tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89733472024-03-23T11:34:19.047-07:00Dave ClapperInitially, I intended to use this space for NaNoWriMo ('04). I've since changed my mind. In general, this space will deal with the various things I'm doing as a writer and editor, but will occasionally delve into the personal as well. As if there are blogs that don't.Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.comBlogger286125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-68223143535151656282011-07-05T19:10:00.000-07:002011-07-05T19:11:43.538-07:00I've moved.Stopped blogging forever. Just started again, but more about improvisation than about writing. New place is called <a href="http://anhourofplay.wordpress.com/">An Hour of Play</a>.Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-22076566377674732182009-05-22T11:26:00.001-07:002009-05-22T11:29:10.485-07:00Order ThisJust found out I'm in this bad boy. It's a hell of a line up. <a href="http://dogzplotnews.blogspot.com/2009/05/dogzplot-flash-fiction-anthology-2009.html">Go order it</a>.<br /><br /><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6DpJm-1RKVapprIe-D8G5yXI4I24xAgMrnaIpwkHmrhRqN7mDHbgKa4H2wUmd951FPTTw_rNWlXrJyj1Iby2dJNZ4s6seFOnXvsiT21sSRa3HL5vsRVzuKjYgRWU4OTRY_jHag/s320/FLOWERS+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338716874462648482" />Contributors:<br />DAVID AICHENBAUM<br />C. EDWARD ANABLE<br />CORBY ANDERSON<br />BILL BARR<br />RUSTY BARNES<br />LAUREN BECKER<br />ERIC BENNETT<br />CL BLEDSOE<br />BEN BROOKS<br />RANDALL BROWN<br />CHRISTY CALL (COVER ART)<br />DAVE CLAPPER<br />LYDIA COPELAND<br />SPENCER DEW<br />ROBERT A. DOLLESIN<br />NICOLLE ELIZABETH<br />KATHY FISH<br />TIMOTHY GAGER<br />MOLLY GAUDRY<br />ROXANE GAY<br />ALICIA GIFFORD<br />BARRY GRAHAM<br />KYLE HEMMINGS<br />JAMIE IREDELL<br />ALEXANDRA ISACSON<br />BRYAN JONES<br />HARDY JONES<br />DREW KALBACH<br />KIP KNOTT<br />CHARLES LENNOX<br />SEAN LOVELACE<br />ANTONIOS MALTEZOS<br />RAVI MANGLA<br />CORTNEY MCLELLAN<br />STEVEN J. MCDERMOTT<br />KYLE MINOR<br />KIM PARKO<br />JENNIFER PIERONI<br />SAM PINK<br />TED POWERS<br />S. CRAIG RENFROE, JR.<br />FORREST ROTH<br />EDMUND SANDOVAL<br />PETER SCHWARTZ<br />M. BARTLEY SEIGEL<br />EMILY SIEGENTHALER<br />ANI SMITH<br />CLAUDIA SMITH<br />AUDRI SOUSA<br />ATHENA STRICKLAND<br />ROBB TODD<br />ANIA VESENNY<br />JARED WARD<br />BRANDI WELLS<br />BLYTHE WINSLOW<br />XTX<br />ORLO YEAHBLIP<br />MIKE YOUNG<br /><br />There's a whole lot of writers I love on that there list.Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-34992637734409927142008-12-16T13:20:00.000-08:002008-12-16T13:21:50.477-08:00SmokeLong Quarterly issue 23I'm really blown away by this latest issue. The new staffers did an incredible job of unearthing some absolute gems. Please have a look:<br /><br /><a href="http://smokelong.com/cover23.asp"><img src="http://smokelong.com/images/cover23_th.jpg" width="135" height="150" alt="Issue Twenty-Three" border="0" align="left"></a><b>Issue Twenty-Three</b> (December 15, 2008): <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/davidaichenbaum23.asp">Ants</a> by David Aichenbaum «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/christopherbundy23.asp">Earthrise</a> by Christopher Bundy «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/jonchopan23.asp">The World Before This One</a> by Jon Chopan «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/thomascooper23.asp">Ghost Bike</a> by Thomas Cooper «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/lydiacopeland23.asp">The Sway of Trains</a> by Lydia Copeland «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/debraadaniel23.asp">Impressionists</a> by Debra A. Daniel «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/davidharrisebenbach23.asp">Danseuses Nues</a> by David Harris Ebenbach «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/terryehret23.asp">The Head Fields</a> by Terry Ehret «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/sherrieflick23.asp">Shadows</a> by Sherrie Flick «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/larryfondation23.asp">Heroin Girl</a> by Larry Fondation «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/stefaniefreele23.asp">She Doesn't Ask Where He Goes</a> by Stefanie Freele «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/barrygraham23.asp">Caved In</a> by Barry Graham «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/kylehemmings23.asp">Chicago World's Fair, 1893</a> by Kyle Hemmings «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/taniahershman23.asp">Coat and Shoes</a> by Tania Hershman «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/taidonghuai23.asp">Thirteen</a> by Tai Dong Huai «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/wpkinsella23.asp">Phoenix</a> by W.P. Kinsella «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/doriannelaux23.asp">Nearly Free</a> by Dorianne Laux «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/lianelemaster23.asp">Alien Lunch</a> by Liane LeMaster «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/kuzhalimanickavel23.asp">The Society for the Preservation of Everything</a> by Kuzhali Manickavel «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/jeannievanasco23.asp">216 East Boalt</a> by Jeannie Vanasco «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/spencerwise23.asp">Potatoes</a> by Spencer Wise «» <b>Interviews:</b> <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/davidaichenbaum23.asp">David Aichenbaum</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/christopherbundy23.asp">Christopher Bundy</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/jonchopan23.asp">Jon Chopan</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/thomascooper23.asp">Thomas Cooper</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/lydiacopeland23.asp">Lydia Copeland</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/debraadaniel23.asp">Debra A. Daniel</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/davidharrisebenbach23.asp">David Harris Ebenbach</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/terryehret23.asp">Terry Ehret</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/sherrieflick23.asp">Sherrie Flick</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/larryfondation23.asp">Larry Fondation</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/stefaniefreele23.asp">Stefanie Freele</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/barrygraham23.asp">Barry Graham</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/kylehemmings23.asp">Kyle Hemmings</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/taniahershman23.asp">Tania Hershman</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/taidonghuai23.asp">Tai Dong Huai</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/doriannelaux23.asp">Dorianne Laux</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/lianelemaster23.asp">Liane LeMaster</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/kuzhalimanickavel23.asp">Kuzhali Manickavel</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/spencerwise23.asp">Spencer Wise</a> «» Cover Art "morpheus" by Marty D. Ison «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/letter23.asp">Letter From the Editor</a>Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-54268241913435312572008-10-03T17:58:00.001-07:002008-10-03T17:59:45.472-07:00SmokeLong issue 22 is liveAs my kids like to say, "Pretty, pretty, shiny, shiny." Enjoy!