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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Top Ten Page Views for May 2009
Once again, very late posting this, due to insane work schedules. Total traffic for the month was 86,341, which convinces me that, yes, I need to find time to pimp the site again. Samuel Lee's piece is yet another testament to the power of StumbleUpon, as his story garnered over 5,000 page views from Stumblers alone. One reviewer there commented, "Thanks for the braingasm."1. (6) I Use Commas like Ninja Stars by Samuel Lee (3/18/09)
2. (4) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
3. (3) Barista by Sarah Black (3/18/09)
4. (5) Night Vision by Edmond Caldwell (3/18/09)
5. (2) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
6. (7) Star Man by Bill Cook (3/18/09)
7. (NR) The Folk Singer Dreams of Time Machines by Matt Bell (6/15/08)
8. (8) One Night at Crobar by Shane Goth (3/18/09)
9. (NR) Disease Relics by Blake Butler (6/15/08)
10. (9) Bluegills by Thomas Cooper (3/18/09)
Labels: Bill Cook, Blake Butler, Edmond Caldwell, John Leary, Matt Bell, s, Samuel Lee, Sarah Black, Shane Goth, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Thomas Cooper, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 4:33 PM 0 commentsFriday, May 01, 2009
Top Ten Page Views for April 2009
Updating this at the same time as March's stats, which shows just how far behind I got. 86,978 page views for the month. Hmmm. Might be time for me to figure out a way to get less busy at work and much busier pimping content.1. (NR) Tenderoni by Kathy Fish (10/2/08)
2. (NR) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
3. (7) Barista by Sarah Black (3/18/09)
4. (2) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
5. (6) Night Vision by Edmond Caldwell (3/18/09)
6. (1) I Use Commas like Ninja Stars by Samuel Lee (3/18/09)
7. (10) Star Man by Bill Cook (3/18/09)
8. (NR) One Night at Crobar by Shane Goth (3/18/09)
9. (NR) Bluegills by Thomas Cooper (3/18/09)
10. (3) Toes by Darby Larson (3/18/09)
Labels: Bill Cook, Darby Larson, Edmond Caldwell, John Leary, Kathy Fish, Samuel Lee, Sarah Black, Shane Goth, Steve Almond, Thomas Cooper, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 4:13 PM 0 commentsTop Ten Page Views for March 2009
The last month at work has been crazy, so I'm way late posting these, and don't have much commentary. Lots of stuff from the newest issue. 99,091 total page views for the month, so we fell a bit behind the 100k pace we'd been setting.1. (NR) I Use Commas like Ninja Stars by Samuel Lee (3/18/09)
2. (4) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
3. (NR) Toes by Darby Larson (3/18/09)
4. (NR) Seattle Gymnopédie by Scott Garson (3/18/09)
5. (NR) Dirtclouds by Charles Lennox (3/18/09)
6. (NR) Night Vision by Edmond Caldwell (3/18/09)
7. (NR) Barista by Sarah Black (3/18/09)
8. (NR) The Hamster by Tara Laskowski (3/18/09)
9. (3) Ants by David Aichenbaum (12/15/08)
10. (NR) Star Man by Bill Cook (3/18/09)
Labels: Bill Cook, Charles Lennox, Darby Larson, Edmond Caldwell, Samuel Lee, Sarah Black, Scott Garson, Steve Almond, Tara Laskowski, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 3:56 PM 0 commentsMonday, December 01, 2008
Top Ten Page Views for November 2008
Sarah Hilary retains her top spot, and Almond almost falls out of the top ten altogether. Interesting to see two from March '07 jump back onto the list.1. (1) Two Minute Silence by Sarah Hilary (10/2/08)
2. (3) The Folk Singer Dreams of Time Machines by Matt Bell (6/15/08)
3. (4) Innocence, Briefly by Jenny Arnold (10/2/08)
4. (NR) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
5. (5) How Anything Got Done by Paul Elwork (10/2/08)
6. (8) Tenderoni by Kathy Fish (10/2/08)
7. (NR) The Color of Moths by Holly Selph (3/15/07)
8. (6) Asian Girl by W.P. Kinsella (10/2/08)
9. (7) Tapioca O's by Natalie DeClerck (10/2/08)
10. (2) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
Last month, I wondered whether the monthly page views would stay above 100,000 in months without new issues. Sure enough! 101,408. Woo!
