2 August 2017
/I have a flash fiction (“Aftermath at the Museum with Fragments of Sappho”) in the final issue of Ink & Coda, an online journal of prose and music.
14 May 2017
/I have three new poems over at Across the Margin. (Some of the inspirations for these: beach in SC, hike in Bhutan, Wallace Stevens's "Anecdote of the Jar.")
9 May 2017
/There’s a new wonderful review of THAT NIGHT ALIVE over at Heavy Feather Review: “Even in choosing to tell this story in reverse, Deal achieves a character whose identity unfolds from beginning to end. We move from a restricted, quiet narrator to one with voice, opinion, and life. Deal achieves all the elements of surprise and intrigue that a conventional novel does and more, asking her reader to probe the text, to sift for clues and connections that illuminate the story.”
11 April 2017
/I will be reading from That Night Alive next Tuesday night (April 18) at the Miami University Bookstore, in Oxford, Ohio, at 7:30. Stop by if you're in the neighborhood!
7 April 2017
/I have a new poem (“Open Jaw”) online at the “provocative” Matador Review.
5 March 2017
/In the March issue of The Writer magazine, four authors (I’m one of them) offer our tips for novella writing and thoughts about the format. See “Rise of the Novella” by Jack Smith.
2 February 2017
/I will be at the AWP conference next week in Washington, DC, and will be signing books on Saturday (1:30-2:30) at the Miami University Press booth. Please stop by and say hello!
2 January 2017
/The 2016 Flash Glass Anthology is now available (to read online or to buy) from Glassworks magazine. I'm happy to have two stories in the collection.
21 December 2016
/Read a free sample of THAT NIGHT ALIVE at the Small Press Distribution website.
29 November 2016
/A new review at Midwest Book Review says That Night Alive is "completely riveting from first page to last."
8 November 2016
/I'm happy to be part of the Burlington Writers Workshop book raffle, taking place on November 12, with proceeds going to support free writing opportunities in Vermont.
18 October 2016
/Join me for a reading and book signing of That Night Alive on Tuesday, October 25 (6:30 to 8pm), at the Sideshow Gallery, 319 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn. There will be wine and snacks and mingling and art. The current exhibit is “Persons of Interest,” showcasing portraits of women by Carri Skoczek, represented by Causey Contemporary. RSVP by October 23 to info@causeycontemporary.com
7 October 2016
/"The novella reads as a perfect amalgamation of poetry and prose," so says a review of That Night Alive at nerds of a feather.
29 September 2016
/"Study Abroad," winner of the 2016 flash prize, appears in the Fall issue of Washington Square Review. Here's how it begins: "Make your way out of New York. Through the drizzle, around corners with stores selling velvet, past fountains. Push your way to the Caravaggios at the back of the church."
20 September 2016
/“What was the secret to my success? I thought that I’d make up my story as I went along. Something to impress.” September 20 is the official publication date for That Night Alive, now available at Amazon and elsewhere.
14 September 2016
/A new flash piece called "Aficionado" is available online at Glassworks. The selection also appears in That Night Alive.
2 April 2016
/A new flash piece called "Morning Fog (Burning Off)" is online at Glassworks.
21 February 2016
/A new novella, That Night Alive, is the winner of the 2016 novella prize from Miami University Press. Read more about the press here.