I’ve sat in the hallowed writing studio at Red Bird-Red Oak in Milwaukee feeling like a fraud. Could I, should I, call myself a writer with zero fiction credits?

I read tons of fabulous short stories in 2009 at the Red Bird Red Oak studio, and when they’re published, I’ll announce the links! At the Iowa Writer’s Festival, I also read and heard amazing work. But, sticking to those works already in print, and narrowing down my numbers with great…