<br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top" align="left"><a href="http://smokelong.com/cover22.asp"><img src="http://smokelong.com/images/cover22_th.jpg" width="135" height="150" alt="Issue Twenty-Two" border="0" align="left"></a></td><td valign="top" align="left"><font class="style1"><font class="style1"><b>Issue Twenty-Two</b> (October 2, 2008): <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/jennyarnold22.asp">Innocence, Briefly</a> by Jenny Arnold «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/nataliedeclerck22.asp">Tapioca O's</a> by Natalie DeClerck «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/paulelwork22.asp">How Anything Got Done</a> by Paul Elwork «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/kathyfish22.asp">Tenderoni</a> by Kathy Fish «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/stefaniefreele22.asp">Breathing Oysters</a> by Stefanie Freele «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/stevendouglasgullion22.asp">The Mime's Dog</a> by Steven Douglas Gullion «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/sarahhillary22.asp">Two Minute Silence</a> by Sarah Hilary «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/johorsman22.asp">Constructing Birds</a> by Jo Horsman «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/laurenhuckstadt22.asp">Crazy Sun</a> by Lauren Huckstadt «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/ashleykaufman22.asp">One Night Out</a> by Ashley Kaufman «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/wpkinsella22.asp">Asian Girl</a> by W.P. Kinsella «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/jefflandon22.asp">Fatback</a> by Jeff Landon «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/tricialouvar22.asp">Bounty</a> by Tricia Louvar «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/antoniosmaltezos22.asp">Beautiful</a> by Antonios Maltezos «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/meparker22.asp">Private Room</a> by M.E. Parker «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/kevinsampsell22.asp">True Identity</a> by Kevin Sampsell «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/donnadvitucci22.asp">Campfire</a> by Donna D. Vitucci «» <b>Interviews:</b> <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/jennyarnold22.asp">Jenny Arnold</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/paulelwork22.asp">Paul Elwork</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/kathyfish22.asp">Kathy Fish</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/stefaniefreele22.asp">Stefanie Freele</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/stevendouglasgullion22.asp">Steven Douglas Gullion</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/sarahhillary22.asp">Sarah Hilary</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/johorsman22.asp">Jo Horsman</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/ashleykaufman22.asp">Ashley Kaufman</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/jefflandon22.asp">Jeff Landon</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/tricialouvar22.asp">Tricia Louvar</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/antoniosmaltezos22.asp">Antonios Maltezos</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/meparker22.asp">M.E. Parker</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/kevinsampsell22.asp">Kevin Sampsell</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/donnadvitucci22.asp">Donna D. Vitucci</a> «» Cover Art "November Leaves" by Marty D. Ison «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/letter22.asp">Letter From the Editor</a></font></font></td></tr></table>Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-18794526399074619372008-09-12T14:01:00.000-07:002008-09-12T14:03:23.934-07:00Biology classLove this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://punditkitchen.com/2008/09/11/political-pictures-sarah-palin-white-copuscles-festering-infection/"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cuTN0FdmDCQh8XWneqokAzewWE908gEYd3t8Lx9-w8bwfl1XoRWg8QGTv64qrEH409iApvgjLuCpRlH2a0-wwH0i4stLs_Twigw0u6UG-y9qw94yzxiWP3BPJ7otxkF14jHhbw/s400/political-pictures-sarah-palin-white-copuscles-festering-infection.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245243224761492738" /></a>Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-16794837585817364142008-09-10T14:46:00.001-07:002008-09-10T14:54:57.129-07:00I want this button.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bNj6BBrD9nGPi2f-dd6aGiCc2aRsgW3M7Pz_9zTnSSKJakVZCkbVlfvK-uEAa_mQlNt1_EkL9g0SIrgbo_j-h8Yc8_TFF_Vr_z-U0oLGCAREDHOy7fZ_udfETFHix6Lwn-kFgw/s1600-h/302012706v7_350x350_Front.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bNj6BBrD9nGPi2f-dd6aGiCc2aRsgW3M7Pz_9zTnSSKJakVZCkbVlfvK-uEAa_mQlNt1_EkL9g0SIrgbo_j-h8Yc8_TFF_Vr_z-U0oLGCAREDHOy7fZ_udfETFHix6Lwn-kFgw/s400/302012706v7_350x350_Front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244512447801135442" /></a>Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-53631447309438384562008-08-08T13:57:00.000-07:002008-08-08T14:14:19.049-07:00I haven't posted in forever...Every now and then, I think I should do more with this here blog. Well, today at lunch, we were talking about various actors, which got me thinking back to my previous career, and I was curious to see whether any of the reviews of work I did turned up online anywhere. Sure enough! Here are the very few I could find, with relevant quotes:<br /><br />"Criminals in Love" by New Mercury Theater<br /><a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/archives/1993/9309130051.asp">reviewed by Seattle Post-Intelligencer</a><br />"I don't know. It seemed funny at the time. Maybe it was just the inane cockiness that Dave Clapper whips up in his portrayal of the father."<br /><a href="http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930903&slug=1719117">reviewed by Seattle Times</a><br />"Thanks to his dense convict father (played by Dave Clapper), the hapless Junior (Christopher Thomle) gets enmeshed in the evil doings of Wineva (Kia Sian), a domineering mobster-moll."<br /><br />"Salt of the Earth" by Bricolage<br /><a href="http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19931112&slug=1731417">reviewed by Seattle Times</a><br />"Still, the ensemble cast is strong, each affecting poignant moments by turns, and Ada McAllister and Dave Clapper stand out in vibrant, varied characterizations."<br /><br />"Peacekeeper" by Northwest Passage Theater<br /><a href="http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19910617&slug=1289485">reviewed by Seattle Times</a><br />"By day, Hickey and his quirky fellow officer, Dave Clapper, sit in a bunker, 200 feet underground, hoping they will never have to do what they have been programmed to do - launch a nuclear missile."<br /><br />Kinda disappointing that there aren't any reviews online for my favorite show from my stint in Seattle theater, John Godber's "Bouncers." Ah, well. Funny looking back at these: I was always clearly a character actor, rather than a leading man, and wouldn't have had it any other way. Would be great to get back at it some day.Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-6755277648749928022008-03-18T15:06:00.001-07:002008-03-18T15:07:41.953-07:00SLQ issue 20Issue 20 of <i>SmokeLong Quarterly</i>, guest edited by Claudia Smith, is now live.