Potomac Review announces a flash fiction themed contest: “Brackish.” Fresh water and salt water like Chesapeake Bay Oil and vinegar Chocolate ice cream and fried onions Bugs Bunny meets Freddy Krueger The concept behind our theme, Brackish, is to take…
Guest blogger Erica Hildebrand writes about where her story ideas come from. There's this episode of The Brady Bunch where Jan, trying to save herself some embarrassment while coping with her status as second fiddle to Marcia, invents a fake…
Volunteer Nathan does not enjoy sifting through lists of journals. My oh my, it seems there are just as many literary journals as there are books to read. With so many outlets in which to submit our work, how do…
Author Jennifer Fleischner blogs about finding stories and being found by them. Last month a friend and I rescued a cat that had been left lying in a plastic shopping bag outside of a restaurant on Columbus Avenue in Manhattan…
Volunteer Tim Explores the Southern Maryland Writing Scene. As a fairly new resident of Southern Maryland (Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties), I have found myself playing detective in search of local writers’ groups and events. My new habitat, while…
With poet Elizabeth Switaj’s post below, the Potomac Review Blog begins a new series on the infinitely varied ways poets perceive and present their work. Each month, a poet will share a sample of her (or his) work in a…
Guest blogger Craig Hegemann writes about his journey down the writer’s path. I was new to this writer’s group, so the first order of business was introductions and some casual conversation. We then settled in to review each other’s pieces.…
Issue 52 is beautiful, and we are so proud of the content. You have to get a copy to fly with “Sunburnt Cosmonaut.” John Nieve's poem, “Night Grammar,” is a perfect way to enchant your Valentine. A new poem by…
Volunteer Andrea laughs along with Dave Barry at Politics and Prose. “You may not believe this, but I’ve always been kind of a wise ass,” Dave Barry said to a packed house at Politics and Prose where Barry spoke, took…
Volunteer Karolina blogs about two of her favorite literary journals: One Story and Barrelhouse. Before I say what I’m about to say, I’d like to preface it with the point that I am not against reading novels, collections, plays or…