Labels: Holly Selph, Jenny Arnold, John Leary, Kathy Fish, Matt Bell, Natalie DeClerck, Paul Elwork, Sarah Hilary, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Top Ten, W.P. Kinsella
posted by Dave Clapper at 9:32 AM 0 commentsTuesday, November 04, 2008
Top Ten Page Views for October 2008
October's Top Ten was absolutely dominated by content from the new issue. Almond and Bell were the only repeats from last month. And, if we look beyond the top ten, the next eight in page views were all from the October issue as well. Talk about a strong issue.1. (NR) Two Minute Silence by Sarah Hilary (10/2/08)
2. (3) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
3. (1) The Folk Singer Dreams of Time Machines by Matt Bell (6/15/08)
4. (NR) Innocence, Briefly by Jenny Arnold (10/2/08)
5. (NR) How Anything Got Done by Paul Elwork (10/2/08)
6. (NR) Asian Girl by W.P. Kinsella (10/2/08)
7. (NR) Tapioca O's by Natalie DeClerck (10/2/08)
8. (NR) Tenderoni by Kathy Fish (10/2/08)
9. (NR) Breathing Oysters by Stefanie Freele (10/2/08)
10. (NR) Campfire by Donna D. Vitucci (10/2/08)
Total page views for the month was... get this... 111,740! I'll be interested to see if the page views stay over 100,000 in months without a new issue going live. Here's hoping.
Labels: Donna D. Vitucci, Jenny Arnold, Matt Bell, Natalie DeClerck, Paul Elwork, Sarah Hilary, SmokeLong Quarterly, Stefanie Freele, Steve Almond, Top Ten, W.P. Kinsella
posted by Dave Clapper at 3:00 PM 0 commentsFriday, October 03, 2008
Top Ten Page Views for September 2008
Well, Matt Bell owned the month of September, not only capturing the top spot with his most recent flash in SLQ, but also checking in at #8 for a flash published two years ago. You go, Matt!1. (2) The Folk Singer Dreams of Time Machines by Matt Bell (6/15/08)
2. (5) This Is What You Left Behind by Tod Goldberg (3/15/07)
3. (9) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
4. (8) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
5. (NR) Feeling Sad by Darby Larson (6/15/08)
6. (4) Paper Mouse by Bob Arter (6/15/08)
7. (3) We Decided to Make Porn by Brian Allen Carr (6/15/08)
8. (NR) How the Broken Lead the Blind Until They Both Become Something Else Entirely by Matt Bell (6/15/06)
9. (10) The Bone Orchard by Randall Brown (6/15/08)
10. (NR) Handful of Dirt by Jim Ruland (6/15/08)
Total page views for the month? 96,057, another huge month. Woo!
Labels: Bob Arter, Brian Allen Carr, Darby Larson, Jim Ruland, Matt Bell, Randall Brown, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Tod Goldberg, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 4:29 PM 0 commentsWednesday, September 03, 2008
Top Ten Page Views for August 2008
August's top ten is a great example of why I'm such a huge fan of publishing online versus print publishing. Alexandra Fox's story was the most viewed piece of the month, with over 1000 page views last month. And it was published three years ago. And how did this come to pass? Apparently, somewhere along the way, it got tagged on StumbleUpon, and so users of that service wound up being directed to this work quite often. Lots of new readers for a story from 2005. When's the last time you saw print do that?1. (NR) A Deep Desire for Blue by Alexandra Fox (6/15/05)
2. (3) The Folk Singer Dreams of Time Machines by Matt Bell (6/15/08)
3. (1) We Decided to Make Porn by Brian Allen Carr (6/15/08)
4. (2) Paper Mouse by Bob Arter (6/15/08)
5. (NR) This Is What You Left Behind by Tod Goldberg (3/15/07)
6. (8) The Cougar by Dave Clapper (6/15/08)
7. (6) Disease Relics by Blake Butler (6/15/08)
8. (4) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
9. (7) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
10. (5) The Bone Orchard by Randall Brown (6/15/08)
One other quick note: for the month, we had 96,892 page views, shattering our previous monthly record. Holy cow.
