This month, our online fiction came from Keith Lesmeister, whose tight fist of a story "Imaginary Enemies" clocks in at a trim 965 words. That's less than half of the 2,000 word maximum we here at ASF have imposed on our web fiction. That cap exists, in part, because we know that great stories come in all sizes and that the web—for all of its faults and all of its cat videos—is a particularly good venue for short work. Still, it'd be a mistake to think that any story, regardless of length, pops … [Read more...] about Online Fiction Interview: Keith Lesmeister
Imaginary Enemies
Elbow and I ducked out of our nephew’s birthday party and drove to Walmart to check on ammo prices. I didn’t care about ammo prices. I was along for the ride. Elbow was married to my sister and just out of the Marine Corps. His hair was still high and tight, and he strutted around with a purposeful intensity that I had a difficult time keeping up with. He stood at the ammo display—closed and fortified with a brass lock. He peered at the inventory. “Figures,” he said. “They’re out of .22 and 9 … [Read more...] about Imaginary Enemies
Creative Writing Instructor
Evaluation Form
1. The instructor is organized.
□ Strongly Agree
□ Agree
□ Undecided
□ Disagree
□ Strongly Disagree
2. The instructor seems generally knowledgeable, at least about the subject she teaches.
□ Strongly Agree
□ Agree
□ Undecided
□ Disagree
□ Strongly Disagree
3. The instructor is for the most part coherent and sober during her lectures.
□ Strongly Agree
□ Hard to tell; she often has a “cold” and tells us not to approach her desk
□ Coherent and sober … [Read more...] about Creative Writing Instructor
Evaluation Form