The Norton Book Archives | Eric Shay Howard

The Rider, Hamlet, and A Doll’s House

Need caught up on my blog? I am a non-traditional college student who has decided to read The Norton Introduction to Literature: Shorter 11th Edition by Kelly J. Mays word-for-word, just because. My 5th semester in college is coming to a close. I had to shift my focus to my classes and assignments over the last… Continue reading The Rider, Hamlet, and A Doll’s House

Poem, Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister, and Gotham

Lately I’ve become obsessed with poems that have the title “Poem”. There was one in a recently assigned section of The Norton Introduction to Literature (Shorter 11th Edition) in my English 300 class. It’s by Frank O’Hara, and it is on page 678 of the Norton book, if anyone else is following along for some freaking reason.… Continue reading Poem, Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister, and Gotham

Publications

Sometimes I post my short stories on my blog. Other times, I submit the stories to literary journals and magazines. If a piece gets published in a journal or lit-mag, I'll link to the newer ones here. So far, I have not had much luck, but check back often because I hear it's my turn any day now.

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My name is Eric Shay Howard and I live in Indianapolis. I’m a graduate student in an MFA in Creative Writing program. I teach middle/high school English/Language Arts. I have a Master of Business Administration, have edited literary journals, and have taught K-5 students through Americorps programs.

I blog about books, business academia, literary academia, my travels, job hunting, my new Apple products, rewatching Friends, rewatching Smallville, weird dreams I have, bad dates, package delivery issues, and other things. Lately I have been posting a few times a month. I like comments and attention. Read more on his About page.