Open Space Archive
Open Space
Archive
2014
No Genre | David Ebenbach
The Story as Essay: Or, What I’ve Accidentally Learned by Teaching Comp
The Story as Essay: Or, What I’ve Accidentally Learned by Teaching Comp
No Genre | Tom Lukas
Spycar: The World’s Fastest Independent Bookstore
Spycar: The World’s Fastest Independent Bookstore
No Genre | Aaron McNally
Publishing With a Letterpress Printer
Publishing With a Letterpress Printer
No Genre | Laurie Frankel
A CONSUMER COMPLAINT (in iambic pentameter)
A CONSUMER COMPLAINT (in iambic pentameter)
No Genre | Thanksgiving greetings from the NAR staff & contributors Bill Graeser and Susan Kort
Thanksgiving greetings from the NAR staff & contributors Bill Graeser and Susan Kort
Thanksgiving greetings from the NAR staff & contributors Bill Graeser and Susan Kort
Poetry | Jeff Knorr from issue 295.2
Commentary of "Taps"
Commentary of "Taps"
Nonfiction | J.D. Schraffenberger
Tradition and the Individual Magazine
Tradition and the Individual Magazine
No Genre | Joan Colby
Throwback Thursday with "The Lunar Year" from issue 295.2
Throwback Thursday with "The Lunar Year" from issue 295.2
No Genre | Leila Christine Nadir
Write What You Don’t Know
Write What You Don’t Know
Poetry | Simon Perchik
Magic, Illusion and Other Realities
Magic, Illusion and Other Realities
Poetry | Brian Daldorph
Douglas County Jail Blues
Douglas County Jail Blues
Poetry | William Stratton
On writing "No One Dances"
On writing "No One Dances"
No Genre | Laurie Frankel
Trader Joe is a Buddhist
Trader Joe is a Buddhist
Poetry | Dan O'Brien, Jude Brancheau, and Martin Ott: A tribute to veterans
Dan O'Brien, Jude Brancheau, and Martin Ott: A tribute to veterans
Dan O'Brien, Jude Brancheau, and Martin Ott: A tribute to veterans
No Genre | Eric Torgersen
Reading for Otherness
Reading for Otherness
No Genre | Dolly Reynolds from issue 292.5
"Pale Ghosts" Three
"Pale Ghosts" Three
No Genre | Dolly Reynolds from issue 292.5
"Pale Ghosts" Two
"Pale Ghosts" Two
No Genre | Dolly Reynolds from issue 292.5
"Pale Ghosts" One
"Pale Ghosts" One
No Genre | John Fried
Demystifying Plot
Demystifying Plot
No Genre | John Smelcer
Cry, Cry, and Try Again
Cry, Cry, and Try Again
No Genre | Donald Anderson
Two Bookcases
Two Bookcases
No Genre | Kristin Berkey-Abbott
Hurricane Anniversaries
Hurricane Anniversaries
Poetry | Jeffrey Ethan Lee
Throwback Saturday with "to tear them away" from issue 295.2
Throwback Saturday with "to tear them away" from issue 295.2
No Genre | Cynthia Atkins
"Elegy for a Scarecrow" from issue 296.4
"Elegy for a Scarecrow" from issue 296.4
Poetry | Brian Pals
James Hearst’s Constructed Regionalism
James Hearst’s Constructed Regionalism
Poetry | John Bensko
Visitations, Difficulties, and Discovering the Light Within
Visitations, Difficulties, and Discovering the Light Within
No Genre | Grant Riedel
On My Process
On My Process
Poetry | Howard Altmann
Lisbon Mon Amour
Lisbon Mon Amour
No Genre | Matthew Burns
Throwback Saturday with "Rhubarb" from issue 295.2
Throwback Saturday with "Rhubarb" from issue 295.2
Poetry | Jessica Morey-Collins
"Letting Go and Lucidity"
"Letting Go and Lucidity"
No Genre | Laurie Frankel
Peep Rejects (and other inspirations)
Peep Rejects (and other inspirations)
No Genre | Perry Glasser
Notes on the Changing Writing Life
Notes on the Changing Writing Life
No Genre | Ian Randall Wilson
How to Start Your Stories
How to Start Your Stories
No Genre | John Smolens
Divine Decay: The Scent of Old Pages
Divine Decay: The Scent of Old Pages
No Genre | Laurie Frankel
Deconstructing “Call Me Maybe” Lyrics (aka Sisters are Doing it To Themselves)
