We at The Stoneslide Corrective value reaching out to everyone. We have never shied from inclusiveness, including including people who disagree with us, including disagreeing with our inclusive inclusivity. So, back in August, we reached out to Donald J. Trump’s campaign and asked them to ask him to pen rejections for our Rejection Generator. We figured, hey, what if the guy wins? It might be good to have some rejections ready. We further figured, if he’s willing to write them, and what he writes doesn’t suck, we’ll feed them into the Generator and see if it finds them sufficiently vile and hurtful. Mr. Trump did not disappoint.
Read More...MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2016
In sports news, the Boston Red Sox denied rumors that the team has issued 3rd baseman Pablo Sandoval a wheelbarrow to hold his gut while he bats, “runs” the bases, and fields his position. “It’s just not true,” said general manager Mike Hazen. “The device is more like a steel–belted fanny pack, but the size of a child’s wading pool.” Team owner John Henry said that in a bold move Sandoval, who is reputed to have a bad work ethic and poor self–control, has hired TV cooking star Gordon Ramsay to be his personal chef. “Pablo hates being criticized, and he thinks the constant tear–shedding that would no doubt occur under incessant Ramsey tongue–lashings will melt the weight away.” The team’s strength and conditioning coach, Michael Boyle, said the paunchy “Panda” is considering doing “some bench presses and a few curls every week.” Sandoval declined to comment, but the gut said it’s never felt better.
Read More...Get Yer Fresh Rejection (Now with Soundtrack) from Author Libby Cudmore
This week, we have seven rejections from author Libby Cudmore. She may appear sweet, but inside she has the pitiless, razor-wire heart of a true editor. And she has contributed a new twist to The Rejection Generator: each heart-rending rejection note comes with a suggested soundtrack, to maximize your suffering.
Read More...2015/16: Looking Forward and Back
We will take advantage of the conventions surrounding the turning of the Gregorian calendar to share some thoughts about the year to come and highlights from the year just passed.
Read More...Stoneslide Story Contest 2015: The Results
It is a privilege and an honor to announce the winners of the 2015 Stoneslide Story Contest. We received hundreds of submissions from all over the world, and the process of reading them all left us dazzled by the inventiveness, care, and passion exhibited by so many writers. We are grateful to each and every […]
Read More...An Interview with Jude Polotan, First Prize Winner of the 2014 Stoneslide Story Contest
I’ve been known to talk in my sleep on occasion, though apparently I mumble too much for anyone to make out what I say. I find the idea of people talking in their sleep interesting and, like my narrator, I wonder what it means. Do the words sleeping people say make sense, or are they simply a dream spoken aloud? Is talking in your sleep some sort of complaint or plea or articulated fear? Anyway, one day I thought how strange it would be if someone growled or barked in his sleep—which begged the question: what would that mean, if anything?
Read More...Chance to Get a Free Copy of Our Print Issue, The Stoneslide Corrective No. 1
We will send a free copy of The Stoneslide Corrective No. 1, our new print issue, to the first 20 people who share this notice with at least five friends.
Read More...Reading Is Good for Your Soul: An Invitation
On April 9, 2015, join us during the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) 2015 conference in Minneapolis for an evening of moving fiction and satire. Authors Douglas W. Milliken, Libby Cudmore, Joe Ponepinto and Mark Wisniewski will read from their work, and we’ll have other special guests, too. The reading is being organized by Publication Studio Hudson and The Stoneslide Corrective, and will be held at local literary landmark, the South Minneapolis Society Library.
Read More...The Stoneslide Story Contest
Open to any kind of story up to 10,000 words in length.
1st Prize: $3,000 + publication
2nd Prize: $500 + possible publication
3rd Prize: $250 + possible publication
Read More...Update on Our Kickstarter Campaign: One Week to Go!
We’d love to reach more readers and to raise the funds through Kickstarter to both pay our contributors more and improve the quality of printing. If we can raise just a few hundred dollars more, we can improve the paper quality, which will make the magazine that much more enticing to hold—and caress, and cuddle—while you imbibe the revelatory fiction and satire within its covers.
Read More...Stoneslide Corrective Launches Kickstarter Campaign by Thanking People before They Contribute
The new print magazine motivating all this thanking is called The Stoneslide Corrective No. 1, and will include moving fiction, refreshing satire, and spots of pure zaniness. It will reach high enough to tickle the winged thoughts of a philosopher and low enough to stroke the feet of a giggly toddler. It will include contributions from great writers, like Mark Wisniewski, Douglas W. Milliken, Jude Polotan, Sati Melendez, Libby Cudmore, Will Mayer, Ellen Larson, and Kiik A.K.
Read More...Most Read Stories of 2014—Fiction
We’re deeply proud of every work we published in the last year. Here are ten that proved popular in the last year.
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