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Articles by Michael Martone
The time to protect immigrant and international students is now
To members of the Johns Hopkins University community: In March of this year, we marked five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Sadly, in January of this year, we observed the start of another grave assault on our nation’s well-being, an assault brought about not by a virus, but by the orders and actions of the current presidential administration.
Washington Independent Review of Books
That’s the reaction, or confusion, the author evidently seeks to engender. He’s made a career for 40-plus years as a writer of fiction, poetry, essays, and other literary forms that may not, strictly speaking, have a name, of seeing what he can leave out, what he can get away with, and what tricks he can pull out of his hat.
Plain Air: Sketches from Winesburg, Indiana
The reader coming to Michael Martone’s work for the first time may be inspired to question the nature of what makes a story — that is, to ask whether all the things we often include in the definition of “short story” (such as plot, character development, setting, and dialogue) are really requisites. That’s the reaction, or confusion, the author evidently seeks to engender.
Stories Where Nothing Happens in the Middle of Nowhere: A Reading List
When I first read “In the Heart of the Heart of the Country” by William H. Gass, I was shocked by two things: first, that he wrote a 36-page “story” where nothing happens (a philosophy professor moves to a small Indiana town after breaking up with a lover and thinks about it), and second, that he wrote about Indiana.
Time in Training — Nevada Humanities
By Michael Martone At 11:30 pm Mountain Time the night before, I will catch Train 5, The California Zephyr, westbound, in Salt Lake City (I splurged on a sleeper) and ride through the night, over the famous Overland Route, to arrive in Reno, if I am on time (and there is a good chance I will not be on time) at 8:35 am Pacific Time to attend the Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl.
From the Archives: Two Fictions, by Michael Martone
Happy birthday, Michael Martone! Celebrate by reading two Martone fictions we published in 2019! They were subsequently published in The Complete Writings of Art Smith, the Bird Boy of Fort Wayne, Edited by Michael Martone. W H E N N A T U R E W O N ’ T P L U T O W I L L In 1917, the bottler of Pluto Water, the trademark of the natural mineral spring sourced in French Lick, Indiana, needed over 450 boxcars to ship that year’s output to America.
A Snapshot of Issues in the 2020 Legislative Session | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
Whirling Prize - Etchings Press
Etchings Press Whirling Prize “It is that something in the soul which says, Rage on, Whirl on, I tread master here and everywhere—Master of the spasms of the sky and of the shatter of the sea, Master of nature and passion and death, and of all terror and all pain.” Walt Whitman Etchings Press, a student-run publisher at University of Indianapolis, awards The Whirling Prize each fall to two books that demonstrate an excellent and compelling response to a theme that students at the university...
The Mets’ center field options in free agency
In baseball the proverbial “they” always say you have be strong up the middle in order to be a true contender. In their quest to return to prominence in 2018, the Mets will surely be looking to solidify their up-the-middle positions, including center field. While the Mets already have several internal options for center field in 2018, including Juan Lagares, Brandon Nimmo, and Michael Conforto, it should be exploring the free agent market at the position.
University of Alabama professor wins Mark Twain Award
A professor of English and creative writing at the University of Alabama, has been named the winner of the 2016 Mark Twain Award for Distinguished Contributions to Midwestern Literature. “I feel really good about the award,” Michael Martone said. “It came out of the blue. I had no idea people were thinking about me so that makes it really special.” The Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature will present the award on June 3 at Michigan State University.
University of Alabama News
INCOMING STUDENTS ARE INDEED ‘BAMA BOUND’ – Hundreds of students who will officially join campus for the first time in the fall are participating in new student orientations this week. The first of this summer’s multiple sessions, known as Bama Bound, begin today. Best opportunities for photography and videography are likely during the mornings of Monday and Tuesday in the Ferguson Center.
UA English Professor Wins 2016 Mark Twain Award for Midwestern Literature
May 31, 2016 | Tags: College of Arts and Sciences, Creative Writing Program, English | Posted in Announcements, Awards & Honors, Faculty & Staff | TUSCALOOSA — Michael Martone, a professor of English and creative writing at The University of Alabama, was selected as the winner of the 2016 Mark Twain Award for Distinguished Contributions to Midwestern Literature.
University of Alabama News
ELITE SENIORS MEET ON CAMPUS FOR GIRLS STATE — The 74th annual American Legion Auxiliary Girls State continues through Friday, June 10, on UA’s campus. Alabama Girls State offers its delegates an immersive leadership program designed to develop young women as future leaders. During the week, more than 350 participants will conduct mock elections and learn about civic processes. On Friday, June 10, the Girls State seniors will visit Montgomery.
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