Prompt #5: Coping Everyone deals with pain, stress, and pressure differently. The coping mechanisms, or lack thereof, that we put in place pull at the foundations of relationships in our lives, even if it’s just the relationship with ourselves....
We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the first-ever Grouse Grind Lit Prize for V(ery) Short Forms, as selected by the PRISM editorial team! We had so many amazing submissions from all genres for this inaugural contest. The winning piece of...
We hate hide-and-seek. Grind our teeth at night. Dream about running and running. Dream about our parents dying. Wonder, if we had to choose, who would we save. Scold ourselves when tired or hungry or cold: This is nothing, think about what our...
I wanted to write a short story where this woman was in love with a painting—not in awe, or enamoured, but actually in love, deeply—as if the painting and the woman had been separated at birth and never felt...
If you think you’ve missed our Nonfiction Contest deadline, don’t fret, we’ve got you covered! We’re doing a two week deadline extension for our Nonfiction Contest, judged by the incomparable Alicia Elliott. There is $2500 in cash prizes to be...
Prompt #4: Memory Box Your memory keeps stories of different magnitudes: childhood birthday parties, first loves, sightseeing, hospitalization. Personal feelings and past experiences shape the way you remember events. Yet, the way a friend or family member remembers stories...
We’re so excited to announce that the following stories have been longlisted for the first ever Grouse Grind Lit Prize for V(ery) Short Forms! We were blown away by the number of submissions and the quality of writing in this...
Looking for a great nonfiction read this summer? Want some inspiration for your own writing? National Magazine Award winning writer and our Nonfiction Contest judge, Alicia Elliott, has a couple must-read recommendations to get you started!
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Interview by Nathaniel G. Moore
In her latest collection, Bicycle Thieves, Italian-Canadian poet, novelist, and essayist Mary di Michele examines the memories of her father’s life as an Italian in 1950s Montreal, and simultaneously reflects on what life is like after youth passes.
Continue reading Bicycle Thieves: An Interview with Mary di Michele