http://www.statenews.com Assistant Copy Chief Rick Hale critiques one poem or short story per week for publication on the State News literary blog “A Lit. Couch.” Submissions are open to anyone, should include 1-3 poems or a short story of 1200 words or less and are accepted on a rolling basis. Please send submissions and queries to halerich@msu.edu. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:40:45 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_lit_couch/2009/10/authentic_characters_take_story_beyond_shock_value Sometimes jarring endings can be good. Sometimes not. This one, as far as I can imagine, depicts life in northern Michigan accurately, luring its reader into a false sense of security until the very last paragraph. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:40:45 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_lit_couch/2009/10/authentic_characters_take_story_beyond_shock_value http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_lit_couch/2009/09/a_lit_couch_continues_to_look_for_submissions Although the number of submissions has ebbed this week, I wanted to post this little pearl to tide you all over. All you countless literates reading my periodic little blog by moonlight. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:08:15 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_lit_couch/2009/09/a_lit_couch_continues_to_look_for_submissions http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_lit_couch/2009/09/no_critiques_this_week_just_poems Bogged down with proper nouns, drum crowns and grocery frowns. Run-down. That’s what I am this week. I won’t go into it. Why am I telling you? Because it means I didn’t have time to write critiques this week. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:46:21 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_lit_couch/2009/09/no_critiques_this_week_just_poems http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_lit_couch/2009/09/micks_summernight_dream Well. This is my first ever blog post. Allow me to introduce myself. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:09:22 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/a_lit_couch/2009/09/micks_summernight_dream