JMWW—Fascinating Cast of Characters

The popular literary journal JMWW recently published a review of Tracks: A Novel in Stories. Here’s what they had to say …

“… a fascinating cast of characters … Goodman’s voice is gentle as he explores motivations and interactions. The scenes in these stories expand to include all kinds of human fears and sorrows, regrets and grateful joys.

“Managing a large cast of characters is not an easy task, but one that Goodman accomplishes with ease. The characters interact throughout, creating a seamless narrative out of their different tales.

“Tensions mount as inner and outer conflicts come into play. Incidents from each story increasingly affect the outcome of the others, as the connections between the characters, however transitory, become stronger."

Read the entire review at the following link. In fact, while you’re there, take a look at some of the original fiction, poetry, and art in the latest issue.

http://jmww.150m.com/Goodmanrev.html

Jen Michalski--Alternating Harsh and Tender Stories

This weekend, Baltimore is ripe with festivities. There’s the St. Anthony’s Italian Festival in Little Italy, and HonFest in Hampden. So it seems fitting to have the blub off the day come from a real Baltimore Hon.

Jen Michalski is editor of one of Baltimore’s most popular literary journals, JMWW. She’s also a widely published author in her own write, with two books and hundreds of stories published. Here’s what Jen had to say about Tracks.

“In an age of twitter, microfiction, and small attention spans, the stories in Eric D. Goodman's Tracks are built on narrative fiction and the U.S. rail system, both of which are seemingly pronounced dead every new decade. But like a good meal, these stories of strangers on a train marinate and simmer, creating a flavor that is richer than their parts. Goodman's alternating harsh and tender stories travel the spectrum of human emotion, and his care for his characters is evident from the first page to the last. By the end, we have not only lived through every character, but we are every character.”

Jen Michalski,
author of Close Encounters
and May-September

On your way back from the festivals, check out the latest issue of JMWW, Hon!

http://jmww.150m.com/