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Recently published in ‘Club Plum Literary Journal’

A piece I wrote called “The Things My Father Used to Eat” is included in the latest issue of Club Plum Literary Journal. The latest issue…

Jul 15

Recently published in ‘Club Plum Literary Journal’

Jul 15

Andrew Careaga

John Updike (and others) on why fiction matters

My town’s public library held a used-book sale recently, and among the armful of treasures I picked up there was The Writer’s Digest…

Jul 9

John Updike (and others) on why fiction matters

Jul 9

Andrew Careaga

When I can’t write

There are days when the writing just zips along. The hours devoted to crafting little fictions breeze by.

Jun 25

When I can’t write

Jun 25

Andrew Careaga

What is creative nonfiction? Q&A with Donna Talarico, founder of Hippocampus Magazine

Originally posted on my website, Andy Writes!

Jun 24

Donna Talarico is the founder of Hippocampus Magazine, an online literary publication devoted to the art of creative nonfiction.

Jun 24

Andrew Careaga

Thoughts on Steve Almond’s ‘Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow’

Jun 14

Image of the cover of the book “Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow,” by Steve Almond.

Jun 14

Andrew Careaga

Thirteen Ways of Hearing a Cicada

With apologies to Wallace Stevens

May 25

Thirteen Ways of Hearing a Cicada

May 25

Andrew Careaga

Alice Munro’s enduring example

I know a lot of readers love to absorb themselves in a thick, juicy novel. I’m not one of them. I do enjoy a good novel, but I’m partial to…

May 14

Alice Munro’s enduring example

May 14

Andrew Careaga

Hypnotist (short story)

A few months ago, I reviewed several old writings, short stories and essays I’d written in the late 1990s through early 2000s. I set aside…

May 2

Hypnotist (short story)

May 2

Andrew Careaga

The eclipse is running late (fiction)

For some strange reason — a scheduling mix-up, or a meeting running long, or some other cosmic bureaucratic glitch — the eclipse is…

Apr 8

The eclipse is running late (fiction)

Apr 8

Andrew Careaga

Easter Monday and resurrected writings

Today is April Fools’ Day, a day of joy for pranksters, a day of annoyance for those of us who may be subject to the pranks. (You’ll find…

Apr 1

Easter Monday and resurrected writings

Apr 1

Andrew Careaga

Andrew Careaga

Andrew Careaga. I write things, mainly short fiction, creative nonfiction, and posts about the writing craft. Former university marketing/PR. andrewcareaga.com

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