts on this one, now that you're a confirmed switch-hitter?

Thanks,

Bill

[Janice D. Soderling]

Bill, I think that the poem will have its own page in the print edition.

Regarding your question about

differences between quick fiction and poetry, when the two types have about the same word count

Consider, for instance, the well-known text by Carolyn Forche, "The Colonel". It has appeared in both poetry anthologies and flash anthologies.

I am not an authority, but this wise distinction below (found at
http://poem-of-the-week.blogspot.com...ne-forche.html )

The line between a prose poem and a very short story is pretty much negligible, but, in general, a prose poem should exhibit the characteristics of poetry more strongly than prose does. For example, it may be thematically structured like a poem, it may be more musical, and it may pay more attention to imagery and metaphor.

makes sense to me. But you will note the hedging of such words as "in general", "should" and "may".

Kelly Cherry's "The Parents" is published as flash fiction, but I think it is a magnificent poem.

Hey, you are the educated writer, hombre, what do I know!

[Carla Sell]

I am considerably late in congratulating you Janice! I enjoyed all of your pieces, however my favorite was 'The Lone Cowgirl Rides Again'. The piece was constructed with skill. Congratulations again!