Tag: TerryTierney

New Flash Fiction Story “Gravity” in Down in the Dirt Magazine

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I’m thrilled to announce that my flash story “Gravity” dropped on Down in the Dirt Magazine!

Cover of Down in the Dirt Magazine, June 2025, featuring a colorful, abstract design with the title 'Testing the Darkness' and the publication details.

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A standalone story, “Gravity” features Curt, the struggling and wry narrator from my novel The Bridge on Beer River. In earlier drafts of the novel the story was part of Chapter 1, but I decided to begin the novel with Curt’s emerging romance with Chelsea.

Thank you to Janet K., the Editor of Down in the Dirt Magazine!

I always enjoy spending more time with Curt.

You can find more about The Bridge on Beer River HERE

Unsolicited Press at the Bay Area Book Festival on Sunday 6/1/25

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Here’s the Unsolicited Press table at the Bay Area Book Festival on Sunday. So inspiring to hang out with brilliant authors and see the other exhibits as well as some stellar events. Pictured are Kerry Donoghue, Patricia Q. Bidar, and LeeAnn Pickrell. Other UP authors on hand were Paul Justison and Sommer Schafer. I also saw several friends from the SF Writers Grotto and made new friends. Such fun, I love the BABF!

Check out the left end of the table. It’s always such a thrill to see my books in the wild. 🙂

Three authors standing in front of the Unsolicited Press table at the Bay Area Book Festival, showcasing their books and promotional materials under a large umbrella.

Hope to See You at Lit Crawl Sebastopol at 5pm Saturday 5/17!

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Please join us at Lit Crawl Sebastopol on Saturday 5/17 at 5pm for homegrown lit, conversation, craft and community!

Catch a taste of prose and poetry from five Bay Area Unsolicited Press authors: Sommer Schafer—THE WOMEN, Patricia Q. Bidar—Pardon Me for Moonwalking (coming this fall), LeeAnn Pickrell—Gathering the Pieces of Days, Kerry Donoghue—Mouth, and Terry Tierney—Why Trees Stay Outside.

Graphic promoting Unsolicited Press at Lit Crawl Sebastopol featuring authors Sommer Schafer, Patricia Q. Bidar, LeeAnn Pickrell, Kerry Donoghue, and Terry Tierney, with event details listed.

My Poem “Apology” Featured in Article on First Lines

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The entire article includes insights from journal editors, and quotes many outstanding first lines: https://schoolofplot.com/blogs/writing-guides/what-are-editors-looking-for-in-first-lines.

Here is an excerpt from the article:

“What are editors looking for in a first line?

The School of Plot reached out to the editors of some really cool literary magazines and asked them what makes a first line stand out. These are people who read more opening lines in a month than most of us read in a year, and they’re reading discerningly.” 

Thank you to Ophelia Monet, Editor-in-Chief at Wildness Literary Magazine! You can read the journal here: https://wildscapelit.com/issue-1/

And here is “Apology”

Cover of Wildscape Literary Journal, Issue 1, featuring the poem 'Apology' by Terry Tierney, with an abstract design and text details.