Author: Dave Essinger

Dave Essinger’s fiction and essays appear in ellipsis…literature & art,Pilgrimage, Sport Literate, and elsewhere, and he’s recently received a Notable mention in The Best American Sports Writing 2014 and been shortlisted for the Caledonia Novel Award. He received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and currently teaches creative writing and edits the literary magazine Slippery Elm at the University of Findlay, in Ohio. He’s currently shopping a novel about ultrarunning.

Interviews

Where the gravity is

Post author By Dave Essinger
Post date June 13, 2015

Robin Lauzon interviews
Dave Essinger

Our fiction co-editor, Robin Lauzon, recently spoke with Dave Essinger, our Issue #9 featured fiction author. Here’s what he had to say about some of his inspirations, his approach to writing, and what he is working on now… Read more

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Fiction

Fiction Issue #9

Post author By Dave Essinger
Post date May 20, 2015

"Road to Palouse Falls," by Allen Forrest Oil on Canvas 18' x 24"

Persistence Hunting

by Dave Essinger

My running shoes have hardened into new shapes since the last time I wore them, and they’re stiff on my feet. The half mile to Andrew’s house loosens them a little, but they don’t stop sliding on my heels. Maybe it’s my feet that have changed, though; maybe my shoes are the same….
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