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New Release: I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast

With Whitmanesque exuberance and voracity, Melissa Studdard’s I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast is a collection that devours the world even as it offers it—a collection that, through all its doubts and wounds, through “fire,… 

My wonderful friends

My wonderful friends, for 2013 I wish you unconditional love, deep friendship, frequent and lengthy interludes of joy, and that you may live your truth without fear. Happy 2013! Melissa Studdard is on Facebook and… 

My Lovely Grandmother

Here’s a picture of my lovely ninety-six year old grandmother from earlier today (courtesy of my aunt). Grandma Jane can’t always remember my name, but she still smokes, flirts, drinks scotch, wears a beautiful manicure,… 

“Terminal” Nominated

I’m thrilled to learn that my short story “Terminal” was nominated by the Hoot & Hare Review for a Pushcart Prize. Thanks, Anissa and Scott Craig! Melissa Studdard is on Facebook and Twitter. She writes…