The Right Prompts
byRecently, I attended the joyous funeral of my 94 year old grandmother
Musings on the Muse
byWhat does this muse look like? Is he slightly amorphous, made of smoke, and prone to fits of Yeats in an Irish accent?
Genre Crossing
byWhen I started this poetry class, I was terrified. Mostly, I feared appearing stupid during critiques. What if I accidentally faulted a poem for having sixteen lines or missed a pristine example of enjambment (I still don't know what this word means)?
A Writer Reads
byI confess that I am a chronic eavesdropper, especially on SEPTA, where you can overhear great personal tragedies in the time it takes you to travel from South Philly to City Hall.
From the Editors
byThanks to member support and a dedicated all-volunteer staff of passionate board members, Philadelphia Stories is happy to announce some exciting new programs for writers:
How to Kill a Story
byBe sure to pepper your story with clichés. Don’t limit yourself to just textual clichés (sighing with relief, panting like a dog, running at lightning speed), be sure to have clichéd situations and stock characters (innocent young girl meets handsome football player…but evil drug-addled, Mustang-owning hoodlum thwarts the affair).
From the Editors
bySpring is a welcome reprieve after this snowy winter, and Philadelphia Stories is looking forward to another busy season of fun events for writers and readers, including:







