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Podcast In-Betweener #2: Cop-Cop Cop

Podcast In-Betweener #2: Cop-Cop Cop

I read the short story, Cop-Cop Cop, originally published in The First Line, in 2010.   Check out The First Line magazine. Also, feel free to check out my short fiction collection: Five Stories by Eric Sheridan Wyatt, available via that

Eric Sheridan Wyatt February 26, 2015 Pod Cast No Comments Read more

Behind the Scenes: Cop-Cop Cop

Behind the Scenes: Cop-Cop Cop

In this newest video, I take a look at the second story in my collection of short fiction, Five Stories by Eric Sheridan Wyatt. This story is called, Cop-Cop Cop, and it is a little different because I was bound

Eric Sheridan Wyatt September 5, 2014September 5, 2014 Fiction Craft Discussion, Original Fiction No Comments Read more

Spending a week with a story: You Were Perfectly Fine

In February of 2010, I posted a brief summary and discussion of Dorothy Parker’s classic short story, You Were Perfectly Fine. When I first made the post, I had no idea how popular that blog would be. It’s hard to

Eric Sheridan Wyatt December 17, 2012 Dorothy Parker, Fiction Craft Discussion 4 Comments Read more

A Good Man…We’re All Misfits.

This is the (belated) final installment of the series of guest contributions focused on Flannery O’Connor’s story, A Good Man is Hard to Find. This post comes from a wonderful writer friend who I had the honor to spend two

Eric Sheridan Wyatt November 28, 2012 Fiction Craft Discussion, Flannery O'Connor, General Discussion 3 Comments Read more

A Good Man…Good vs. Evil

I met Kelly Fordon while I was pursuing my MFA. She was working on a novel told from the point of view of a U.S. Congressman’s young daughter. The chapter I read had a cameo by Richard Nixon. I was

Eric Sheridan Wyatt November 20, 2012 Fiction Craft Discussion, Flannery O'Connor, Short Fiction Review 5 Comments Read more

Guest Week: A Good Man is Hard to Find

Over the next few days (with a break for the Thanksgiving holiday, naturally) I’ve asked some of my favorite writer friends to help out by providing their reactions to one of my favorite short stories: Flannery O’Connor’s, A Good Man is

Eric Sheridan Wyatt November 18, 2012 Fiction Craft Discussion, Flannery O'Connor, General Discussion 7 Comments Read more

Just a Reminder: Most Dead Birds Are Never Found

A while back, the good folks over at Find Stuff 2 Read (including faithful reader, Shannon H.) asked if they could post one of my short stories on their site. I was happy to share my short story (and novel

Eric Sheridan Wyatt November 11, 2012 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Signs of Life: Writing New Fiction

CRAZY! That’s a great way to describe my writing life the last few months. Here’s what I’ve been working on: Trying to finish a draft of one long-standing writing project that isn’t my own (I’m writing based on a story

Eric Sheridan Wyatt October 26, 2012 Fiction Craft Discussion, General Discussion, Original Fiction 2 Comments Read more

One Small Glimpse – One Piece of a Puzzle

The week started well. My story, Most Dead Birds Are Never Found, was featured in Eunoia Review. (A link to the story, along with several others, is below.) The publication of that story marks a sort of milestone. Most Dead

Eric Sheridan Wyatt March 5, 2012 Fiction Craft Discussion, Original Fiction 1 Comment Read more

Mr. Dudley Was Like An Ancient Native’s Angry God…

Thanks to Epiphmag.com for publishing my story, Dudley’s Sacrifice, in their current online issue. If you follow this link, you can read the story. I originally wrote, Dudley’s Sacrifice, as my first attempt to get published in The First Line

Eric Sheridan Wyatt February 1, 2012 Fiction Craft Discussion, Original Fiction No Comments Read more
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