Labels: Alexandra Fox, Blake Butler, Bob Arter, Brian Allen Carr, Dave Clapper, John Leary, Matt Bell, Randall Brown, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Tod Goldberg, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 5:41 PM 0 commentsWednesday, August 13, 2008
Top Ten Page Views for July 2008
Last month was a huge month for the latest issue: nine of the top ten were from Issue 21. And total page views for the month was a big number again: 87,560. Looks like this year we aren't have the usual summer slump in visitors to the site. Woo!1. (7) We Decided to Make Porn by Brian Allen Carr (6/15/08)
2. (5) Paper Mouse by Bob Arter (6/15/08)
3. (3) The Folk Singer Dreams of Time Machines by Matt Bell (6/15/08)
4. (2) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
5. (6) The Bone Orchard by Randall Brown (6/15/08)
6. (4) Disease Relics by Blake Butler (6/15/08)
7. (1) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
8. (NR) The Cougar by Dave Clapper (6/15/08)
9. (NR) Real Estate by Bonnie ZoBell (6/15/08)
10. (NR) Pen and Notebook by Natalie Goldberg (6/15/08)
Labels: Blake Butler, Bob Arter, Bonnie ZoBell, Brian Allen Carr, Dave Clapper, John Leary, Matt Bell, Natalie Goldberg, Randall Brown, Steve Almond, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 2:55 PM 0 commentsTuesday, July 01, 2008
Top Ten Page Views for June 2008
Almond moves back on top again, and I'm sure that's due at least in part to Microsoft's pervy search engine results, but whatever. Lots of stuff from the anniversary issue appears here as well, and it was a huge traffic month: over 90,000 page views, our highest-traffic month ever. Can't complain about that!1. (2) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
2. (5) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
3. (NR) The Folk Singer Dreams of Time Machines by Matt Bell (6/15/08)
4. (NR) Disease Relics by Blake Butler (6/15/08)
5. (NR) Paper Mouse by Bob Arter (6/15/08)
6. (NR) The Bone Orchard by Randall Brown (6/15/08)
7. (NR) We Decided to Make Porn by Brian Allen Carr (6/15/08)
8. (NR) Ethnic Lego Girls Carry Spears by Heidi W. Durrow (9/15/07)
9. (1) The Cockroach by David Barringer (3/15/08)
10. (NR) Memento Mori by Rosanne Grifeth (6/15/08)
One thing I really notice about the top ten is that a number of these pieces were highlighted in various blogs recently: Matt Bell's piece was featured by Dan Wickett here, Dogzplot here, and in Matt's own blog here (along with links to every other story in the issue); Matt and Blake Butler were featured by Josh Maday here; Blake is also featured by Keyhole Magazine here (as are Rosanne Griffeth and Shellie Zacharia), and in his own blog here; Randall Brown's piece appears on his blog here; and Rosanne, in addition to the Keyhole feature, is featured by The Angler here, Carolina On My Mind (the blog of the artist who illustrated the story) here, Dew on the Kudzu here, and in her own blog here.
