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  • Book Review: Leonora Come Down by Agustin Aguilar

    That’s the opening paragraph of my book review of Agustin Aguilar’s Leonora Come Down. The review even includes portions of an interview I did with Aguilar last month. As It Ought To Be have published it in its entirety. I encourage you to check out the review, but also to read this book. It’s a remarkable…

  • NEW FICTION: Bag of Bones – A Children’s Story

    For this original short story in BONED, I played with the children’s story genre. I hope you like it. – n. BAG OF BONES: A CHILDREN’S STORY BY NATE RAGOLIA Photo by Jorge Jaramillo via Flickr. Creative Commons: Some rights reserved.   On Monday, the young boy exits the school bus in the afternoon. He bounds down…

  • NEW FICTION: An Old Fashioned Love Story

    Hello again! More new fiction for you. This is another entry in the BONED short story project. Enjoy! – Nate AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE STORY BY NATE RAGOLIA Source: Wikimedia Commons – https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Greenway,_State_Route_5_vicinity,_Charles_City_vicinity_(Charles_City_County,_Virginia).jpg   Grandma June stands on the back porch, picking at peeling white paint on the railing. Hearing the tired jingle of the kitchen…

  • NEW FICTION: Grand Finale

    Here’s another short story I wrote for BONED. Enjoy! GRAND FINALE BY NATE RAGOLIA Source: https://www.pexels.com/u/jarn/   “Are we really going to do this?” she asks, sitting on the edge of the bed. “Right now?” Standing before her, he loosens his tie and unbuttons his shirt, pacing. He gazes out the window as he passes it.…

  • NEW FICTION: The Purpose of a Fence

    Hello! Here’s another original short story from my BONED writing blog project.   THE PURPOSE OF A FENCE BY NATE RAGOLIA Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Commons_Cemetery_Fence.JPG   “Do you ever wonder about the fence?” the grave digger asks his partner. The second grave digger, his name is Jones, sighs and shakes his head. “Why would I wonder about the…

  • The Webcomic That Saved Me

    In March 2009, I was in a bar with a friend drinking and laughing, and I decided I was going to write a webcomic. The initial premise was simple: A badger, unable to read, is continually confronted with words, and in anger over his illiteracy, mauls the nearest human. The Illiterate Badger, Robot, Flower, and the…

  • Interview with Friday Phrases

    I recently had the honor of doing an interview with Friday Phrases, a Twitter-based Friday writing prompt/game. If you haven’t tried it, you absolutely should visit their Twitter feed on a Friday and start responding with your flash fiction and poetry. My experience with the game even led me to write a short story, “The…

  • NEW FICTION: Just One More

    Hey all, This is my first original short story for BONED, a diverse, dynamic blog project featuring writings with the common theme of skeletons.   JUST ONE MORE BY NATE RAGOLIA Photo by Adam  via Flickr. Creative Commons: Some rights reserved.   I hate days like this, Clyde thinks, grimacing against the damp, bitter wind that whips…

  • Live Interview with Author’s Studio NYC

    March has been a big month for video, and talking about my new novella There You Feel Free. I had the honor of speaking with Daniel Ramos of Author’s Studio. We chat about the book, about writing, editing, and there’s even a little contest, too. Great fun! Check out the video below, and don’t stop…

  • Podcasting from Book Soup in Los Angeles

    Wow! What a blast. My first ever trip to Los Angeles, and I get to round up with three other 1888center authors, Peppur Chambers, Veronica Bane, Corrie Greathouse, and Arianna Basco for a podcast about writing and more. We talk about promotion, the challenges of small press life, and some new projects that we’re working…