With the first round of Democratic primary debates behind us and the next about to be announced, the 2020 campaign is in full swing. More than twenty candidates are elbowing for the right to take on Donald Trump as a…
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Turtle Island Quarterly Publishes “The Nature of New Orleans”
Turtle Island Quarterly is an online magazine focusing on the human connection to the natural world. Two days ago, they published Storey Clayton’s short narrative essay “The Nature of New Orleans.” (Scroll to the bottom of the linked page to…
Barely South Review Publishes “Cars with Strangers”
Barely South Review, the literary journal of Old Dominion University’s Creative Writing program, recently published Storey Clayton’s “Cars with Strangers,” an excerpt from his ridesharing memoir Driving for U: Behind the Wheel of a New Orleans Uber. While the print copy of the…
The Bookends Review Publishes “Pancake Night”
The Bookends Review, an online literary journal founded in 2012, just published Storey Clayton’s narrative nonfiction piece “Pancake Night.” His ninth literary magazine publication since October, this is the true story of an epic Uber journey through the suburbs of New…
Typehouse Literary Magazine Publishes “To See a Rabbit”
Typehouse Literary Magazine, a literary journal based in Portland, Oregon, just published Storey Clayton’s new essay “To See a Rabbit.” This is his first published nonfiction work about something besides driving for Uber! His eighth literary magazine publication since October, this…
Burning House Press Publishes “The Rest of the Story”
Burning House Press, an online literary magazine, just published Storey Clayton’s narrative nonfiction piece “The Rest of the Story.” Guest Editor Petero Kalulé, a Ugandan poet who just published his debut collection, selected the piece as part of the magazine’s…
My April 2019 Facebook Primary
Over the course of the last week, I’ve had a poll about the potential 2020 Democratic Party nominees open via Google Drive on my Facebook page. The poll was shared on my personal “timeline” as well as the page for…
I Will Mercilessly Critique Your Charitable Donations While Unabashedly Endorsing Your Selfish Acts
On Monday, the world held its breath as the 800-year-old Notre Dame cathedral in Paris was engulfed in flames. We all were brought to tears as its iconic spire capitulated to the blaze. And by “we all,” I mean “those…
Blood & Bourbon Publishes “Uber Confessions”
Toronto-based literary magazine Blood & Bourbon just published its fifth edition, featuring a theme of “Conflict.” This collection includes Storey Clayton’s narrative nonfiction piece “Uber Confessions,” which describes an overheard marital spat between two drunk riders. This is the sixth…
The Yoga-Workshop Paradox
I just got back into yoga. It took a while, largely because I was adjusting to life in an MFA program, the routine of writing for workshop, the rhythm of reading so many other people’s works while striving to work…