Deconstructing “Call Me Maybe” Lyrics (aka Sisters are Doing it To Themselves)
Poetry | Brian Fitch
Exploding Narrative
Exploding Narrative
No Genre | Mike Antosia
Paley and I
Paley and I
No Genre | Melissa Stein
Throwback Saturday with “Our Campaign for Her World” from issue 295.2
Throwback Saturday with “Our Campaign for Her World” from issue 295.2
No Genre | Jimmie Cumbie
On "Visitation" from issue 299.4
On "Visitation" from issue 299.4
No Genre | Brooke Wonders
Dissecting the Gimmick from issue 299.4
Dissecting the Gimmick from issue 299.4
No Genre | Jared Rogness: Owning it
Jared Rogness: Owning it
Jared Rogness: Owning it
No Genre | Emily Schulten
On Donation from issue 299.4
On Donation from issue 299.4
No Genre | Julia Lynn Rubin
Distant Yet Personal from issue 299.4
Distant Yet Personal from issue 299.4
No Genre | Rebecca Foust
Throwback Saturday with "Pulled Plug" from issue 295.2
Throwback Saturday with "Pulled Plug" from issue 295.2
No Genre | Anita Endrezze
Rich Ives: Searching the Boundaries
Rich Ives: Searching the Boundaries
No Genre | Gerry LaFemina
On "Thesis Statements"
On "Thesis Statements"
No Genre | Gloria L. Huang on her story "Ordinary Things" from issue 299.4
Gloria L. Huang on her story "Ordinary Things" from issue 299.4
Gloria L. Huang on her story "Ordinary Things" from issue 299.4
Poetry | Lilly Deng
Food is love, Food is life
Food is love, Food is life
No Genre | Laurie Frankel
Forgive Me
Forgive Me
Poetry | Jeremiah Webster
Throwback Saturday with "Scop Wanted" from issue 296.2
Throwback Saturday with "Scop Wanted" from issue 296.2
No Genre | Jacqueline Marcus
The Beauty of Sadness: An Essential Human Emotion Exiled in a War Society
The Beauty of Sadness: An Essential Human Emotion Exiled in a War Society
Poetry | Brian Simoneau from issue 297.1
“Shopping for Pants as Lesson in Language” as Lesson in Loss
“Shopping for Pants as Lesson in Language” as Lesson in Loss
No Genre | Gretchen Tessmer
The Red-Headed Stepchild
The Red-Headed Stepchild
Poetry | Susan Terris
Most Rejection Isn't Personal from Issue 295.2
Most Rejection Isn't Personal from Issue 295.2
Poetry | Michael Hudson
Throwback Saturday with "The Mummy Declines His Curse" from issue 296.2
Throwback Saturday with "The Mummy Declines His Curse" from issue 296.2
No Genre | Raymond Cothern
Warren Eyster / Writer & Teacher
Warren Eyster / Writer & Teacher
No Genre | Claire Millikin
The Mirror of Craft
The Mirror of Craft
Poetry | JP Vallieres
What About the Dogs?
What About the Dogs?
No Genre | Jerry McGahan
Where the Weather Suits the Writing
Where the Weather Suits the Writing
No Genre | Jenifer Browne Lawrence
"Throw Back Saturday" from issue 296.2
"Throw Back Saturday" from issue 296.2
No Genre | Remembering 9/11
Remembering 9/11
Remembering 9/11
No Genre | Devi Sen Laskar
Throwback Saturday from issue 296.2
Throwback Saturday from issue 296.2
No Genre | Amie Whittemore
Flensing Facts from Truth: a Behind the Scenes Look at "Last Visit"
Flensing Facts from Truth: a Behind the Scenes Look at "Last Visit"
Poetry | Martha Silano
At a Slug’s Pace – One Writer’s Beginnings
At a Slug’s Pace – One Writer’s Beginnings
No Genre | Howard Altmann
Wilfred Owen: 'The Last Laugh' or 'Dulce...?
Wilfred Owen: 'The Last Laugh' or 'Dulce...?
No Genre | B. J. Hollars
A Dispatch on the Writing of DISPATCHES FROM THE DROWNINGS
A Dispatch on the Writing of DISPATCHES FROM THE DROWNINGS
No Genre | Jim Nelson
Origins of "The Obituarist" from issue 294.3-4
Origins of "The Obituarist" from issue 294.3-4
No Genre | Nathan Leslie
Writers are a Funny Breed
Writers are a Funny Breed
No Genre | Steven Ramirez
#NotWriting: Exercise the Demon!
#NotWriting: Exercise the Demon!
