Author: Ilse Munro

Ilse Munro was born in Latvia and came to the United States as a war refugee. She was a NASA and Defense Department consultant, then the online editor at Little Patuxent Review and the prose editor at BrickHouse Books. Her short fiction, collected in Cold and Hungry and Far From Home, appears in TriQuarterly, Atticus Review and Wake and made her a finalist in the Glimmer Train Family Matters Contest and Short Story Award for New Writers. Her novel Anna Noon is in the works. She lives in a historic millworker’s house on Maryland's Patapsco River. For more, see http://ilsemunro.com.

by Ilse Munro

Concerning Craft: Naomi Thiers

The “Concerning Craft” series introduces Little Patuxent Review contributors, showcases their work and draws back the curtain to reveal a little of what went into producing it. Please meet first-time contributor, poet Naomi Thiers. Naomi grew up in Pittsburgh but has lived in the Washington, DC area since 1980. In 1993, her first book of poetry, Only […]

by Ilse Munro

LPR in the Classroom

With the Little Patuxent Review published mere minutes away from Howard Community College and faculty members frequently contributing content, it was only natural our journal made its way into the classrooms there. At first, it was the teachers who took the initiative. “In my creative writing class last fall and in honors literature seminars before that, I’ve regularly […]

by Ilse Munro

Concerning Craft: Gregory Luce

The “Concerning Craft” series introduces Little Patuxent Review contributors, showcases their work and draws back the curtain to reveal a little of what went into producing it. Please meet first-time contributor, poet Gregory Luce. Greg was born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in Texas, Kentucky and Oklahoma. Along the way, he acquired a BA in English and […]

by Ilse Munro

Concerning Craft: Prince Mensah

“Concerning Craft” is a new feature of the Little Patuxent Review. On a regular basis, we will introduce you to a contributor, showcase a piece of that person’s work we have published and then draw back the curtain to reveal a little of what went into producing it. Prince Mensah graciously agreed to be our first participant. […]

by Ilse Munro

Fairy Tales, Full Circle

The association of children and fairy stories is an accident of our domestic history. Fairy stories have in the modern lettered world been relegated to the “nursery,” as shabby or old-fashioned furniture is relegated to the playroom, primarily because the adults do not want it, and do not mind if it is misused. –JRR Tolkien, […]