a literary confidence
Number one, I wanted you to know that you'll find connections to new pieces listed elsewhere on the site (under Story Links). The second purpose of jumping on a blog here is to say hello again. It's been a while. Have I been woodshedding? Trying on new plots, characters, themes. There is new work,... Continue Reading →
Check out this new flash fiction piece, "Calling from the Ice Age," at Open: Journal of Ats and Letters: http://ojalart.com/literary-arts/fiction/flash-fiction/flash-fiction-wayne-cressers-calling-ice-age/ This is the first of three pieces they're publishing. The next tomorrow, and the final piece on Saturday. Stay tuned and while you're there, it's worthwhile to take a look around.
So pleased to be associated with this fine collaboration between two of Jamestown, Rhode Island's principal cultural institutions. Saturday, April 13th, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE 26 North Road (JPL) and 18 Valley St (JAC) The Jamestown Arts Center & the Friends of the Jamestown Philomenian Library celebrate National Poetry Month! The program starts... Continue Reading →
The entropy effect: sometimes I dream that my car changes from a thing I can drive to a thing that cannot be driven: a typewriter, a toothbrush, a ham bone. This happens while I am driving and sends me into a screaming red panic.
"Oblivion Letter" is all dark corners and boys named Night and is a little scary, to be honest..."
The Friends of the Jamestown Philomenian Library will present an Evening with the University of Rhode island's innovative literary journal, The Ocean State Review on Wednesday evening, March 10, at 6 PM. The program will feature a brief panel discussion about the journal's past, present and future, followed by readings from this year's outstanding issue. Date... Continue Reading →
Get it while it's swimming!
Gravel Magazine has published a flash piece of mine called "Here Comes Herodotus Again." I share the link here and also on the Story Links page: https://www.gravelmag.com/wayne-cresser-3.html Check in with me if you take a read at it. Let me know what you think.
I am happy to announce that I have two flash pieces in the current issue of The Ocean State Review (Volume 8: No. 1): "HVAC" and "Art's Parties." To purchase a copy of the number, follow this link: http://oceanstatereview.org/current-issue/
I have a new poem online at a journal called Spank the Carp. Here's the link for the poem: http://www.spankthecarp.com/issue41_cresser.html
Just Between You and Me 