Author of the Month: Arthur Davis
“I think you should write what you ‘have’ to write, not necessarily what you want to write.” Arthur Davis, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for October, talks to Sauleha Kamal.
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At the Tri-Bridge
“Trees added to the rain showering red petals all over the sidewalk. The sight of youngsters splashing water at each other made me angry.” Story of the Week (December 11), by Smitha Peter.
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Author of the Month: David McVey
“The book that pushed me most into writing was Hamish Brown’s Scottish mountaineering work Hamish’s Mountain Walk, which excited me with the way the author linked bashing about in the hills, reading, and writing into an indivisible unity.” David McVey, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for September, talks to Casey Harding.
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Rents
“He never pictured they’d grow old together. He never thought they’d grow old.” Story of the Week (December 4), by L. Haiman.
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Spotlight Translator: Annie McDermott
Annie talks to Constance A. Dunn about the limitations of using a computer to translate fiction, the rhythm and beauty of Marcelino Freire’s writing, and the power of translation.
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Roseland
“We swung and clung to each other and when the dance floor was cleared to make room for the contest, we were relieved and completely exhausted and drained of the tension that had plagued us for the last day and a half.” Story of the Week (October 30), by Arthur Davis.
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Homecoming
“When his mother had questioned his failing grades, he had brushed her off. She had outlined a plan for him after his high school graduation. He had dreamt of being a writer.” Story of the Week (October 23), by Adrianna Sampedro.
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Wonderpig
“The mad pace of buyers suggested a looting. They loaded up on chops, thighs, knuckles, kept piling it into their carts.” Story of the Week (October 16), by John Gorman.
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Author of the Month: N.V. Baker
“I’d say we are a generation that excels in the second-hand experiences. We are experts on everything and experienced with next to nothing.” N.V. Baker, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for August, talks to Abbigail Rosewood.
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The Bruners
“In 1919, Klaus Bruner was born in a blue-collar area of Berlin.” Story of the Week (October 9), by Cathy Rosoff.
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