<br /><br /><a href="http://smokelong.com/cover20.asp"><img src="http://smokelong.com/images/cover20_th.jpg" width="135" height="150" alt="Issue Twenty" border="0" align="left"></a><b>Issue Twenty</b> (March 15, 2008): <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7692.asp">The Cockroach</a> by David Barringer «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7576.asp">Trestle</a> by Matt Briggs «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7325.asp">Worried & Wondering</a> by Aaron Burch «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7573.asp">Dead Dog Rising</a> by Kate Hill Cantrill «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6973.asp">Tinder</a> by Chanel Earl «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7196.asp">Scrape</a> by Utahna Faith «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7625.asp">Arlo's Big Head</a> by Stefanie Freele «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7624.asp">Wei-Ch'i</a> by Vanessa Gebbie «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7547.asp">Last Fall</a> by Katherine Grosjean «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7489.asp">David Dreams of Australopithecines</a> by Savannah Schroll Guz «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7105.asp">The Last Stop</a> by Jenny Halper «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7572.asp">Blue</a> by Stephanie Harrison «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7483.asp">Cadet</a> by Tiff Holland «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7045.asp">Slam</a> by Liesl Jobson «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7693.asp">Beret</a> by Darlin' Neal «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7571.asp">Camp</a> by Elizabeth Oliver «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6997.asp">We</a> by Patricia Parkinson «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7412.asp">Seconds Are Ticking By</a> by Nik Perring «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7550.asp">Brother</a> by Sue Powers «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7574.asp">Carol</a> by Sophie Rosenblum «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7551.asp">Elizabeth Bishop</a> by Glenn Shaheen «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7563.asp">Favorites</a> by Gail Siegel «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7552.asp">Blank</a> by Michelle Tandoc-Pichereau «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/7354.asp">Medicinal</a> by Girija Tropp «» <b>Interviews:</b> <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/405.asp">David Barringer</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/399.asp">Matt Briggs</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/395.asp">Aaron Burch</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/403.asp">Kate Hill Cantrill</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/391.asp">Chanel Earl</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/393.asp">Utahna Faith</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/407.asp">Stefanie Freele</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/404.asp">Vanessa Gebbie</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/396.asp">Katherine Grosjean</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/411.asp">Savannah Schroll Guz</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/394.asp">Jenny Halper</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/400.asp">Stephanie Harrison</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/409.asp">Tiff Holland</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/413.asp">Liesl Jobson</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/414.asp">Darlin' Neal</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/408.asp">Elizabeth Oliver</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/392.asp">Patricia Parkinson</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/406.asp">Nik Perring</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/402.asp">Sue Powers</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/412.asp">Sophie Rosenblum</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/410.asp">Glenn Shaheen</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/401.asp">Gail Siegel</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/features/031508.asp">Claudia Smith</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/397.asp">Michelle Tandoc-Pichereau</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/398.asp">Girija Tropp</a> «» Cover Art "Male Figure" by Marty D. Ison «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/letter20.asp">Letter From the Editor</a>Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-64099710637983789232008-02-01T10:04:00.000-08:002008-02-01T10:35:05.362-08:00writing newsAlthough almost all of my blogging lately has been over at <a href="http://smokelong.com/news/" target="_blank">SmokeLong News</a>, I actually do have some personal writing news to share, which seems better suited for posting here.<br /><br />First off, a microfiction I wrote last month, "Nothing," has been solicted by <a href="http://percontra.net/" target="_blank">Per Contra</a>, and will appear in their Spring issue, which goes live some time in March. Yay! It had been a while since I'd written anything new, and longer still since I'd delved into the whole getting published deal. <i>Per Contra</i> is a great venue, so I'm really pleased.<br /><br />Also, my flash <a href="http://friggmagazine.com/volumeonearchive/spikeresonance.htm" target="_blank">Spike. Resonance.</a>, originally published in <a href="http://friggmagazine.com/" target="_blank">FRiGG</a>, has been accepted to be published in a new anthology entitled "Freak Lightning," edited by Pamelyn Casto and Lawrence Greenberg. Not sure of the publication dates yet, but I'll post more when I know more. I've never really pursued getting into anthologies before, so this is pretty exciting.<br /><br />And, later this month, I'll be traveling back to Chicago to speak to students at my alma mater, Fremd High School, about writing and editing as part of their annual <a href="http://www.fhs.d211.org/departments/English/sgerber/writersweek/index.htm" target="_blank">Writers Week</a>. I'm hugely looking forward to this. Weeding through my published work for stories appropriate to read at a high school is proving somewhat of a challenge, but I think I've got it covered. Can't wait!<br /><br />Finally (and I probably will blog about this at SLQ News once I have the final schedule), I'll be presenting at <a href="http://pecha-kucha.org/cities/seattle" target="_blank">Pecha Kucha</a> again in about a week and a half. The theme is love, which is a challenge, since most of the stuff we publish in <i>SLQ</i> isn't really about love in the usual Valentine's Day sense. Had a blast when I did this in December, and really looking forward to doing it again. Looks like a stellar lineup this time, too. Woo!Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-56311049041971855922007-12-04T14:10:00.000-08:002007-12-04T14:15:48.882-08:00snowy weekend<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmC0cOZAWfEGCT3ckOMN978v6_i7c_8VQApQ7aTsINbXP8dhrtR5bMJxt7AotYiBJrmCRh6rnlSEJjYJ3GDHEW60ymsDrmO9jmscvjkp3gLlSrLblrjlRfX6ds_4rjl0wudKj3Q/s1600-h/famatnbbj.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmC0cOZAWfEGCT3ckOMN978v6_i7c_8VQApQ7aTsINbXP8dhrtR5bMJxt7AotYiBJrmCRh6rnlSEJjYJ3GDHEW60ymsDrmO9jmscvjkp3gLlSrLblrjlRfX6ds_4rjl0wudKj3Q/s200/famatnbbj.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140244938650918642" /></a><br />Since I'm doing all the kind of blogging I used to do here over on <a href="http://smokelong.com/news">SmokeLong News</a> now, I might as well use this blog as more of the personal space most bloggers do. Just had a crazy snowy weekend that was virtually perfect: it snowed like mad for two days and then melted before the week began, so my commute wasn't impacted in the least. Got to have snowball fights with the kids and they built (and destroyed) snowmen. Also swung by the office to show them where I work now, and my boss happened to be in and snapped a pic, which y'all can see here. Sunday, spent the day with Ellen, Kate, the boys, and my mom and her husband Jim, who are in town for a week to meet his first grandchild, who is now a few months old (son of his son—although Jim has two kids who both live in Seattle, I've never really thought of 'em as stepsiblings per se, since Mom and Jim married after I was already out of the house). Had a good time with them, and will be having dinner with them and Ellen again tonight.Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-74064685422799949822007-11-01T10:04:00.001-07:002007-11-01T10:12:58.681-07:00Top Ten Page Views for October<a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6448.asp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://smokelong.com/images/raymondcarver.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Except for the juggernaut of "Pornography" and another strong showing by John Leary, the top ten is comprised entirely of flashes from the September 15 issue. And for the second month in a row, the five fat men are gone, but Landon retains a spot with "Starfish."<br /><br />1. (2) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6218.asp">When the Toasts Stopped Being Funny</a> by Steve Almond (9/15/07)<br />2. (1) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/2309.asp">Pornography</a> by Steve Almond (6/15/05)<br />3. (3) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6448.asp">Raymond Carver</a> by Dan Chaon (9/15/07)<br />4. (7) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5069.asp">Ten Very Short Stories</a> by John Leary (3/15/07)<br />5. (8) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6372.asp">Ethnic Lego Girls Carry Spears</a> by Heidi W. Durrow (9/15/07)<br />6. (5) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6419.asp">Mole Man</a> by Stuart Dybek (9/15/07)<br />7. (6) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6197.asp">Nailed</a> by Robert J. Bradley (9/15/07)<br />8. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5702.asp">Party</a> by Emily Fridlund (9/15/07)<br />9. (9) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6196.asp">The Sound of Success</a> by Terry DeHart (9/15/07)<br />10. (10) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6420.asp">Starfish</a> by Jeff Landon (9/15/07)<br /><br />Incidentally, I'm also blogging this information at <a href="http://smokelong.com/news/">SmokeLong News</a> now. We had a News section there a couple years ago, but it was infrequently used. We re-launched it last week, with SLQ staffers Kelly Spitzer, Thomas White, and me, joined by uber-lit bloggers Myfanwy Collins, Katrina Denza, and Matt Bell. I think it's averaging about two new posts a day, and the info folks are getting posted there is as terrific as you would expect from having read the individuals' blogs previously. The news covers more than just SLQ--we're seeking to get flash news of any kind out there, so hopefully, it'll be a great resource for writers of flash. You definitely owe it to yourself to check it out. Here's a little tease of it:<br /><object allowNetworking="all" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="0" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0" width="400" height="318" align="middle" data="http://downloads.thespringbox.com/web/wrapper.php?file=RSS Reader.sbw"><param name="movie" value="http://downloads.thespringbox.com/web/wrapper.php?file=RSS Reader.sbw" /><param name="flashvars" value="param=http://feeds.feedburner.com/SmokelongNews¶m_style_borderColor=000000¶m_style_brandUrl=&partner_id=0&wiid=0" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="bgColor" value="0x000000" /><embed bgColor="0x000000" allowNetworking="all" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" src="http://downloads.thespringbox.com/web/wrapper.php?file=RSS Reader.sbw" flashvars="param=http://feeds.feedburner.com/SmokelongNews¶m_style_borderColor=000000¶m_style_brandUrl=&partner_id=0&wiid=0" quality="high" name="0" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="318" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><div style="font:11px/12px arial;width:400px;margin-top:2px;"><b><a href="http://www.springwidgets.com/widgetize/23/?param=http://feeds.feedburner.com/SmokelongNews¶m_style_borderColor=000000¶m_style_brandUrl=&width=400&height=300&wiid=0&partner_id=0" target="_blank">Get this widget!</a></b></div>Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-35430118498833404432007-10-24T13:50:00.000-07:002007-10-24T13:51:53.150-07:00Applications open for 2008 Fish FellowshipApplications are open now for the 2008 Fish Fellowship. There is no application fee, and the prize is $500 for a one-year "residency" as a writer for <i>SmokeLong</i>. The full announcement and details for entry are at <a href="http://smokelong.com/features/102407.asp">http://smokelong.com/features/102407.asp</a>.Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-38560595048730737492007-10-11T13:11:00.000-07:002007-10-11T13:12:20.727-07:00Top Ten Page Views for September<a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6218.asp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://smokelong.com/images/toasts.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />And, once again, I'm incredibly late in posting stats for last month. Almond moves not only back into the top spot, but into the #2 spot as well. The man's a powerhouse. And if y'all haven't checked out his latest yet, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1400066190?tag=smokelongquar-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1400066190&adid=1DN79CW8KJTFBQYZ5WMH">(Not That You Asked)</a> is worth the cover price for the piece on Vonnegut alone.<br /><br />1. (2) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/2309.asp">Pornography</a> by Steve Almond (6/15/05)<br />2. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6218.asp">When the Toasts Stopped Being Funny</a> by Steve Almond (9/15/07)<br />3. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6448.asp">Raymond Carver</a> by Dan Chaon (9/15/07)<br />4. (1) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/4446.asp">8x10</a> by Elizabeth Ellen (12/15/06)<br />5. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6419.asp">Mole Man</a> by Stuart Dybek (9/15/07)<br />6. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6197.asp">Nailed</a> by Robert J. Bradley (9/15/07)<br />7. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5069.asp">Ten Very Short Stories</a> by John Leary (3/15/07)<br />8. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6372.asp">Ethnic Lego Girls Carry Spears</a> by Heidi W. Durrow (9/15/07)<br />9. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6196.asp">The Sound of Success</a> by Terry DeHart (9/15/07)<br />10. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6420.asp">Starfish</a> by Jeff Landon (9/15/07)<br /><br />On a personal note, my tardiness is largely due to having been hitting the bricks to find a new gig after my contract at Microsoft ended. And I'm really excited to have accepted a position at the largest architectural firm in Seattle. Very, very cool place, and I can't wait to get to work there.Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-14415330932738857942007-09-18T16:02:00.001-07:002007-09-18T16:02:31.892-07:00stats for issue 17Here are the stats for issue seventeen:<br /><table><tr><td valign="top"><img src="http://smokelong.com/images/cover17_th.jpg" align="left"></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://smokelong.com/cover16.asp" target="_blank">Issue Seventeen (live from 6/15/07-9/14/07)</a><br /><br />6/15-6/30: 42659 page views<br />7/1-7/31: 75894 page views<br />8/1-8/31: 56439 page views<br />9/1-9/14: 20169 page views<br />Total Issue 17: 195161 page views</td></tr></table><br />Bleah. We dropped back below 200,000 page views for the quarter, and fell off by 9.67%. This appears to be a summer trend. Last summer's issue saw a 17% drop in page views, and the fall issue then jumped by over 20%. Hopefully, we'll see a similar jump for the issue just published.Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-39228505643548312342007-09-18T15:53:00.001-07:002007-09-18T15:53:36.473-07:00Top Ten Page Views for August<a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5486.asp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://smokelong.com/images/firstnight.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Posting this REALLY late this time around, and only doing stories this time, because I've been (and continue to be) absolutely slammed at work. Only one story not rated in July cracked the top ten this time around, but boy did the top ten move itself around a lot. Welcome, Elizabeth Ellen, to numero uno.<br /><br />1. (4) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/4446.asp">8x10</a> by Elizabeth Ellen (12/15/06)<br />2. (1) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/2309.asp">Pornography</a> by Steve Almond (6/15/05)<br />3. (6) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5604.asp">Oblivious</a> by Gary Cadwallader (6/15/07)<br />4. (2) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/4900.asp">Heaven by the Highwayside</a> by Mike Amato (3/15/07)<br />5. (8) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5486.asp">First Night</a> by Ric Jahna (6/15/07)<br />6. (7) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5603.asp">One Purple Finch</a> by Kathy Fish (6/15/07)<br />7. (9) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5451.asp">The Wedge in Between</a> by Debbie Ann Eis (6/15/07)<br />8. (5) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5435.asp">Renoir Responds to Aline Charigot's Charges of Painting Her Ugly</a> by Daniel Bailey (6/15/07)<br />9. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5556.asp">Cymothoa Exigua</a> by Christopher Battle (6/15/07)<br />10. (3) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/2542.asp">Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub</a> by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)<br /><br />And, to appease Don once again, some personal news: in the building I'm working in now, they do a lot of shipping, and there's a massive scale just outside my door. When we were checking out the building a couple months ago, many of us walked across it. I weighed in at 195. Since cutting Coke almost entirely out of my diet due to kidney stones, I've noticed that my stomach looks flatter (not flat, mind you, but not so Buddha-like). Sure enough, I just walked across the scale and it came up 185. Yay, me!Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-17168670639729420592007-09-17T11:13:00.000-07:002007-09-17T11:14:35.445-07:00SLQ Issue 18 is live!Guest edited by Mary Miller, it's a beauty.<br /><br /><a href="http://smokelong.com/cover18.asp"><img height="150" alt="Issue Eighteen" src="http://smokelong.com/images/cover18_th.jpg" width="135" align="left" border="0" /></a><b>Issue Eighteen</b> (September 15, 2007): <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6218.asp">When the Toasts Stopped Being Funny</a> by Steve Almond «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6197.asp">Nailed</a> by Robert J. Bradley «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6448.asp">Raymond Carver</a> by Dan Chaon «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6196.asp">The Sound of Success</a> by Terry DeHart «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6372.asp">Ethnic Lego Girls Carry Spears</a> by Heidi W. Durrow «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6419.asp">Mole Man</a> by Stuart Dybek «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5702.asp">Party</a> by Emily Fridlund «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5818.asp">From Halliville To Grice's Town</a> by Jason Jackson «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6420.asp">Starfish</a> by Jeff Landon «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6228.asp">Insomnia of an Elderly French Designer</a> by Sean Lovelace «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6195.asp">Display</a> by Davin Malasarn «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6415.asp">Little Bones</a> by Kuzhali Manickavel «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6005.asp">Stigmata</a> by Susan O'Neill «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6297.asp">Inroads</a> by Dominic Preziosi «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6417.asp">Bachon</a> by Teri Davis Rouvelas «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6088.asp">Voc Rehab Vignettes</a> by Jessica Schantz «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6416.asp">Neighbors</a> by Curtis Smith «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/6449.asp">Caging the Thing</a> by Beth Thomas «» <b>Interviews:</b> <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/358.asp">Steve Almond</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/364.asp">Robert J. Bradley</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/features/091507a.asp">Randall Brown</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/372.asp">Dan Chaon</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/360.asp">Terry DeHart</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/374.asp">Heidi W. Durrow</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/370.asp">Stuart Dybek</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/361.asp">Emily Fridlund</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/359.asp">Jason Jackson</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/365.asp">Jeff Landon</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/362.asp">Sean Lovelace</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/366.asp">Davin Malasarn</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/373.asp">Kuzhali Manickavel</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/features/091507b.asp">Mary Miller</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/363.asp">Susan O'Neill</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/367.asp">Dominic Preziosi</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/369.asp">Teri Davis Rouvelas</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/371.asp">Jessica Schantz</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/368.asp">Curtis Smith</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/375.asp">Beth Thomas</a> «» Cover Art "Repression of an Open Mind" by Marty D. Ison «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/letter18.asp">Letter From the Editor</a>Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-70365663892421367502007-08-02T14:41:00.001-07:002007-08-02T14:59:39.179-07:00Top Ten Page Views for July<a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5604.asp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://smokelong.com/images/oblivious.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Not a ton of shakin' up this time. The powerhouses of Almond, Amato, and Landon keep it up.<br /><br /><b>Stories</b><br />1. (1) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/2309.asp">Pornography</a> by Steve Almond (6/15/05)<br />2. (2) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/4900.asp">Heaven by the Highwayside</a> by Mike Amato (3/15/07)<br />3. (6) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/2542.asp">Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub</a> by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)<br />4. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/4446.asp">8x10</a> by Elizabeth Ellen (12/15/06)<br />5. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5435.asp">Renoir Responds to Aline Charigot's Charges of Painting Her Ugly</a> by Daniel Bailey (6/15/07)<br />6. (7) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5604.asp">Oblivious</a> by Gary Cadwallader (6/15/07)<br />7. (8) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5603.asp">One Purple Finch</a> by Kathy Fish (6/15/07)<br />8. (10) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5486.asp">First Night</a> by Ric Jahna (6/15/07)<br />9. (9) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5451.asp">The Wedge in Between</a> by Debbie Ann Eis (6/15/07)<br />10. (5) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5392.asp">The Attraction of Asphalt</a> by Stefani Nellen (6/15/07)<br /><br /><b>Interviews</b><br />1. (1) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/320.asp">Mike Amato</a> (3/15/07)<br />2. (8) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/174.asp">Stuart Dybek</a> (6/15/05)<br />3. (2) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/326.asp">Tod Goldberg</a> (3/15/07)<br />4. (6) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/348.asp">Ric Jahna</a> (6/15/07)<br />5. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/96.asp">Brian Reynolds</a> (8/15/04)<br />6. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/175.asp">Steve Almond</a> (6/15/05)<br />7. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/353.asp">Stephanie Johnson</a> (6/15/07)<br />8. (4) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/163.asp">Maggie Shearon</a> (6/15/05)<br />9. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/347.asp">Tavia Stewart</a> (6/15/07)<br />10. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/226.asp">Sarah Leavitt</a> (3/15/06)<br /><br />And, since <a href="http://danzfamily.com/">Don</a> kvetched about not enough personal stuff on the blog, here's a pic of me celebrating my 41st birthday last month at a barbecue with friends from <a href="http://community.realitytvworld.com">SurvivorBlows</a>. (Fortunately, this pic is after the hot tub, or it could serve as an illustration for Jeff Landon's piece.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsF3CF7mpNtPPGN717PygXoNb0f0hBk1c2idYKnT9zQ_p97hmkM4c-OBnfSVtNfz1UIHKEZ8_X_wliHMdUXFahD7J2gE79sFNtaYOV_jvJgsuOwnxjB2_8E8lyQ3mtlakV1Qk_w/s1600-h/birthday.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsF3CF7mpNtPPGN717PygXoNb0f0hBk1c2idYKnT9zQ_p97hmkM4c-OBnfSVtNfz1UIHKEZ8_X_wliHMdUXFahD7J2gE79sFNtaYOV_jvJgsuOwnxjB2_8E8lyQ3mtlakV1Qk_w/s320/birthday.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094222050699618338" /></a>Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-70644963349451160002007-07-09T15:43:00.000-07:002007-07-09T15:44:14.799-07:00Top Ten Page Views for June<a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5069.asp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://smokelong.com/images/tenshort.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Just realized that I'm incredibly late with this. Almond's back on top again, probably because linkage to Amato from the front page went away on the 15th when the new issue went live. Speaking of Almond, I'm reading the galley of his next book right now, and there's an essay in there about Vonnegut that's beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.<br /><br /><b>Stories</b><br />1. (2) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/2309.asp">Pornography</a> by Steve Almond (6/15/05)<br />2. (1) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/4900.asp">Heaven by the Highwayside</a> by Mike Amato (3/15/07)<br />3. (4) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5069.asp">Ten Very Short Stories</a> by John Leary (3/15/07)<br />4. (5) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5105.asp">This Is What You Left Behind</a> by Tod Goldberg (3/15/07)<br />5. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5392.asp">The Attraction of Asphalt</a> by Stefani Nellen (6/15/07)<br />6. (6) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/2542.asp">Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub</a> by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)<br />7. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5604.asp">Oblivious</a> by Gary Cadwallader (6/15/07)<br />8. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5603.asp">One Purple Finch</a> by Kathy Fish (6/15/07)<br />9. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5451.asp">The Wedge in Between</a> by Debbie Ann Eis (6/15/07)<br />10. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5486.asp">First Night</a> by Ric Jahna (6/15/07)<br /><br /><b>Interviews</b><br />1. (1) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/320.asp">Mike Amato</a> (3/15/07)<br />2. (2) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/326.asp">Tod Goldberg</a> (3/15/07)<br />3. (7) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/323.asp">Myfanwy Collins</a> (3/15/07)<br />4. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/163.asp">Maggie Shearon</a> (6/15/05)<br />5. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/334.asp">Nancy Zafris</a> (3/15/07)<br />6. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/348.asp">Ric Jahna</a> (6/15/07)<br />7. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/338.asp">J.M. Patrick</a> (6/15/07)<br />8. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/174.asp">Stuart Dybek</a> (6/15/05)<br />9. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/354.asp">Kathy Fish</a> (6/15/07)<br />10. (6) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/230.asp">Jeff Landon</a> 6/15/06)Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-18679424461649905172007-06-19T12:12:00.000-07:002007-06-19T12:19:03.866-07:00stats for Issue 16Here are the stats for issue sixteen:<br /><table><tr><td valign="top"><img src="http://smokelong.com/images/cover16_th.jpg" align="left"></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://smokelong.com/cover16.asp" target="_blank">Issue Sixteen (live from 3/15/07-6/14/07)</a><br /><br />3/15-3/31: 43262 page views<br />4/1-4/30: 70069 page views<br />5/1-5/31: 64773 page views<br />3/1-3/14: 37953 page views<br />Total Issue 16: 216057 page views</td></tr></table><br />That's a 9.98% increase over our last issue. Yay! And that takes us past the 200,000 page views barrier!Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-45165460324501460752007-06-19T12:06:00.001-07:002007-06-19T12:09:57.137-07:00SmokeLong Quarterly Issue 17New issue of SmokeLong went live on Friday, and I just haven't had a chance to post about it until now. It's a beauty, guest edited by Bob Arter. Take a look!<br /><br /><a href="http://smokelong.com/cover17.asp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 0 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://smokelong.com/images/cover17_th.jpg" width="135" height="150" alt="Issue Seventeen" border="0" align="left"></a> <b>Issue Seventeen</b> (June 15, 2007): <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5435.asp">Renoir Responds to Aline Charigot’s Charges of Painting Her Ugly</a> by Daniel Bailey «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5556.asp">Cymothoa Exigua</a> by Christopher Battle «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5604.asp">Oblivious</a> by Gary Cadwallader «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5451.asp">The Wedge in Between</a> by Debbie Ann Eis «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5603.asp">One Purple Finch</a> by Kathy Fish «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5469.asp">Clouds</a> by James Hanley «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5400.asp">Mousafa's Woman</a> by Kyle Hemmings «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5486.asp">First Night</a> by Ric Jahna «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5536.asp">My Great-Aunt Meets Jesus at the Mobil Station in Montana</a> by Stephanie Johnson «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5369.asp">Old Leningrad</a> by Sandra Maddux-Creech «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5417.asp">Selective Memory</a> by Mary McCluskey «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5392.asp">The Attraction of Asphalt</a> by Stefani Nellen «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5500.asp">Of Potential</a> by Jim Nelson «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5348.asp">Portrait of a Mother, Beforehand</a> J.M. Patrick «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5434.asp">Midnight in Albuquerque</a> by Tiffany Poremba «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5512.asp">Flatlining in the Edward G. Bellacosta Memorial Park</a> by Jake Ruiter «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5505.asp">Prow</a> by Claudia Smith «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5308.asp">I Know This Man; He is My Father.