Category: Writing Prompts

• #amwriting

  

  When you don’t know what to write, write. Right? Well—that’s kind of like somebody saying, “Cheer up,” when you’re down in the dumps. Down there, usually we’re not asking for help. Writing can be like that. We understand intellectually that we should just cheer up (or just write), it’s what we want, in fact. Or…

  skipjackreview

  September 16, 2023

  Writing, Writing Prompts

  #amwriting, Environment, Fiction, Green, literary journal, midwest, poetry, skipjack review

• Announcing the Dead Herring Prize

  

  Art—even lower-case-a art or writing—is not a surefire way to get rich. Sure, it would be nice, but for creative people, the process itself is the reward. We create art because it helps us to maintain some semblance of sanity—creating things heals us. We create because we must. But, hey, baby’s gotta eat! The editors…

  skipjackreview

  July 1, 2023

  Dead Herring Prize, Environment, Fiction, Literary Prize, Poems, Writing, Writing Prompts