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*BEST OF THE WEB 2008
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN UNTIL NOVEMBER 1, 2008.
NOTE A CALL FOR NONFICTION AND UNDERGRADUATE WRITING.
“Understand me. What I am here for is to tell you stories you may not want to hear. What I am here for is to rescue my dead. And to scare hell out of you now and then. I was raised Baptist, I know how to do that.” – Dorothy Allison
With each submission period we have received an increasingly daunting number of beautifully written stories and poems. This makes the selection process excruciatingly satisfying. We thank all those who submitted and encourage those not selected to keep writing and submit again to CLAPBOARD HOUSE.
We are pleased to have very fine writers with distinct voices in this issue. Award winning writer Gerald Duff, author of FIRE ANTS—AND OTHER STORIES, has brought a lovely little story to our humble house. We also have a story by creative writing student Jordan Fennell that is rich in authentic American South imagery—fresh, beautiful and unsettling at once.
The inclusion of Fennell’s story marks the beginning of a new feature for our forthcoming issues. In all future issues we will feature one story or selection of poems from one previously unpublished creative writing student currently enrolled in a college or university. We will be posting further details soon in our submission section.
We were included in BEST OF THE WEB—2008, guest edited by Steve Almond. We are not quite sure what it means, but we love Steve Almond’s work and he chose some great writing for the anthology.
Editors and agents visit our house and other online publications regularly in search of writers. Always submit your very best work with a complete biography. One never knows who might be taking a peek! Those fortuitous enough to read this issue will find beautiful work by very fine writers.
For the night was not impartial. No the night loved some more than others, served some more than others—Eudora Welty
