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Last week, I said, “Although it masquerades as one, this (Steppenwolf) is not a realist novel that attempts to show “life as it really...
Alan Bray
Dec 16, 20214 min read


There Are No Coincidences
– Don Juan, in Carlos Castenada’s The Teachings of Don Juan No coincidence, no story - an ancient Chinese saying. Two mutually exclusive...
Alan Bray
Dec 9, 20214 min read


"Pequod" Anchors In Blue Lake
I'm pleased to announce my story "The Loss of the Whaling Ship Pequod" is now live on the Blue Lake Review site. Here's a link:...
Alan Bray
May 1, 20211 min read
Already She Was Root Published in Eclectica
appy Halloween. My story "Already She Was Root" is live on the Eclectica site. The whole issue is great; many thanks to Tom Dooley and congr
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Oct 31, 20161 min read
"Refrain" Wins Honorable Mention in Glimmertrain's Fiction Open
My story "Refrain" has won Honorable Mention in Glimmertrain's Fiction Open Contest. I'm very happy, Glimmertrain is one of the top literary
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Oct 16, 20161 min read
Eclectica To Publish "Root"
I'm delighted to say that Eclectica, an on-line journal, will publish my story "Already She Was Root" on October 31st—Halloween.
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Oct 15, 20161 min read
Characters In Motion
tephanie Hopkins and IndieBrag have just posted a short piece of mine on the Layered Pages site. It concerns how I think about writing chara
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May 12, 20161 min read