“The Militant Grammarian is devoted to bringing the best experimental fiction to the web. [Its] small staff is committed to an aesthetic of bold weirdness and boundary-pushing—the types of stories that other publications might consider too esoteric or theoretical or cerebral. . . .the stories that . . . deserve to be out in theContinue reading “Vinegar and Crone”
Author Archives: Joyce Goldenstern
Old Woman and Eel
My chapbook Old Woman and Eel and Other Prose Pieces was recently published (Nov. 2022) by Ravenna Press, Triple Series (Seattle). “I thought then of the first eel who lived high in the sky. I thought of the sun eel. The eels who were stars. I did not and do not wish the river eelsContinue reading “Old Woman and Eel”
L’Esprit Literary Journal — Online Now
The first issue of L’Esprit Literary Journal is online now. https://lespritliteraryreview.org/issue-one/ Here is a direct link to “The Musings of Mrs. Magritte” https://lespritliteraryreview.org/2022/10/13/the-musings-of-mrs-magritte/ A zoom reading will take place Sunday, October 16 at 1:00 p.m. CST. To sign up, go to https://forms.gle/6gY2tnu1gx5zPNVb6
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Mother Figures — Mom Egg Review (MER)
Out in May Folktales often do not treat mothers kindly. They often appear in the guise of wicked step mothers. One of the Grimm tales that does offer a postitive mother figure is “Snow White and Rose Red,” whose mother encourages independence in her daughters and treats each according to her unique personality. I wasContinue reading “Mother Figures — Mom Egg Review (MER)”
The Story Ends -- The Story Never Ends 