A Playground Remembrance

Here's story two. It was written a long time ago and it's interesting to see how voice changes over time. This was when I was in full John Wideman knock-off mode.

Foundling Review is a cool site. Cool looking, too.

http://www.foundlingreview.com/Aug2009Issue3Mckinley.html
Enjoy.

Full Sin Value

30 days or two stories on the same day, that's the new rule. Yep, just making it up as I go along.

Full Sin Value in Thieves Jargon. Their description is perfect. "Catholicism: the spiritual bargain hunter's religion of choice."


http://www.thievesjargon.com/workview.php?work=1394


Enjoy.

Quarter Year Interlude

New Story. For some reason there are page breaks inserted in the text. Try your best to ignore them.

Michael never stopped.


http://pensonfire.com/quart.html

True

I'm trying to be true to my word. Here's a post within 30 days. Content:


Interview with Junot Diaz: http://laist.com/2008/04/10/laist_interview_134.php


Also, just sampled Mos Def's new album, The Ecstatic. Dope. It may be the first full length album I purchase in YEARS. I think it'll be good writing music.


I gots two stories on the way. "Quarter Year Interlude" in Pens on Fire. And, "Full Sin Value" in Thieves Jargon. Maybe I'll get Steven Seagal with it and just make every title a three word phrase . . . In any case, the stories are forthcoming.

Aesthetics

New Story. Nexus Journal. Wright State University. New Resolution. At Least One New Post Here Per 30 days.

Enjoy: http://www.wsunexus.com/emckinley_aesthetics.html

Couple-Three Things

Here's a new piece due out in print soon entitled, Can I Get A Witness. You have to scroll a ways to page 32. A ways. But at least this way you don't have to buy the journal. Of course, if you want to buy the journal . . .

Link: http://www.farawayjournal.com/something-to-look-at/.

Another story, Readiness, is coming out in Weave Magazine (See 'Work Forthcoming In') in the next few weeks. This one will be in print only, so you'll have to pony up a little dough to read it. Or I suppose you could just ask me for a copy.

Finally, I'm taking my show on the road! I have two readings coming up. One on Sunday in Pittsburgh for Weave. The other is next Sunday, May 3, in Philadelphia, at the Manayunk Arts Center, 419 Green Lane, 6PM.

See you soon.

Pop Speak

Here's a newly published piece. It's at a site called Pequin which does a cool thing by matching photography up with short stories. Enjoy.

Link: http://pequin.org/archives/2009/ericmckinley/popspeak.php