Labels: Blake Butler, Bob Arter, Brian Allen Carr, David Barringer, Heidi W. Durrow, John Leary, Matt Bell, Randall Brown, Rosanne Griffeth, Steve Almond, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 2:34 PM 1 commentsMonday, June 02, 2008
Top Ten Page Views for May 2008
Well, Almond's "Pornography" is back on top again. I think I always sort of knew that at least part of its page views were coming from folks who weren't necessarily looking for a good story to read. Now that we have our referrers being tracked, it's become a little clearer that that's the case. In looking at the top referrers for "Pornography," seven of the top ten referrers are searches for "Porno" on various different Microsoft search enginges. Ah, well. I hope that a few of them get over their disappointment at not finding pud-pulling material long enough to give it a read. It's a hell of a story.1. (2) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
2. (1) The Cockroach by David Barringer (3/15/08)
3. (5) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
4. (4) Trestle by Matt Briggs (3/15/08)
5. (6) Scrape by Utahna Faith (3/15/08)
6. (3) Worried & Wondering by Aaron Burch (3/15/08)
7. (7) We by Patricia Parkinson (3/15/08)
8. (8) Dead Dog Rising by Kate Hill Cantrill (3/15/08)
9. (NR) The Last Stop by Jenny Halper (3/15/08)
10. (9) Last Fall by Katherine Grosjean (3/15/08)
Expect a shake-up next month, as our birthday issue goes live in a hair under two weeks, so there'll be lots of new content to read.
Labels: Aaron Burch, David Barringer, Jenny Halper, John Leary, Kate Hill Cantrill, Katherine Grosjean, Matt Briggs, Patricia Parkinson, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Top Ten, Utahna Faith
posted by Dave Clapper at 11:47 AM 0 commentsWednesday, May 21, 2008
Top Ten Page Views for April 2008 (stats are back!)
Woohoo! Stats are working again! I'd like to apologize for the downtime we had with the site for a couple days over the weekend and hope it didn't panic anyone too much. On the plus side, having to talk to our web host prompted me to mention that we'd really like to have our stats working again. And now they are! I've gone through and backfilled the missing top tens. If you click here, you should be able to see all of them that were missing (and, at some point, I'll go back and put tags on all of the top tens ever, so they'll all be viewable on one page). April saw another new #1, David Barringer's cockroach micro.1. (3) The Cockroach by David Barringer (3/15/08)
2. (2) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
3. (6) Worried & Wondering by Aaron Burch (3/15/08)
4. (5) Trestle by Matt Briggs (3/15/08)
5. (1) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
6. (NR) Scrape by Utahna Faith (3/15/08)
7. (NR) We by Patricia Parkinson (3/15/08)
8. (8) Dead Dog Rising by Kate Hill Cantrill (3/15/08)
9. (NR) Last Fall by Katherine Grosjean (3/15/08)
10. (NR) Raymond Carver by Dan Chaon (9/15/07)
SO glad to have stats working again. I'll be compiling the stats for the last two issues in a bit, and will be posting them as well.
Labels: Aaron Burch, Dan Chaon, David Barringer, John Leary, Kate Hill Cantrill, Katherine Grosjean, Matt Briggs, Patricia Parkinson, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Top Ten, Utahna Faith
posted by Dave Clapper at 12:38 PM 0 commentsTuesday, April 01, 2008
Top Ten Page Views for March 2008
John Leary jumps back into the top spot again, with a challenge from an old powerhouse. And a bunch of stories from the latest issue start getting much-deserved attention.1. (3) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
2. (8) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
3. (NR) The Cockroach by David Barringer (3/15/08)
4. (2) The Off-Season by Jami Attenberg (12/15/07)
5. (NR) Trestle by Matt Briggs (3/15/08)
6. (NR) Worried & Wondering by Aaron Burch (3/15/08)
7. (6) Holiday Inn by Kim Chinquee (12/15/07)
8. (NR) Dead Dog Rising by Kate Hill Cantrill (3/15/08)
9. (1) 8x10 by Elizabeth Ellen (12/15/06)
10. (NR) The Last Stop by Jenny Halper (3/15/08)
