This Week in Rejection!: The Missouri Review 7
Yeah, it just kept happening… After the previous rejection’s longer comment, I was a little discouraged by this one, which seemed sort of perfunctory. But hey — “A nice sense of place” told...
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Wednesday Warren – Hit Somebody
Posted by Barry Lyga | Oct 26, 2011 | Wednesday Warren
When in doubt, resort to violence. Not just good advice for life, but also for hockey. Yes, “Hit Somebody” is another in Warren’s string of songs dedicated to sport figures, as he digs deep into the psyche of a...
Read MoreMemory Monday – Man of Steel Merch!
Posted by Barry Lyga | Oct 24, 2011 | Memory Monday
Yeah, even Superman can get screwed in contract negotiations, I guess… Oh, all right — you caught me. That’s not really Superman. Or, rather, it’s Superman’s body, but his mind has been swapped with...
Read MoreThis Week in Rejection!: The Missouri Review 6
Posted by Barry Lyga | Oct 21, 2011 | This Week in Rejection!
After my fifth attempt to publish with the fine journal The Missouri Review resulted in a handwritten to note to “try…again,” I immediately fired off another story. The result of which was: Was I discouraged?...
Read MoreSLJ Stars Mangaman!
Posted by Barry Lyga | Oct 21, 2011 | Writing
Following a great review by Booklist and a starred review from Kirkus, Mangaman picks up another endorsement with a great starred review from School Library Journal! Yay! Graphic-novel tropes are turned on their heads in this...
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