No Genre | Martha Silano
A Twenty-Year Obsession: “What Falls from Trucks, from the Lips of Saviors” from issue 299.3
A Twenty-Year Obsession: “What Falls from Trucks, from the Lips of Saviors” from issue 299.3
Poetry | Victoria Livingstone
FLIP 2014
FLIP 2014
Poetry | Sarah Kennedy
From Poetry to Fiction: The Imagined Self
From Poetry to Fiction: The Imagined Self
Poetry | Kim Bridgford
The Mezzo Cammin Women Poets Timeline Project
The Mezzo Cammin Women Poets Timeline Project
Poetry | Natasha Saje
Some Thoughts about John Clare
Some Thoughts about John Clare
Poetry | Nicole Callihan
On Writing a Letter I Never Really Sent - After “Dear Mr. Brockett” from issue 295.1
On Writing a Letter I Never Really Sent - After “Dear Mr. Brockett” from issue 295.1
Poetry | Heather Altfeld
On the Feeble Attempt to Teach Beauty
On the Feeble Attempt to Teach Beauty
No Genre | Ana Maria Spagna
Post-Caucus from issue 294.3-4
Post-Caucus from issue 294.3-4
Poetry | Jeffrey Ethan Lee
The Poet's Mother’s Death-Bed Conversion
The Poet's Mother’s Death-Bed Conversion
No Genre | Yelizaveta P. Renfro
Braiding My Life: On “Living at Tree Line"
Braiding My Life: On “Living at Tree Line"
Poetry | Elinor Benedict
Living Paper
Living Paper
No Genre | JP Vallieres
House, circa 1846
House, circa 1846
Poetry | Simmons B. Buntin
Skinny Legs, a Bully, and Inspiration
Skinny Legs, a Bully, and Inspiration
No Genre | Gwyn McVay
Remove Udder: Good and Bad Criticism
Remove Udder: Good and Bad Criticism
No Genre | Justin Perkins
The Making of: Digital Love and Heartbreak
The Making of: Digital Love and Heartbreak
No Genre | John Smelcer
Write Like Shakespeare: Write What You Don’t Know
Write Like Shakespeare: Write What You Don’t Know
No Genre | Brian Fitch
Bridging the Gap
Bridging the Gap
Poetry | Melissa Dickson
A Poem in Flight: Memory and Truth
A Poem in Flight: Memory and Truth
Poetry | Lindsay Stuart Hill
Live with a Poem
Live with a Poem
Poetry | Eugene Gloria
Some Notes on “A Psalm” from issue 294.3/4
Some Notes on “A Psalm” from issue 294.3/4
Poetry | Barbara Jane Reyes
Poets of Color: Writing Prompts Aplenty
Poets of Color: Writing Prompts Aplenty
Poetry | Charlotte Pence
Why Does Poetry Matter?
Why Does Poetry Matter?
No Genre | Jacqueline Marcus
"Neruda" from issue 295.2
"Neruda" from issue 295.2
No Genre | David Ebenbach
The (Writing) History That’s Written By the Winners
The (Writing) History That’s Written By the Winners
No Genre | Deborah Doolittle
Putting the Extra into the Ordinary
Putting the Extra into the Ordinary
No Genre | Bill Meissner
THE EUCAPLYPTUS TREE: Some thoughts on the process of growing a novel
THE EUCAPLYPTUS TREE: Some thoughts on the process of growing a novel
No Genre | William Torrey
The Birth of “Suspension” from issue 299.2
The Birth of “Suspension” from issue 299.2
No Genre | Susan Terris
It's not nice to annoy the editor. . .
It's not nice to annoy the editor. . .
