The First Book: Karissa Chen
Despite the many periods of self-doubt I had, the stretches where I felt I would never write anything good again—I would always eventually return to my desk, because I wouldn’t let myself give up.
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Steven Petite is the associate editor of Fiction Southeast. His work has appeared in Playboy, The Millions, Huffington Post, Crixeo, Paste Magazine, and elsewhere. Follow him on Twitter @SPetiteWriter
Rumpus Exclusive: “Blue Tears”
On certain nights, if I’m lucky, wisps of the shore begin to glow blue, an unearthly electric color, like someone in the sea has a flashlight and is shining it upward.