What’s your 6 word memoir? I always got socks for Christmas.
What’s the last book you read? Absalom, Absalom!
What are you doing right now? I’m finishing the last semester of my undergraduate degree in English with a concentration in Creative Writing. I’m working on few poems and a short story, reading “Melmoth the Wanderer”, playing soccer on the weekends, practicing kung fu, and stay-at-home-daddying my three-year-old twin daughters.
What’s on your iPod right now? I quit music a couple of years ago; it was just ruining my health and my relationships with those I love. I’m a much nicer person now.
What genres do you read in slush? Mostly poetry and some fiction.
What do you look for in the genres you read? In fiction, I look for a strong first paragraph incorporating multiple streams of time, a gripping narrative voice and/or identifiable main character(s), and a succinct introduction to some sort of conflict or complication. In poetry, I look for tension in the title or first few lines, interesting and/or honest perspective and voice, and a strong sense of sound in the word choice. In non-fiction, I look for humor and compassion.
