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Winged Victory, Annette Williams Jaffee
Winged Victory, Annette Williams Jaffee
Ontario Review
ANNETTE WILLIAMS JAFFEE of Princeton is currently completing a novel, Adult Education. "Winged Victory" is her first published story.
The Counsellor, John Updike
The Counsellor, John Updike
Ontario Review
JOHN UPDIKE of Georgetown, Massachusetts is one of the most widely translated of contemporary American writers. His recent books are The Coup and Problems, and he is currently completing a New England novel.
A Pure Soul, Carlos Fuentes
A Pure Soul, Carlos Fuentes
Ontario Review
CARLOS FUENTES, the distinguished Mexican writer, has published a number of books of fiction, the most recent being Distant Relations, a novel, and Burnt Water, short stories. He has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, and Princeton.
“Chicken In The Box”, Soo Christiansen
“Chicken In The Box”, Soo Christiansen
Ontario Review
Soo Christiansen's interest in language has drawn her to study in Paris and Geneva. She is currently working on a master's degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) at New York University. She lives in Brooklyn and works for the United Nations. "Chicken in the Box" is her first published story.
“Wildcats", William Black
“Wildcats", William Black
Ontario Review
William Black, a native of Northeastern Pennsylvania, is completing an MFA at the University of Alabama. "Wildcats" is his first published story.
“Going Through The Change”, Janice Daugharty
“Going Through The Change”, Janice Daugharty
Ontario Review
Janice Daugharty's first novel, Dark of the Moon, was published last spring. "Going Through the Change" is the title story of her first collection of short fiction just published by OR Press. She lives on a 200-acre farm with her husband in South Georgia.
The German, John Guzlowski
The German, John Guzlowski
Ontario Review
John Guzlowski is retired from Eastern Illinois University, where he taught contemporary American literature and poetry writing. His poems often deal with his parents' experiences as slave laborers in Nazi Germany. His poems about them are collected in his books Lightning and Ashes, Third Winter of War: Buchenwald, and Language of Mules. He lives in Valdosta, Georgia.
The Night Comes In A'Falling, Alan Ackmann
The Night Comes In A'Falling, Alan Ackmann
Ontario Review
Alan Ackmann has an MFA in fiction from the University of Arkansas and teaches at DePaul University. His work has appeared in McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Clackamas Literary Review, and Louisiana Literature.
Undertow, Erin Gay
Undertow, Erin Gay
Ontario Review
Erin Gay was recently awarded the Joyce Carol Oates Fiction Prize as an MFA student at Syracuse University. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Field, Lake Effect, and Salamander.
The Longing Of Paulette Andre, Samuel Cypressi
The Longing Of Paulette Andre, Samuel Cypressi
Ontario Review
After a career in advertising, Samuel Cypressi has returned to writing fiction and this is the first of his "second wind" stories to be published.
Fixing, Matt Freidson
Fixing, Matt Freidson
Ontario Review
Matt Freidson's stories have appeared in New England Review, Confrontation, Michigan Quarterly Review, and Best New American Voices 2006. He lives in England.
Stray, Mary Morris
Stray, Mary Morris
Ontario Review
Mary Morris is the author of fourteen books—six novels including, most recently, Revenge, three collections of short stories, and four travel memoirs. Her numerous short stories and travel essays have appeared in such places as the Paris Review, the New York Times, and Vogue. She teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College.
The Fifth Season, Nona Caspers
The Fifth Season, Nona Caspers
Ontario Review
Nona Caspers' book of stories Heavier Than Air won the AWP Grace Paley Short Fiction Prize and is forthcoming from the University of Massachusetts Press. "The Fifth Season" is adapted from a story in that collection. Her work has also been honored with a Cooper Prize from Ontario Review and an Iowa Fiction Award from the Iowa Review. She teaches at San Francisco State University.
From Hotel De Dream, Edmund White
From Hotel De Dream, Edmund White
Ontario Review
Edmund White's new novel Hotel de Dream (Ecco/HarperCollins) evokes the final days of Stephen Crane and Crane's "lost" novel about a boy prostitute in New York City in the late 19th century.
Pop, Bill Henderson
Pop, Bill Henderson
Ontario Review
BILL HENDERSON'S work has appeared in Carolina Quarterly, Chicago Review, The New York Times Book Review, and elsewhere; and he is the author (under the pen-name "Luke Walton") of The Galapagos Kid (Nautilus Books, 1971). He lives in Yonkers, N.Y.
