Category Archives: #AMWRITING

To Grammarly or Not to Grammarly

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

A few weeks ago I had a question about Grammarly sent to my Inbox. For anyone who has never tried it, Grammarly is an online grammar checking, spell checking, and plagiarism detection platform. They claim that with their help you … Continue reading →

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Exquisite Corpse Time!

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

We had an unprecedented 20 lines submitted for this exquisite corpse. If it continues to grow like this I will have a corpse army. Move over Walking Dead! As much as I’d like to whip the veil off this new … Continue reading →

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LoH and a Hay(na)Ku

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Hay(na)ku? When I first heard of this relatively new poetry form I had to try it. Poet Eileen Tabios is credited as the creator in 2003. Hay(na)ku is a 3-line poem with one word in the first line, two words in … Continue reading →

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Exquisite Corpse Looking for Parts

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Remember our exquisite corpse from last month? You can find him at Exquisite Corpse | Space and Time Magazine. I’m getting ready to put together August’s corpse and we have room for a few more lines. The theme is revolution, so I look … Continue reading →

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#TBT | S&T Display at North Independence Public Library

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

If you stop by the North Independence Branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library you can enjoy a display of Space and Time magazine history. The library has graciously allowed us the use of an entire display case in the entrance to … Continue reading →

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Accountability | July 2019

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Last month I promised I to post my writing productivity on the last Monday of the month. I invite anyone who is looking for some accountability to share their own progress in the comments. Doing this has been a big … Continue reading →

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Free Bitter Suites Until July 31

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Bitter Suites will be free to read on Kindle from now until July 31. Thank you to everyone who has read, shared and reviewed. If you haven’t read it yet, go here to pick up your free copy. If you … Continue reading →

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Do NOT Shun Shunn

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Last week I talked about rejection, and why it’s not always a reflection of your work. This week I break down tip #2: “Stand out by looking pro.” Read last week’s post here. I’ve been writing professionally for many years, … Continue reading →

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New Curious Fiction Series: Leftovers

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

I’ve been threatening for a while to release another collection of short stories. I finally found the perfect venue for it on Curious Fictions. Every Friday I’m posting a new short story in English and Spanish under the series title … Continue reading →

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Rejections Are Not Reflections

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

As I write this, emails are going out for the fiction selections (and rejections) for issue #134. This has been a tough reading period. We had around 500 submissions between poetry and fiction. All of them were good. We wanted … Continue reading →

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