No Genre | David Salner
About "Writing Abandoned Mine Under Snow" from issue 299.2
About "Writing Abandoned Mine Under Snow" from issue 299.2
No Genre | Laurie Frankel
Writing is like Improv Comedy (minus the comedy)
Writing is like Improv Comedy (minus the comedy)
No Genre | Peg A. Keller
Phenomenal Woman
Phenomenal Woman
No Genre | Ann Hudson
Abundance: Spring from issue 299.2
Abundance: Spring from issue 299.2
Poetry | Christa Romanosky
On “Missionary" from issue 299.2
On “Missionary" from issue 299.2
No Genre | Lindsay Illich
Reading and Thinking and Writing
Reading and Thinking and Writing
No Genre | Victoria Kelly
Behind the Poem: "Quantum Theory" from issue 299.2
Behind the Poem: "Quantum Theory" from issue 299.2
No Genre | Hye Jin Chung
Creating the Illustration for "Garden Memorials" from issue 299.2
Creating the Illustration for "Garden Memorials" from issue 299.2
Poetry | Kay Cosgrove
A Strange Collage
A Strange Collage
No Genre | Zdravka Evtimova
Writing Short Stories in Bulgaria
Writing Short Stories in Bulgaria
Poetry | Jessica Morey-Collins
Summons: Thoughts on Reflective Writing and Mental Health
Summons: Thoughts on Reflective Writing and Mental Health
No Genre | Superstition Review
Our Lucky Issue 13
Our Lucky Issue 13
Poetry | North American Review’s Issue 299.2 Now in Print
North American Review’s Issue 299.2 Now in Print
North American Review’s Issue 299.2 Now in Print
No Genre | Toni Mirosevich
On Writing "The Datura" in Issue 299.1
On Writing "The Datura" in Issue 299.1
No Genre | Eric C. Hansen
To Slip the Cable Free: Why I Wrote an Epic Poem from issue 295.3
To Slip the Cable Free: Why I Wrote an Epic Poem from issue 295.3
No Genre | Martin Ott
Get Creative Inspiration from Your Other Writing
Get Creative Inspiration from Your Other Writing
Poetry | Elizabeth Johnson
Psychologist and Writer: Toward Art
Psychologist and Writer: Toward Art
No Genre | Barry Targan on Writing Through the Years
Barry Targan on Writing Through the Years
Barry Targan on Writing Through the Years
No Genre | Managing Managing Editor: "What's the status of my submission?" "It's complicated."
Managing Managing Editor: "What's the status of my submission?" "It's complicated."
Managing Managing Editor: "What's the status of my submission?" "It's complicated."
Poetry | Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie
The Poem Love Demands
The Poem Love Demands
No Genre | Catherine Byun
This Is NOT a Story about Astronauts: Illustrating “Naples” from issue 299.1
This Is NOT a Story about Astronauts: Illustrating “Naples” from issue 299.1
No Genre | Allegra Hyde
Freighthopping Fiction: Borrowing from Denis Johnson’s Train Dreams
Freighthopping Fiction: Borrowing from Denis Johnson’s Train Dreams
Poetry | Curtis Bauer
Looking Behind the Poem
Looking Behind the Poem
No Genre | Steven Ramirez
#NotWriting: I, Morning Writer
#NotWriting: I, Morning Writer
No Genre | Managing Managing Editor: Office Structure
Managing Managing Editor: Office Structure
Managing Managing Editor: Office Structure
No Genre | Gary Gildner
A Note About "In El Hipo" in issue 299.1
A Note About "In El Hipo" in issue 299.1
No Genre | Grant Veeder
Adventures of an Amateur Writer
Adventures of an Amateur Writer
Poetry | Jeffrey Ethan Lee
The Artist's Vision
The Artist's Vision
No Genre | Richard Katrovas
On "Ancient Aliens" from issue 298.4
On "Ancient Aliens" from issue 298.4
Poetry | North American Review's Issue 299.1 now in print
North American Review's Issue 299.1 now in print
North American Review's Issue 299.1 now in print
No Genre | Jared Rogness
Double Duty; Writing and Illustrating Comics
Double Duty; Writing and Illustrating Comics
No Genre | Ethan Bifano
Images for Words from issue 298.4
Images for Words from issue 298.4
Poetry | William Stratton
On writing: "Plenty, Hay" from issue 299.1
On writing: "Plenty, Hay" from issue 299.1
No Genre | Catherine Carberry
Artists and Artisans
Artists and Artisans
Poetry | Gerry LaFemina
On lyrics and lyrics
On lyrics and lyrics
No Genre | Ted Morrissey
The Loss of Intellect
The Loss of Intellect
No Genre | Gretchen Tessmer
The Fog
The Fog
No Genre | James Cihlar
Switching Style and Focus in Writing, from issue 299.1
Switching Style and Focus in Writing, from issue 299.1
