Tag: micro

• Interview with Canvas Rebel

  I had fun chatting about meaningful art and creative failures with Canvas Rebel. We chatted about making meaning out of our projects, why creating really bad and awful things can actually feed into extraordinary outcomes, and of course, the mantras I use to keep going (as a writer, human, and willing idiot). Enjoy! Read more…

  KellyQAnderson

  March 20, 2024

  books, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Love, poetry, Quotes, Writer Life

  amwriting, artistic, Chicago, chicago writer, creative nonfiction, keep going, micro, midwest writer, mini, nonfiction, poetry month, poetry writer, querying

• Writing Workshop TONIGHT: Micro and Flash Fiction/ Nonfiction

  Friends, tonight is the night! Join me for a FREE writing workshop in partnership with Glencoe Public Library: 2/7 at 7pm. I will present for an hour and then move through Q&A. We will review various micro stories, try our hand at writing exercises, and the workshop will conclude with an excellent handout featuring all…

  KellyQAnderson

  February 7, 2024

  Reading, Writer Life

  chicago writer, flash, flash fiction, micro, nonfiction, writing, writing class, writing workshop

• #Shelfie Feature with Chicago Literary Hall of Fame

  It was a delight to be featured with Chicago Literary Hall of Fame on their #Shelfie project. Is there anything more fun than seeing a writer’s bookshelves? I’m so guilty of zooming in to see what’s on someone’s bookcase, nightstand, side table, etc. Bonus points if you can recognize a book’s unique spine (ahem Meg…

  KellyQAnderson

  January 25, 2024

  books, Chicago, Writer Life

  Angie thomas, author, blog, books, bookshelf, bookshelves, Chicago, chicago writer, curtis sittenfeld, flash, flash writer, home office, meg wolitzer, memoir, micro, midwest writer, office, pink office, Reading, shelfie, writer

• Lake Forest Show House & Gardens Feature #FlashCardsByKQA

  I had the pleasure of working with Michele Frigon Design on the renovation of my son’s bedroom/bathroom (seriously, he has the nicest room in my entire house!). At the end of one of our meetings I passed along some of my #FlashCardsByKQA (at the time I was preparing a large batch of cards to go…

  KellyQAnderson

  May 12, 2023

  Entertainment, Lifestyle, Quotes, Writer Life

  amwriting, art print, Chicago, Chicago north shore, chicago writer, flash card, flash writing, glencoe, interior design, lake forest, micro, midwest writer, nonfiction, north shore, show house, word art, word artist

• Micro: The Citron Review

  Too Much December 22, 2021 by The Citron Review by Kelly Q. Anderson A marriage can end over morning coffee while waiting on Google results for criminal defense attorneys. Legs can fall out when you rush to open the smashed-in door of the car, what about the baby. A mole, a gray shadow, a lymph node can…

  KellyQAnderson

  December 31, 2021

  Lifestyle

  micro