Labels: Aaron Burch, David Barringer, Elizabeth Ellen, Jami Attenberg, Jenny Halper, John Leary, Kate Hill Cantrill, Kim Chinquee, Matt Briggs, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 12:28 PM 0 commentsSaturday, March 01, 2008
Top Ten Page Views for February 2008
Not a lot of change this month. In fact, I had to check after writing up the first three to make sure I'd changed my stats view, since there's no change in the top three at all. Also, it's really cool to see Heidi Durrow's piece making an appearance here again.1. (1) 8x10 by Elizabeth Ellen (12/15/06)
2. (2) The Off-Season by Jami Attenberg (12/15/07)
3. (3) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
4. (8) A Company Function by Grant Bailie (12/15/07)
5. (NR) Ethnic Lego Girls Carry Spears by Heidi W. Durrow (9/15/07)
6. (7) Holiday Inn by Kim Chinquee (12/15/07)
7. (10) What Happened to My Purple Flip-Flops by Arwen Dewey (12/15/07)
8. (NR) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
9. (9) Killer Pair by Trinie Dalton (12/15/07)
10. (NR) Food Spectrum of the Rainbow Family by Melissa Bell (12/15/07)
Labels: Arwen Dewey, Elizabeth Ellen, Grant Bailie, Heidi W. Durrow, Jami Attenberg, John Leary, Kim Chinquee, Melissa Bell, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Top Ten, Trinie Dalton
posted by Dave Clapper at 12:21 PM 0 commentsTuesday, January 01, 2008
Top Ten Page Views for December 2007
Another new number one in December! John Leary and Elizabeth Ellen trade places at 1 and 2. Lots of stuff from the latest issue here, too.1. (2) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
2. (1) 8x10 by Elizabeth Ellen (12/15/06)
3. (7) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
4. (NR) The Off-Season by Jami Attenberg (12/15/07)
5. (3) When the Toasts Stopped Being Funny by Steve Almond (9/15/07)
6. (NR) Holiday Inn by Kim Chinquee (12/15/07)
7. (NR) How 9) Strange by Laird Hunt (12/15/07)
8. (4) Raymond Carver by Dan Chaon (9/15/07)
9. (NR) Taco Foot by Jack Pendarvis (12/15/07)
10. (NR) A Company Function by Grant Bailie (12/15/07)
Labels: Dan Chaon, Elizabeth Ellen, Grant Bailie, Jack Pendarvis, Jami Attenberg, John Leary, Kim Chinquee, Laird Hunt, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 12:03 PM 0 commentsFriday, December 21, 2007
"The Attraction of Asphalt" Named for Best of the Web
Stefani Nellen's The Attraction of Asphalt, which appeared in issue 17 (June 15, 2007), has been selected for inclusion in Best of the Web 2007 (Dzanc Books). The series is edited by Nathan Leslie (The Arrival, issue 10) and the 2007 issue is guest edited by Steve Almond (The Evening of the Dock, issue 4; Pornography, issue 9; When the Toasts Stopped Being Funny, issue 18).Congratulations to Stefani, and huge kudos to Nathan and Dzanc for making the Best of the Web series a reality, and Steve, for the massive hours he put in selecting work for this edition.
Labels: Best of the Web, Dzanc Books, Nathan Leslie, SmokeLong Quarterly, Stefani Nellen, Steve Almond
posted by Dave Clapper at 11:32 AM 3 commentsMonday, December 03, 2007
Top Ten Page Views for November
Well, well, well. For the second month in a row, "Pornography" ain't numero uno. Maybe its stranglehold has finally loosened. The number one, however, has an image of a breast. I guess we know what readers want, huh?1. (NR) 8x10 by Elizabeth Ellen (12/15/06)
2. (4) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
3. (1) When the Toasts Stopped Being Funny by Steve Almond (9/15/07)
4. (3) Raymond Carver by Dan Chaon (9/15/07)
5. (7) Nailed by Robert J. Bradley (9/15/07)
6. (6) Mole Man by Stuart Dybek (9/15/07)
7. (2) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
8. (5) Ethnic Lego Girls Carry Spears by Heidi W. Durrow (9/15/07)
9. (8) Party by Emily Fridlund (9/15/07)
10. (9) The Sound of Success by Terry DeHart (9/15/07)
Total page views for the month was 66,704, which is right in line with the monthly average for the year of 66,141.18. The total for the year so far is 727,553, so a good December should push us over 800,000 page views for the year! I wanna break a million in '08.
