Ernest Hemingway led a famously adventurous life, going to wars when he did not have to, hunting big game (and getting a great nonfiction novel, Green Hills of Africa, out of it), becoming an afficionado of bullfighting, boxing in his…
5 Prompts for National Poetry Month
One of my favorite things to do is participate in National Poetry Month! I don’t consider myself to be a poet, but I love writing poems without the pressure of trying to get them placed. I leave that for my…
Issue #24 of Black Fox (Winter 2023) is Here!
The Winter 2023 edition of Black Fox Literary Magazine has arrived! We express our deepest gratitude to all the talented contributors who have entrusted us with their exceptional work, enabling us to sustain our commitment to publishing excellence. We also…
2022 Pushcart Nominations
Congratulations to our nominees for the 2022 Pushcart Prize! It was such an honor to publish these talented writers! Prose “Blank Speech Bubbles” by Theresa Sylvester (Issue 23) “Crossed Lines” by Michele Wolfe (Issue 23) “Breaking Kayfabe” by Melissa Grunow…
On Styles by David Massey
I’ve been thinking about styles in writing. Narration, dialogue, description, syntax—all these things. By far my favorite American fiction writer is William Faulkner, and if I had it in me, I would probably write like him; but I like sparer styles,…
Writing Advice from the Murder Hornet by PS Nolf
I look at the newspaper photo of the latest invader of the Pacific Northwest, where I live. The yellow ruler with its black calibration documents the two-inch “Murder Hornet.” A thing of nightmares, the Asian Giant Hornet sports huge, black, demon…