All the pieces I’ve contributed to Toasted Cheese.

Articles | Editorials | Reviews | Fiction

Absolute Blank Articles (from Toasted-Cheese.com)

• Best of Absolute Blank: Elements of Fiction, November 2015
• Best of Absolute Blank: Get Inspired!, October 2015
• Excerpts from My Commonplace Book: On Doubt, Fear, and Failure, July 2015
• How to Write a Book Review (and How to Request One), February 2015 (with Shelley Carpenter)
• Toasted Cheese Writer Survey, January 2015
• Excerpts From My Commonplace Book: On Not Writing, December 2014
• What We Were Reading in 2014: Recommended by the Editors, November 2014 (with Stephanie Lenz)
• Tales From the Inbox: Baker & Beaver Discuss First Reading, September 2014 (with Stephanie Lenz)
• What Sets You Apart: On Valuing Your Own Experience, August 2014
• What Writing Is Really Like, March 2014
• Toasted Cheese Success Stories: Interview with Janet Mullany, August 2013
• “You Shortlisted My Submission… Why Didn’t it Make the Final Cut?”, June 2013
• So You Want to Write an Article…, February 2013
• The Toasted Cheese Wish Book: Books by TC Authors, December 2012
• Keeping a Commonplace Book, November 2012
• Facing Your Writing Fears, June 2012
• Beyond NaNoWriMo: Writing Challenges for Everyone, January 2012
• Running a Literary Journal, Part 1: Choices, July 2011
• Mentor March: Writers Who Inspire Us, March 2011
• A Guide to Designing Assignments that Require Students to Submit their Work for Publication, January 2011
• Please and Thank You: The Purpose of a Cover Letter, July 2010
• What Do We Look For In Submissions? Q&A with the Toasted Cheese Editors, March 2010
• Slow Writing, January 2010
• You Gotta Know Your Audience, December 2009
• Finding the Perfect Pencil: Tools for the Modern Writer, April 2009
• Best Advice, Worst Advice: Why Good Writing Advice is Sometimes Bad, December 2008
• Write Through This: Strategies For Writing About Real-Life Conflict & Tragedy, November 2008
• Poetry 202: Sight and Sound, February 2008
• Tips for Writing a Term Paper, December 2007
• A Surreal Life: Interview with Stephen W. Simpson, August 2007
• Dash Your Dreams: A Guide to Finding Happiness as a Writer, January 2007
• Emergency! 21 Tips for Writing an Article Fast, April 2006
• Pique-a-Boo-Boo: Commonly Confused Words, January 2006
• Publishing and Print-on-Demand: What POD is, what it isn’t, and when it might be right for you (w/ Stephanie Lenz), November 2005
• The Risks and Rewards of Writing True Stories, September 2005
• Automatically Yours: Introduction to Copyright, June 2005
• Putting It All Together: An Absolute Blank Retrospective, January 2005
• Starting Will Always Be Hard: What Running Taught Me About Writing, September 2004
• 12 More Quick Fixes That’ll Make You Look Even Smarter: …or How To Impress An Editor, July 2004
• Don’t Underestimate Yourself: Interview with James A. Gordon, February 2004
• It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine: Endings in Fiction, December 2003
• Just Call Me Trickster: Six Ways To Write What You Don’t Know, September 2003
• Poetry 101: Getting Started, July 2003
• 10 Quick Fixes That’ll Make You Look Really Smart …or How Not to Peeve an Editor, August 2002
• Recognizing Your Voice, March 2002
• Mirror, Mirror: Finding Your Writing Style, October 2001
• The Importance of Being Ernest Ernie Ernesto Jack, July 2001
• Crafting Memorable Characters, February 2001

Snark Zone Editorials (from Toasted Cheese Literary Journal)

• Unfinished Projects, TC 16:1 (March 2016)
• Reframing the Story, TC 15:4 (December 2015)
• 404: Not Found, TC 15:1 (March 2015) w/ Stephanie Lenz
• Speak Your Truth, TC 14:3 (September 2014)
• See the World, TC 14:2 (June 2014)
• Brick by Brick, TC 14:1 (March 2014)
• CTRL-Z, TC 13:4 (December 2013)
• The Star-Ratings Tango, TC 13:3 (September 2013)
• Unqualified Praise Only, Please, TC 13:1 (March 2013)
• Like Alice, TC 12:4 (December 2012)
• Don’t Forget the Confetti, TC 12:3 (September 2012)
• Bounce, TC 11:4 (December 2011)
• Outside In, TC 11:2 (June 2011)
• No Take Backs, TC 10:3 (September 2010)
• Missing the Snark, TC 10:2 (June 2010)
• Cherry Blossoms, TC 10:1 (March 2010)
• Pattern Recognition, TC 9:4 (December 2009)
• Carpe Diem, TC 9:1 (March 2009)
• A Meditation on Less Being More, TC 8:4 (December 2008)
• Success Stories, TC 7:2 (June 2007)
• Daily Writing, TC 6:4 (December 2006)
• Games Writers Play, TC 6:1 (June 2006)
• Inspiration, TC 5:3 (September 2005)
• You Only Need One “Yes.”, TC 5:2 (June 2005)
• Oops, It Happened Again, TC 5:1 (March 2005)
• Finding Audacity, TC 4:2 (June 2004)
• Possibilities, TC 3:3 (September 2003)
• Letters to the Editor, TC 3:1 (March 2003)
• What’s the deal with BIG stuff?“, TC 2:3 (September 2002)
• Chew On This, TC 2:2 (June 2002)
• Off With Her Head!, TC 2:1 (March 2002)
• The Crying List, TC 1:3 (July 2001)

Candle-Ends Reviews (from Toasted Cheese Literary Journal)

• Review of The Rules of Gentility by Janet Mullany, TC 13:1 (March 2013)
• Review of Evidence of Murder by Lisa Black, TC 12:4 (December 2012)
• Review of The Toucan Magazine, TC 12:2 (June 2012)

Fiction (from Toasted Cheese Literary Journal)

• Tiger Lily, TC 1:5 (December 2001). Note: written as an exhibition piece for TC’s first writing contest.
• Be Careful What You Wish For, TC 1:1 (March 2001). Note: TC’s inaugural issue showcased one story from each of the founding editors.