Labels: Dan Chaon, Elizabeth Ellen, Emily Fridlund, Heidi W. Durrow, John Leary, Robert J. Bradley, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Stuart Dybek, Terry DeHart, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 11:10 AM 0 commentsThursday, November 01, 2007
Top Ten Page Views for October
Except for the juggernaut of "Pornography" and another strong showing by John Leary, the top ten is comprised entirely of flashes from the September 15 issue. And for the second month in a row, the five fat men are gone, but Landon retains a spot with "Starfish."1. (2) When the Toasts Stopped Being Funny by Steve Almond (9/15/07)
2. (1) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
3. (3) Raymond Carver by Dan Chaon (9/15/07)
4. (7) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
5. (8) Ethnic Lego Girls Carry Spears by Heidi W. Durrow (9/15/07)
6. (5) Mole Man by Stuart Dybek (9/15/07)
7. (6) Nailed by Robert J. Bradley (9/15/07)
8. (NR) Party by Emily Fridlund (9/15/07)
9. (9) The Sound of Success by Terry DeHart (9/15/07)
10. (10) Starfish by Jeff Landon (9/15/07)
The News page, incidentally, seems to be quite popular thus far, notching nearly 800 page views in less than a week.
Labels: Dan Chaon, Emily Fridlund, Heidi W. Durrow, Jeff Landon, John Leary, Robert J. Bradley, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Stuart Dybek, Terry DeHart, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 9:57 AM 0 commentsThursday, October 11, 2007
Top Ten Page Views for September
And, once again, I'm incredibly late in posting stats for last month. Almond moves not only back into the top spot, but into the #2 spot as well. The man's a powerhouse. And if y'all haven't checked out his latest yet, (Not That You Asked) is worth the cover price for the piece on Vonnegut alone.
1. (2) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
2. (NR) When the Toasts Stopped Being Funny by Steve Almond (9/15/07)
3. (NR) Raymond Carver by Dan Chaon (9/15/07)
4. (1) 8x10 by Elizabeth Ellen (12/15/06)
5. (NR) Mole Man by Stuart Dybek (9/15/07)
6. (NR) Nailed by Robert J. Bradley (9/15/07)
7. (NR) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
8. (NR) Ethnic Lego Girls Carry Spears by Heidi W. Durrow (9/15/07)
9. (NR) The Sound of Success by Terry DeHart (9/15/07)
10. (NR) Starfish by Jeff Landon (9/15/07)
On a personal note, my tardiness is largely due to having been hitting the bricks to find a new gig after my contract at Microsoft ended. And I'm really excited to have accepted a position at the largest architectural firm in Seattle. Very, very cool place, and I can't wait to get to work there.
Labels: Dan Chaon, Elizabeth Ellen, Heidi W. Durrow, Jeff Landon, John Leary, Robert J. Bradley, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Stuart Dybek, Terry DeHart, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 1:11 PM 0 commentsTuesday, September 18, 2007
Top Ten Page Views for August
Posting this REALLY late this time around, and only doing stories this time, because I've been (and continue to be) absolutely slammed at work. Only one story not rated in July cracked the top ten this time around, but boy did the top ten move itself around a lot. Welcome, Elizabeth Ellen, to numero uno.
