SPLIT by Swati Avasthi, Reviewed by Charles DuBois

Today, from bitterly cold and frozen St. Paul, we have a warm book review from Charles DuBois, featuring Hamline MFAC’s own Swati Avasthi. Charles was one of the student editors of Runestone last year. Don’t miss his previous post, “Why...
Interview with Kevin Moffett

Interview with Kevin Moffett

Last Spring, Kevin Moffett was one of the ACTC Visiting Writers here at Hamline University and Runestone was honored to have three members of our editorial board conduct his public interview in April.We are all very proud of the great work Deziree Brown, Paul Patane,...
Contributor Interview with Michael Ribbens

Contributor Interview with Michael Ribbens

Today, we are talking with Michael Ribbens, author of the short story, “Save Dave,” which we had the honor of publishing in volume one.First question: How do you make time to write as a college student? It’s hard to make time to write, especially as...
Contributor Interview with Ashley Belisle

Contributor Interview with Ashley Belisle

It is snowing today in St. Paul—the first real snow of the season—and time for our second contributor interview. Today, we are talking with Ashley Belisle, who kindly allowed us to publish her fantastic short story, Up in Smoke, in volume one.First question: How do...

Contributor Interview with Zach Weber

It’s time for a new feature here on the blog. Now that it’s submission season at Runestone again, we thought it would be nice to hear from our previous contributors.First up is Zach Weber, who allowed us to publish his simply elegant poem, “Teddy...

UNCLE JANICE by Matt Burgess, Reviewed by Cole Pentico

Uncle JaniceMatt BurgessDoubledayJanuary, 2015ISBN 0385536801288 pages Reviewed by Cole PenticoIn his new novel, Uncle Janice, Matt Burgess depicts the life of an undercover cop in New York. Burgess creates a complex character in 24-year-old Janice Itwaru, as well as...