Richard Gilbert: My Dog Tale Published

Richard Gilbert: My Dog Tale Published

Relearning the Essay What our crazy canine teaches me (again) At last I’ve documented our family dog’s epic weirdness—and, well, mine. My essay “Why I Hate My Dog” explains on Longreads. Bottom line and fair warning to the rescue-minded: every adult pound dog I’ve known or heard about has suffered from scorching separation anxiety. Belle’s is…

Erin Clossey: 45th Anniversary Ploughshares

Erin Clossey: 45th Anniversary Ploughshares

For 45 Years, Ploughshares Has Been on Cutting Edge of Literature Founded by DeWitt Henry, contributing editor for The Woven Tale Press In 1971, DeWitt Henry, now professor emeritus of Emerson’s Writing, Literature and Publishing Department, and Peter O’Malley, owner of The Plough and Stars pub in Cambridge, Massachusetts, decided through discussions over pints that…