1. (4) 8x10 by Elizabeth Ellen (12/15/06)
2. (1) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
3. (6) Oblivious by Gary Cadwallader (6/15/07)
4. (2) Heaven by the Highwayside by Mike Amato (3/15/07)
5. (8) First Night by Ric Jahna (6/15/07)
6. (7) One Purple Finch by Kathy Fish (6/15/07)
7. (9) The Wedge in Between by Debbie Ann Eis (6/15/07)
8. (5) Renoir Responds to Aline Charigot's Charges of Painting Her Ugly by Daniel Bailey (6/15/07)
9. (NR) Cymothoa Exigua by Christopher Battle (6/15/07)
10. (3) Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)
Labels: Christopher Battle, Debbie Ann Eis, Elizabeth Ellen, Gary Cadwallader, Jeff Landon, Kathy Fish, Mike Amato, Ric Jahna, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 3:53 PM 0 commentsThursday, August 02, 2007
Top Ten Page Views for July
Not a ton of shakin' up this time. The powerhouses of Almond, Amato, and Landon keep it up.
Stories
1. (1) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
2. (2) Heaven by the Highwayside by Mike Amato (3/15/07)
3. (6) Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)
4. (NR) 8x10 by Elizabeth Ellen (12/15/06)
5. (NR) Renoir Responds to Aline Charigot's Charges of Painting Her Ugly by Daniel Bailey (6/15/07)
6. (7) Oblivious by Gary Cadwallader (6/15/07)
7. (8) One Purple Finch by Kathy Fish (6/15/07)
8. (10) First Night by Ric Jahna (6/15/07)
9. (9) The Wedge in Between by Debbie Ann Eis (6/15/07)
10. (5) The Attraction of Asphalt by Stefani Nellen (6/15/07)
Interviews
1. (1) Mike Amato (3/15/07)
2. (8) Stuart Dybek (6/15/05)
3. (2) Tod Goldberg (3/15/07)
4. (6) Ric Jahna (6/15/07)
5. (NR) Brian Reynolds (8/15/04)
6. (NR) Steve Almond (6/15/05)
7. (NR) Stephanie Johnson (6/15/07)
8. (4) Maggie Shearon (6/15/05)
9. (NR) Tavia Stewart (6/15/07)
10. (NR) Sarah Leavitt (3/15/06)
Labels: Daniel Bailey, Debbie Ann Eis, Elizabeth Ellen, Gary Cadwallader, Jeff Landon, Kathy Fish, Mike Amato, Ric Jahna, SmokeLong Quarterly, Stefani Nellen, Steve Almond, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 2:41 PM 0 commentsMonday, July 09, 2007
Top Ten Page Views for June
Just realized that I'm incredibly late with this. Almond's back on top again, probably because linkage to Amato from the front page went away on the 15th when the new issue went live. Speaking of Almond, I'm reading the galley of his next book right now, and there's an essay in there about Vonnegut that's beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
Stories
1. (2) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
2. (1) Heaven by the Highwayside by Mike Amato (3/15/07)
3. (4) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
4. (5) This Is What You Left Behind by Tod Goldberg (3/15/07)
5. (NR) The Attraction of Asphalt by Stefani Nellen (6/15/07)
6. (6) Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)
7. (NR) Oblivious by Gary Cadwallader (6/15/07)
8. (NR) One Purple Finch by Kathy Fish (6/15/07)
9. (NR) The Wedge in Between by Debbie Ann Eis (6/15/07)
10. (NR) First Night by Ric Jahna (6/15/07)
Interviews
1. (1) Mike Amato (3/15/07)
2. (2) Tod Goldberg (3/15/07)
3. (7) Myfanwy Collins (3/15/07)
4. (NR) Maggie Shearon (6/15/05)
5. (NR) Nancy Zafris (3/15/07)
6. (NR) Ric Jahna (6/15/07)
7. (NR) J.M. Patrick (6/15/07)
8. (NR) Stuart Dybek (6/15/05)
9. (NR) Kathy Fish (6/15/07)
10. (6) Jeff Landon 6/15/06)
Labels: Debbie Ann Eis, Gary Cadwallader, Jeff Landon, John Leary, Kathy Fish, Mike Amato, Ric Jahna, SmokeLong Quarterly, Stefani Nellen, Steve Almond, Tod Goldberg, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 3:43 PM 0 commentsMonday, June 04, 2007
Top Ten Page Views for May
The king is dead, long live the king! Almond actually fell to #2 last month as Mike Amato took over the top spot. It'll be interesting to see how long Mike can maintain that place, especially since there'll be a new issue going in live on the 15th.
