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Why I Love Writing Short Fiction

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You may have noticed that one of the main things I post on my blog is short fiction. Don’t get me wrong, I blog about life and stuff throughout the week, too, but if you’ve looked around on my website you’ve probably found links to my fiction collection and my short stories. This is because… Continue reading Why I Love Writing Short Fiction

Published January 20, 2022
Categorized as Essays Tagged creative writing, literary fiction, short stories, thoughts

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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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crushes by eric shay howard fiction collection book cover
I self-published my first short story collection of 9 stories, about characters scattered across America exploring sexual identity. I published it because I wanted to play with publishing tools and because I wanted to have something to sell. I'm working on another one, I guess.

One of the stories is available on my blog here. There’s other stories available on my Free Stories section.
My name is Eric Shay Howard and I live in Louisville, Kentucky. I’m a graduate student in an MFA in Creative Writing program. I work at a law firm in IT. 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.

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