Writing Lessons I Learned from Yoga

Writing Lessons I Learned from Yoga

Here are a few truths about yoga and writing (and probably about life in general).

Suzanne Barnecut, Associate Editor

Suzanne Barnecut, Associate Editor

Suzanne Barnecut shares the worst writing advice she's ever heard.

Songs for the Deaf by John Henry Fleming

Songs for the Deaf by John Henry Fleming

In his new collection, Fleming introduces us to cloud-reading seers, hoop-playing saviors, ardor-inducing aliens (yes! really!), and more.

Three Raymond Carver Contest Alums Go to Iowa

Three Raymond Carver Contest Alums Go to Iowa

Hannah Horvath, Lena Dunham’s character on the HBO series Girls, isn’t the only one who has gotten accepted to the prestigious Iowa Writers’ Workshops. 

"Eminence" by Caroline Casper

"Eminence" by Caroline Casper

It is not so much the story itself, but the way it is told that fascinated me.

2013 Million Writers Award Results Announced

2013 Million Writers Award Results Announced

Congratulations to Rachel Steiger-Meister and Adrienne Celt for taking 1st and 3rd, respectively, in the awards for best online fiction.

Carve's 2013 Pushcart Prize Nominations

Carve's 2013 Pushcart Prize Nominations

It’s that time of year, when Carve becomes the submitter and we send our own published stories out to the Pushcart Press.

"Customer of Size" by Mary Jones

"Customer of Size" by Mary Jones

Mary Jones’s “Customer of Size” is a story of the pervasive indignities and cruelties large Americans face in a culture that despises fatness.

Audio Versions of Select Carve Short Stories Now Available

Audio Versions of Select Carve Short Stories Now Available

In conjunction with our new Carve in the Classroom series, we’ve created audio readings of nine Carve stories.

The Trouble With Titles, Part 2

The Trouble With Titles, Part 2

We continue our discussion and look at one of the problems writers might face.

Rebecca McKanna

Rebecca McKanna

Rebecca McKanna is an MFA student in creative writing at Purdue University and lives in Lafayette, Indiana.

The Trouble With Titles, Part 1

The Trouble With Titles, Part 1

A title provides a kind of aura to a work, informing potential readers about its tone or possible subject matter.

Raymond Carver Audio Recordings Come and Gone

Raymond Carver Audio Recordings Come and Gone

Two vintage audio recordings of Raymond Carver reading his work recently appeared (and then disappeared) on YouTube.

The Carve VIDA Count

The Carve VIDA Count

On February 1, 2011, VIDA published their first Count, a mathematical breakdown of the gender disparity in publishing.

"Cigarettes In Heaven" By Jon Pearson

"Cigarettes In Heaven" By Jon Pearson

While waiting at a traffic light, the failed marriage he has tried so desperately to forget returns in a torturous stream of consciousness.

The J.D. Salinger Documentary Might Shock You

The J.D. Salinger Documentary Might Shock You

The documentary, naturally titled Salinger, finally sees a release date after nine years of production. 

Four Carve Stories Selected as Notable Story in Million Writers Award

Four Carve Stories Selected as Notable Story in Million Writers Award

Congratulations to four Carve contributors whose stories have been recognized as a “Notable Story” of 2012 by the Million Writers Award. 

Nico L'Insalata

Nico L'Insalata

Nico L’Insalata discovered Carve last winter when he mistakenly left the “R” off of Carver in his Google search

"The Ways You Are Gone" by Kami Westhoff

"The Ways You Are Gone" by Kami Westhoff

Jack constantly imagines what could have happened to Madeleine: dead and buried, dismembered and frozen in pieces, alive but tortured by kidnappers, alive and well. 

"The Relative Weight of Angels" by Avril Breckenridge Barron

"The Relative Weight of Angels" by Avril Breckenridge Barron

I found Allie’s mother the most moving character because she does not attempt to hide her grief or channel it through “appropriate” grieving actions.