Poetry | Susan Elbe
Door to Another World: about “Rutabaga” from 297.2
Door to Another World: about “Rutabaga” from 297.2
Poetry | Lowell Jaeger
“At the Monk-a-stery”: Bending the Facts to Tell the Truth from Issue 297.4
“At the Monk-a-stery”: Bending the Facts to Tell the Truth from Issue 297.4
Poetry | Anita Endrezze
Hybrids
Hybrids
No Genre | John Fleming
Loving the Alien
Loving the Alien
Poetry | Emily Vizzo
The Perfect Fail
The Perfect Fail
Poetry | Kimberly Woosley Poitevin
On Translating Manuel José Arce’s “Map With a Stone” and “Presidential Sermon” from issue 298.3
On Translating Manuel José Arce’s “Map With a Stone” and “Presidential Sermon” from issue 298.3
Poetry | Clare Sullivan, from issue 298.4, explores the sounds and images of Natalia Toledo's poetry
Clare Sullivan, from issue 298.4, explores the sounds and images of Natalia Toledo's poetry
Clare Sullivan, from issue 298.4, explores the sounds and images of Natalia Toledo's poetry
Poetry | Jacob Newberry
On "Eloise" from issue 298.2
On "Eloise" from issue 298.2
No Genre | Daniel Karasik
About “The Baker’s Apprentice” from issue 298.1
About “The Baker’s Apprentice” from issue 298.1
Poetry | Claire Millikin
The Edge of the Poem
The Edge of the Poem
Poetry | Grace Bauer
Can I Get an Amen?: about "Unrepentant Prayer" from 298.4
Can I Get an Amen?: about "Unrepentant Prayer" from 298.4
Poetry | Tom Brush
Why I've Never Eaten a McDonald's Hamburger
Why I've Never Eaten a McDonald's Hamburger
No Genre | Robert McBrearty
Everything Must Converge
Everything Must Converge
No Genre | Anastasia Rubis
Being Scandalous
Being Scandalous
No Genre | Douglas Manuel
The Trenchant is Poetic: Notes on “Washing Palms” from Issue 298.3
The Trenchant is Poetic: Notes on “Washing Palms” from Issue 298.3
No Genre | Eric Barnes on writing "One Day, One Week, An Hour" from issue 298.2
Eric Barnes on writing "One Day, One Week, An Hour" from issue 298.2
Eric Barnes on writing "One Day, One Week, An Hour" from issue 298.2
No Genre | Philip Martin
Writing for Dummies
Writing for Dummies
No Genre | Rachel Morgan
Reflection on the Slim Years
Reflection on the Slim Years
No Genre | Amy Glynn
On writing "Amor Fati" from issue 298.2
On writing "Amor Fati" from issue 298.2
Poetry | Jennifer Militello
On writing “A Letter to the Coroner in the Voice of Marian Parker” from issue 298.2
On writing “A Letter to the Coroner in the Voice of Marian Parker” from issue 298.2
No Genre | Deborah Kennedy
The Anti-Process
The Anti-Process
Poetry | Tracy Fuad
On writing "Funk, Sex, & Chocolate Milk" from issue 298.2
On writing "Funk, Sex, & Chocolate Milk" from issue 298.2
Poetry | Heather Sellers on the creation of "I Swam Where Johnny was Tarzan" from issue 298.2
Heather Sellers on the creation of "I Swam Where Johnny was Tarzan" from issue 298.2
Heather Sellers on the creation of "I Swam Where Johnny was Tarzan" from issue 298.2
No Genre | B. J. Hollars
In the Heart of the Heart of Duluth on the Inspiration for "Greetings From Duluth" from Issue 298.2
In the Heart of the Heart of Duluth on the Inspiration for "Greetings From Duluth" from Issue 298.2
Poetry | Michael Spence
Building "Consensus" from issue 298.2
Building "Consensus" from issue 298.2
Poetry | Brandi Homan • The Next Big Thing Interview
Brandi Homan • The Next Big Thing Interview
Brandi Homan • The Next Big Thing Interview
Poetry | Kevin Stein
The Show and Tell of Poetry’s Show & Tell
The Show and Tell of Poetry’s Show & Tell
No Genre | Nicolas Poynter on the inspiration of "La Bomba Grande" from issue 297.3
Nicolas Poynter on the inspiration of "La Bomba Grande" from issue 297.3
Nicolas Poynter on the inspiration of "La Bomba Grande" from issue 297.3
No Genre | Damon McLaughlin
The Art of Ecstasy
The Art of Ecstasy
Poetry | Anita Endrezze
Living in my head
Living in my head
Poetry | Michael Derrick Hudson
On "Ahnentafel" from issue 298.2
On "Ahnentafel" from issue 298.2
Poetry | John Smolens
Geography at the End of the World from issue 298.1
Geography at the End of the World from issue 298.1
No Genre | Sandy Longhorn
About "Having Been Outside the Body" from issue 297.2
About "Having Been Outside the Body" from issue 297.2
Poetry | Tom Brush
What Matters
What Matters
