Writing Between Irony and Gravity with Ben Carter Olcott
Read "Enter the Hype House" Here This is one of the most original and compelling pieces we’ve read at Marrow in a long time. It has everything—YouTube fame, excessive wealth,…
Our Exploration Mechanisms with Nikola Milosavljevic
"Lafayette" feels like such a poem of place. You do a brilliant job of conjuring the feeling of being in such a particular place and time. How do you approach…
Normalizing the Weird with Rick Krizman
The story incorporates elements that feel unconventional or “weird,” but they’re presented in a way that feels entirely natural within the world you’ve built. How do you approach normalizing the…
Infiltrating the House with Lynn Fuller
What sparked the idea for this story for you? Where do you draw inspiration for your work?The piece was originally written for a ghost story contest, though that’s not my…
Control and Writing Implicitly with Amy DeBellis
Where did the premise of this story come from?At first, I had the vague idea that I wanted to write about a package. Then I realized that the package itself…
Casting Spells with Gerald Yelle
I love how much emotional tension you've created in these two short pieces. I was thinking about them for days after, all the terse sentences and how I couldn't decide…
Crafting Tension with Timothy Day
This story feels quiet thanks to its forest setting, but it’s also quite tense – and the tension ramps up incrementally, building towards the reveal at the end. How did…
Subverting “Normal” in Horror with Dori Lumpkin
This piece is so much, Dori! Thank you for letting us give it a home at Marrow. I wanted to first ask you about writing from place. I noticed in…
Sneaking in the Details with Amy E. Casey
This story sets a good pace, and I love the way it ratchets up tension. From the beginning we feel disconcerted—shoulder pain, the torn duffel, the cryptic horoscope messages. How…
The Uncertainty of What’s Real in the World
with Jill Stukenberg
This is a wild, inventive story that takes place in a world that feels both familiar and speculative—we’re familiar with reality TV and the pandemic, but this piece manages to…