</a> by Tavia Stewart «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5701.asp">In the Last Frame</a> by Beth Thomas «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5519.asp">My First Two-Headed Boy</a> by Veronica Thorn «» <b>Interviews:</b> <a href="http://smokelong.com/features/061507.asp">Bob Arter</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/340.asp">Daniel Bailey</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/344.asp">Christopher Battle</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/355.asp">Gary Cadwallader</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/345.asp">Debbie Ann Eis</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/354.asp">Kathy Fish</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/343.asp">James Hanley</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/341.asp">Kyle Hemmings</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/348.asp">Ric Jahna</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/353.asp">Stephanie Johnson</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/342.asp">Sandra Maddux-Creech</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/346.asp">Mary McCluskey</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/339.asp">Stefani Nellen</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/351.asp">Jim Nelson</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/338.asp">J.M. Patrick</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/349.asp">Tiffany Poremba</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/356.asp">Jake Ruiter</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/350.asp">Claudia Smith</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/347.asp">Tavia Stewart</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/357.asp">Beth Thomas</a> «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/352.asp">Veronica Thorn</a> «» Cover Art "Peace in a Time of Monsters" by Marty D. Ison «» <a href="http://smokelong.com/letter17.asp">Letter From the Editor</a>Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-5782321764155248772007-06-04T11:44:00.000-07:002007-06-04T11:45:09.200-07:00Top Ten Page Views for May<a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/4446.asp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://smokelong.com/images/8x10.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The king is dead, long live the king! Almond actually fell to #2 last month as Mike Amato took over the top spot. It'll be interesting to see how long Mike can maintain that place, especially since there'll be a new issue going in live on the 15th.<br /><br /><b>Stories</b><br />1. (2) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/4900.asp">Heaven by the Highwayside</a> by Mike Amato (3/15/07)<br />2. (1) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/2309.asp">Pornography</a> by Steve Almond (6/15/05)<br />3. (3) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/4446.asp">8x10</a> by Elizabeth Ellen (12/15/06)<br />4. (5) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5069.asp">Ten Very Short Stories</a> by John Leary (3/15/07)<br />5. (6) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5105.asp">This Is What You Left Behind</a> by Tod Goldberg (3/15/07)<br />6. (4) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/2542.asp">Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub</a> by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)<br />7. (7) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5070.asp">There Swells and Jets a Heart</a> by Rusty Barnes (3/15/07)<br />8. (8) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5206.asp">Miss Hempstead's Brother</a> by Myfanwy Collins (3/15/07)<br />9. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/4706.asp">Seven in the Morning</a> by Max Ruback (3/15/07)<br />10. (9) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5071.asp">Baby in a Jar</a> by Tom Saunders (3/15/07)<br /><br /><b>Interviews</b><br />1. (6) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/320.asp">Mike Amato</a> (3/15/07)<br />2. (1) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/326.asp">Tod Goldberg</a> (3/15/07)<br />3. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/307.asp">Thomas Kearnes</a> (12/15/06)<br />4. (2) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/336.asp">Holly Selph</a> (3/15/07)<br />5. (9) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/324.asp">Stefani Nellen</a> (3/15/07)<br />6. (10) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/230.asp">Jeff Landon</a> (6/15/06)<br />7. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/323.asp">Myfanwy Collins</a> (3/15/07)<br />8. (3) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/332.asp">Rusty Barnes</a> (3/15/07)<br />9. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/120.asp">Spencer Dew</a> (10/15/04)<br />10. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/331.asp">Ann Walters</a> (3/15/07)Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-82309338169635509902007-05-04T15:19:00.000-07:002007-05-04T15:32:02.111-07:00Top Ten Page Views for April<a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/4900.asp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://smokelong.com/images/heaven.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Almond is still #1, but he was seriously challenged last month by Mike Amato, whose story had only 75 less page views than Steve's. Since I'm late posting this time around, I took a little time to delve a little more deeply. 54 stories last month had 100 or more page views. Pretty cool. Also, after the top ten page views of stories, I'm including the top ten page views for interviews.<br /><br /><b>Stories</b><br />1. (1) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/2309.asp">Pornography</a> by Steve Almond (6/15/05)<br />2. (5) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/4900.asp">Heaven by the Highwayside</a> by Mike Amato (3/15/07)<br />3. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/4446.asp">8x10</a> by Elizabeth Ellen (12/15/06)<br />4. (2) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/2542.asp">Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub</a> by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)<br />5. (6) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5069.asp">Ten Very Short Stories</a> by John Leary (3/15/07)<br />6. (4) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5105.asp">This Is What You Left Behind</a> by Tod Goldberg (3/15/07)<br />7. (8) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5070.asp">There Swells and Jets a Heart</a> by Rusty Barnes (3/15/07)<br />8. (7) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5206.asp">Miss Hempstead's Brother</a> by Myfanwy Collins (3/15/07)<br />9. