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As part of our series on literary journals, Word Pirates interviewed Ellen Parker, gutsy dame and editor of FRiGG. Named for a goddess in Norse Mythology, the online magazine of fiction and poetry has produced 13 issues.
While many online literary journals fold after only a few issues, Parker says she plans to make sure […]

Last night, in honor of the season premiere of The Office, Word Pirates thought about work. The prompt was to write about a character in a strange job OR remember a strange/odd job you have held and write about it. For inspiration, we listened to part of David Sedaris’s Santaland Diaries, about his stint as […]

We’re starting a new feature around here at Word Pirates. We’re going to deeper analyze that beast called the literary journal.
Literary journals publish everything from short stories to essays to poetry to author interviews. While they can sometimes be a little elitist and dull, the good ones showcase some of the best cutting-edge writing […]

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As you may have noticed, we’re trying out a redesign of the site. Let us know what you think.
~ Joy
UPDATE: Word Pirates respond to the redesign:
Looks good and is easy to navigate. Thanks for all the work behind the site (and the group)! — Steve
Hi guys. The web site looks great. Thank you for […]

For those Word Pirates who missed last night’s meeting, you can play along at home. We had a fun prompt that I’m sure you’d love to do.
The idea is to look at something that you loved as a child — a toy, a book, a cartoon, etc. — through adult eyes. Here is a […]

Word Pirates,
Just a reminder for our meeting this Thursday, September 7, at the usual time at my house. Please bring paper, pen, and your short-short to read. I also have two pairs of sunglasses at my house from the last meeting. As usual, please let me know if you can’t make it.
Marcia and I would […]

Word Pirates:
To those of you who have finished pieces, or close to finished pieces– and I know a lot of you do because we just had a critique — you should be happy, because it is now September.
Why should September make you happy? Is it because leaves turn pretty this month and it’s not so […]