Tyler Gillespie @ Gapers Block

Congrats to 2012 Flying Houser, Tyler Gillespie, for joining the Gapers Block team. Here's his latest article, "Kitchen Sink Celebrates Trans Pride with Art Show." Read it here. 

Learn to Write Horror

Flying Houser, Richard Thomas, has been asked back to Story Studio for a second installment of scary writing instruction. Check out the class for yourself!

Dark Fiction: Horror Writing

Monday, October 22, 2012

What is the difference between horror and terror? How does an author create tension? And what scares you as an author?

In this one-night class, we’ll investigate what it means to write horror. We’ll also talk about how to take risks on the page and how to craft other elements of great dark fiction: plot, setting (mood and tone), revelations and twists, and caring about your characters. Students will practice some of these techniques through in-class writing exercises and prompts.

Other dark fiction genres and sub-genres will be discussed, along with finding markets for your work.

Jane Wong in The Journal

AB Gorham a Ruth Lilly Finalist!

Congratulations to 2010 Flying Houser, AB Gorham, for making it as a finalist at the Ruth Lilly Poetry Foundation. What a great honor for a great poet! Congrats Ashley!

To see all nominees, go here. 

CD Mitchell is Something Wonderful

Flying Houser, CD Mitchell, hit up Art@311 in Jonesboro, Ar. for a reading of his work last week, and apparently he left the crowd spellbound. 

According to Linda Nance, reading attendee and blogger: 

"When we think of something special I have to say the experience of listening to CD Mitchell would have to go on the list of Something Wonderful.  He would have to sit at the top of the list.  I have listened to many speakers on many topics,but this man has the magic of a story teller, the expertise allowing for in depth and insightful discussion and the creativity that works magic to bring a story to life.  When he read his stories you could see it, feel it and know the characters.  The crowd sat motionless mesmerized with his presentation."

Read more here. 

Now I really can't wait for our show!! Mark your calendars–– August 25th!

Tyler Gillespie & Dirty Socks

FHer, Tyler Gillespie, has a new book out: Dirty Socks and Pine Needles (Sibling Rivalry Press). 

As his review in the Windy City Times states, "Tyler Gillespie's book is a slender collection of reminiscences that sing of gentle and bittersweet memories of a childhood in the South."

How can family not find its reflection in our selves?  

Read the review here. 

Buy the ebook here. 

Congrats Tyler!

July 1st Update

The Flying House participants are hard at work, and yesterday was one of their big BIG deadlines––a work-in-progress update of their collaboration project. 

We have stories about schizophrenia and insane asylums, about lumbermen and tangerines, about the artifice of language and the ability of words to travel through time and space. 

We have sculptures of sinking stories, paintings of re-exposed texts, 3D wood-layered portraits, photography and video and so much to see! 

It's gonna be a good show, y'all. 

If you want to see a sneak peek of Jennifer Moore's photography, she has a few pics up on her blog right now!