Lucca, Lynne Sharon Schwartz
Lucca, Lynne Sharon Schwartz
Ontario Review
LYNNE SHARON SCHWARTZ is a free-lance writer who also teaches English at the City University of New York. Her work has appeared in a number of magazines, including The New Republic, and she is just completing a novel. She has published two children's plays, has been a magazine editor, a translator, and publicity writer.
Distant Friends, Greg Johnson
Distant Friends, Greg Johnson
Ontario Review
Greg Johnson, a former OR contributor, has work in recent issues of Virginia Quarterly Review, Georgia Review, Prairie Schooner, and other journals. His critical study of Emily Dickinson was recently published by the University of Alabama Press. He lives in Decatur, Georgia.
Shadow Bands, Jeanne Schinto
Shadow Bands, Jeanne Schinto
Ontario Review
Jeanne Schinto, a former OR contributor, has published also in Ascent, Cimarron Review, Greensboro Review, and elsewhere. A story of hers appeared in The Best American Short Stories 1984, edited by John Updike.
Baby, Joyce Carol Oates
Baby, Joyce Carol Oates
Ontario Review
Joyce Carol Oates's most recent books are Solstice, a novel, and Last Days, a collection of short stories.
Prologue To Dogs Of God, Pinckney Benedict
Prologue To Dogs Of God, Pinckney Benedict
Ontario Review
Pinckney Benedict of Lewisburg, West Virginia, is the recipient of the 1986 Nelson Algren Award. He has published two collections of short fiction, Town Smokes (OR Press, 1987) and The Wrecking Yard (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 1992). His first novel, Dogs of God (Nan A. Talese/ Doubleday), is scheduled for publication in January 1994.
"Boundary Country", Tom Wayman
"Boundary Country", Tom Wayman
Ontario Review
Tom Wayman's fiction appeared most recently in The Hudson Review, and is forthcoming in Windsor Review and an anthology of Canadian Jewish short stories. His collections of poetry include I'll Be Right Back from Ontario Review Press, 1997. He makes his home in the Selkirk Mountain region of British Columbia.
"Tunnel Of Love", Harmon Smith
"Tunnel Of Love", Harmon Smith
Ontario Review
Harmon Smith, of Kent, Connecticut, worked for large companies for thirty-five years before taking early retirement to write. His first book, My Friend, My Friend, about Thoreau's relationship with Emerson, is in its third printing. He is currently working on a biography of the American dancer Carola Goya. "Tunnel of Love" is his first published story.
"Louis, In The Dark", Patry Francis
"Louis, In The Dark", Patry Francis
Ontario Review
Patry Francis has stories in recent issues of The Antioch Review and The Green Mountains Review. She currently resides in Centerville, Massachusetts.
"Damage", Derek Nikitas
"Damage", Derek Nikitas
Ontario Review
A recent MFA from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, Derek Nikitas is working on a novel. "Damage" is the second of his stories to appear in OR.
"The Fifth Box", Donald Hall
"The Fifth Box", Donald Hall
Ontario Review
Donald Hall's most recent book of poems is Without. He lives in an old family house in New Hampshire.
"Bad Hand", Alicia Conroy
"Bad Hand", Alicia Conroy
Ontario Review
Alicia Conroy's most recent publications include work in The O. Henry Awards 2000 and New Delta Review. Her fiction is forthcoming in Puerto del Sol, Chattahoochee Review, and an anthology to be published by Syracuse University Press. She lives in Willimantic, Connecticut.
"To The Madhouse", Greg Johnson
"To The Madhouse", Greg Johnson
Ontario Review
Greg Johnson, of Atlanta, Georgia, has written several books of fiction, including the story collection Distant Friends and the recently published novel Sticky Kisses.
"Candy", Bonnie Jo Campbell
"Candy", Bonnie Jo Campbell
Ontario Review
Bonnie Jo Campbell, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, is the author of Women & Other Animals, winner of the AWP short fiction award. Her story "The Smallest Man in the World" appears in the 2000 Pushcart anthology.
"The Liar", Richard Burgin
"The Liar", Richard Burgin
Ontario Review
Richard Burgin's nine books include the novel Ghost Quartet (TriQuarterly Books, 1999) and the forthcoming story collection The Spirit Returns (Johns Hopkins, 2001). He is the composer of a collection of jazz songs In All of the World, available on CD from www.richardburgin.com. Highly recommended.
"The Risk Of The Real", Millicent Dillon
"The Risk Of The Real", Millicent Dillon
Ontario Review
Millicent Dillon's most recent biography is You Are Not I: A Portrait of Paul Bowles (1998). Her most recent novel is Harry Gold (2000). She lives in San Francisco.