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5071.asp">Baby in a Jar</a> by Tom Saunders (3/15/07)<br />10. (9) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5278.asp">The Color of Moths</a> by Holly Selph (3/15/07)<br /><br /><b>Interviews</b><br />1. <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/326.asp">Tod Goldberg</a> (3/15/07)<br />2. <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/336.asp">Holly Selph</a> (3/15/07)<br />3. <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/332.asp">Rusty Barnes</a> (3/15/07)<br />4. <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/328.asp">Robert Travieso</a> (3/15/07)<br />5. <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/335.asp">John Leary</a> (3/15/07)<br />6. <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/320.asp">Mike Amato</a> (3/15/07)<br />7. <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/321.asp">Jeff Vande Zende</a> (3/15/07)<br />8. <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/325.asp">Max Ruback</a> (3/15/07)<br />9. <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/324.asp">Stefani Nellen</a> (3/15/07)<br />10. <a href="http://smokelong.com/interview/230.asp">Jeff Landon</a> (6/15/06)Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-91782410586494258942007-04-04T14:16:00.000-07:002007-04-04T14:36:30.968-07:00so much writerly goodnessIn the past few days, there has been just tons of great stuff coming out. I know I'm going to forget something, so I'll come back and edit as I remember. In no particular order:<br /><br /><a href="http://nighttrainmagazine.com/" target="_blank">Night Train</a> is up and running again! And they're taking submissions. Of particular interest, they plan to publish one new flash every week. So go! Submit!<br /><br /><a href="http://insolentrudder.net/" target="_blank">insolent rudder</a> has a new issue up, with fiction by <i>SLQ</i> editor Katrina Denza, <i>SLQ</i> author Davin Malasarn, and <i>SLQ</i> author-to-be (in our upcoming issue) Debbie Ann Eis. The author spotlight shines on previous <i>SLQ</i> guest editor and top ten stalwart Jeff Landon, and the author interview features frequent <i>SLQ</i> author Susan Henderson. Also features the always cool Dennis Mahagin. That, my friends, is one hell of a lineup.<br /><br />The latest <a href="http://kellyspitzer.com/" target="_blank">Kelly Spitzer's</a> Writer Profile Project is up: Ann Walters, who has graced <i>SLQ's</i> pages a couple times now, and is a very cool woman to boot. I especially loved her answer about her profile photograph: totally heart-melty.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.vestalreview.net/" target="_blank">Vestal Review</a> has a new issue up featuring, among others, <i>SLQ</i> author and <i>Flashquake</i> editor Didi Wood.<br /><br />Speaking of <a href="http://flashquake.org/" target="_blank">Flashquake</a>, their spring issue is up, and features <i>SLQ</i> alum Wayne Scheer and the aforementioned Kelly Spitzer.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.noojournal.com/six.htm" target="_blank">NOÖ Journal's</a> latest ish is up, too, and features no <i>SLQ</i> alums! But it still kicks ass.<br /><br />And have you read <a href="http://www.juked.com/" target="_blank">Juked</a>? They update so frequently that it's difficult to single out an issue, per se, but some recent authors include Ann Walters (that same groovy chick in the interview link above), Cami Park, Kathy Fish, Myfanwy Collins, Elizabeth Ellen, and Joseph Young. That's a lot of very, very fine reading right there.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/index/flash-fiction/" target="_blank">3:AM Magazine</a> is another frequent updater, and some of the folks recently featured there are Claudia Smith, Kim Chinquee, Debbie Ann Eis, and Myfanwy Collins.<br /><br />Finally, my absolute favorite annual issue of <a href="http://http://hobartpulp.com/website/index.html" target="_blank">Hobart</a> is live. My Mariners are 2-0 to start the season against the dastardly Oakland A's (against whom my M's went <b>2-17</b> last season!) and I'm feeling giddy. Reading <i>Hobart's</i> annual baseball stories only increases the giddiness.Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-14841735156806760792007-04-02T12:52:00.000-07:002007-04-02T13:01:29.446-07:00Top Ten Page Views for March<a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5105.asp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://smokelong.com/images/whatyouleft.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Almond's at the top, as usual, although his page views dipped below a thousand for the first time in ages. I wouldn't be too surprised to see his usual place usurped in the months to come. Except for the top three, all of the top ten are stories published in the middle of last month.<br /><br />1. (1) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/2309.asp">Pornography</a> by Steve Almond (6/15/05)<br />2. (3) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/2542.asp">Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub</a> by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)<br />3. (2) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/2313.asp">A Deep Desire for Blue</a> by Alexandra Fox (6/15/05)<br />4. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5105.asp">This Is What You Left Behind</a> by Tod Goldberg (3/15/07)<br />5. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/4900.asp">Heaven by the Highwayside</a> by Mike Amato (3/15/07)<br />6. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5069.asp">Ten Very Short Stories</a> by John Leary (3/15/07)<br />7. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5206.asp">Miss Hempstead's Brother</a> by Myfanwy Collins (3/15/07)<br />8. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5070.asp">There Swells and Jets a Heart</a> by Rusty Barnes (3/15/07)<br />9. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/5278.asp">The Color of Moths</a> by Holly Selph (3/15/07)<br />10. (NR) <a href="http://smokelong.com/flash/4706.asp">Seven in the Morning</a> by Max Ruback (3/15/07)Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8973347.post-23751191399455784022007-03-29T10:39:00.000-07:002007-03-29T10:43:46.878-07:00interviewed<img src="http://www.kellyspitzer.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/clapper.jpg" align="right"><a href="http://kellyspitzer.com/" target="_blank">Kelly Spitzer</a> <a href="http://www.kellyspitzer.com/2007/03/29/the-writer-profile-project-chats-with-smokelong-quarterly-founder-dave-clapper/" target="_blank">interviewed me</a> today as part of her <a href="http://www.kellyspitzer.com/category/the-writer-profile-project/" target="_blank">Writer Profile Project</a>. I was totally blown away by the care and work Kelly put into this interview.<br /><br />Also, check out her previous interviews with <a href="http://www.kellyspitzer.com/2007/03/26/the-writer-profile-project-aids-and-abets-fleur-bradley/" target="_blank">Fleur Bradley</a>, <a href="http://www.kellyspitzer.com/2007/03/21/novelist-ellen-meister-sits-down-with-the-writer-profile-project/" target="_blank">Ellen Meister</a>, <a href="http://www.kellyspitzer.com/2007/03/15/alicia-gifford-graces-the-writer-profile-project/" target="_blank">Alicia Gifford</a>, <a href="http://www.kellyspitzer.com/2007/03/12/kathy-fish-makes-a-splash-at-the-writer-profile-project/">Kathy Fish</a>, <a href="http://www.kellyspitzer.com/2007/03/07/the-writer-profile-project-hangs-with-hobart-editor-aaron-burch/" target="_blank">Aaron Burch</a>, and <a href="http://www.kellyspitzer.com/2007/03/01/mary-akers-kicks-off-the-writer-profile-project/" target="_blank">Mary Akers</a>.Dave Clapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679302197416841061noreply@blogger.com0