Issue 51 Contributor Lynn Levin blogs about food, fiction and aftertaste. Certain meals described in fiction stay with me, and one thing I’ve learned is that disturbing meals stay with me the longest. John Lanchester’s 1996 novel The Debt to…
Issue 51 Contributor Sasha West blogs about thought experiments. I strongly remember my experience of first reading Anne Carson’s Autobiography of Red in the way that the mind marks anything new: a rupture in understanding that allows discovery. Carson’s “novel…
Volunteer Holly reminisces about the works of a literary giant. Why does it seem that famous people die in clusters? According to OnTheRedCarpet.com, 2012 has already taken many actors, musicians and others who have impacted not only their industry but…
Issue 51 Contributor Joseph Cavano blogs about…[wait for it]... Erroll Garner, the great jazz pianist who never bothered to learn to read music, was making a record when the tape burst. His manager, Martha Glaser, signaled him to stop. He…
Volunteer Andrea interviews Anne Washburn, author of Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play currently at the Woolly Mammoth. Andrea: How did you develop the story for Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play? Anne Washburn: Mr. Burns came from an idea I’d been kicking…
Volunteer Nathan attends Potomac Review’s Issue 51 launch party and reading at the Black Squirrel. Last Wednesday, The Black Squirrel in Adams Morgan, Washington, D.C., hosted Potomac Review’s Issue 51 launch party and reading. An enthusiastic crowd gathered in the…
Volunteer Karolina interviews E. Ethelbert Miller about his memoir, The 5th Inning, and about his writing career. Karolina: Throughout The 5th Inning, you use an extensive baseball metaphor—why did you choose to relate your experiences to baseball? E. Ethelbert Miller:…
Issue 51 Contributor Kerry Paul May blogs about how he avoids writer’s block. I am not the sum of what I have personally witnessed or experienced. I am the sum of the experiences of all those around me as well.…
The editors and staff of the Potomac Review will be hosting an Issue 51 launch party and reading on June 13th at 7:00pm at the Black Squirrel. Issue 51 includes poetry, fiction and nonfiction, plus pieces by the flash fiction…
Volunteer Andrea interviews Christopher Meades, author of The Last Hiccup. Andrea: Why did you choose to write a book about lives affected by a person with long-term hiccups? Christopher Meades: I wanted to do something unique, to tell a story…