Stories
1. (2) Heaven by the Highwayside by Mike Amato (3/15/07)
2. (1) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
3. (3) 8x10 by Elizabeth Ellen (12/15/06)
4. (5) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
5. (6) This Is What You Left Behind by Tod Goldberg (3/15/07)
6. (4) Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)
7. (7) There Swells and Jets a Heart by Rusty Barnes (3/15/07)
8. (8) Miss Hempstead's Brother by Myfanwy Collins (3/15/07)
9. (NR) Seven in the Morning by Max Ruback (3/15/07)
10. (9) Baby in a Jar by Tom Saunders (3/15/07)
Interviews
1. (6) Mike Amato (3/15/07)
2. (1) Tod Goldberg (3/15/07)
3. (NR) Thomas Kearnes (12/15/06)
4. (2) Holly Selph (3/15/07)
5. (9) Stefani Nellen (3/15/07)
6. (10) Jeff Landon (6/15/06)
7. (NR) Myfanwy Collins (3/15/07)
8. (3) Rusty Barnes (3/15/07)
9. (NR) Spencer Dew (10/15/04)
10. (NR) Ann Walters (3/15/07)
Labels: Elizabeth Ellen, Jeff Landon, John Leary, Max Ruback, Mike Amato, Myfanwy Collins, Rusty Barnes, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Tod Goldberg, Tom Saunders, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 11:44 AM 0 commentsFriday, May 04, 2007
Top Ten Page Views for April
Almond is still #1, but he was seriously challenged last month by Mike Amato, whose story had only 75 less page views than Steve's. Since I'm late posting this time around, I took a little time to delve a little more deeply. 54 stories last month had 100 or more page views. Pretty cool. Also, after the top ten page views of stories, I'm including the top ten page views for interviews.
Stories
1. (1) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
2. (5) Heaven by the Highwayside by Mike Amato (3/15/07)
3. (NR) 8x10 by Elizabeth Ellen (12/15/06)
4. (2) Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)
5. (6) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
6. (4) This Is What You Left Behind by Tod Goldberg (3/15/07)
7. (8) There Swells and Jets a Heart by Rusty Barnes (3/15/07)
8. (7) Miss Hempstead's Brother by Myfanwy Collins (3/15/07)
9. (NR) Baby in a Jar by Tom Saunders (3/15/07)
10. (9) The Color of Moths by Holly Selph (3/15/07)
Interviews
1. Tod Goldberg (3/15/07)
2. Holly Selph (3/15/07)
3. Rusty Barnes (3/15/07)
4. Robert Travieso (3/15/07)
5. John Leary (3/15/07)
6. Mike Amato (3/15/07)
7. Jeff Vande Zende (3/15/07)
8. Max Ruback (3/15/07)
9. Stefani Nellen (3/15/07)
10. Jeff Landon (6/15/06)
Labels: Elizabeth Ellen, Holly Selph, Jeff Landon, John Leary, Mike Amato, Myfanwy Collins, Rusty Barnes, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Tod Goldberg, Tom Saunders, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 3:19 PM 0 commentsMonday, April 02, 2007
Top Ten Page Views for March
Almond's at the top, as usual, although his page views dipped below a thousand for the first time in ages. I wouldn't be too surprised to see his usual place usurped in the months to come. Except for the top three, all of the top ten are stories published in the middle of last month.
1. (1) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
2. (3) Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)
3. (2) A Deep Desire for Blue by Alexandra Fox (6/15/05)
4. (NR) This Is What You Left Behind by Tod Goldberg (3/15/07)
5. (NR) Heaven by the Highwayside by Mike Amato (3/15/07)
6. (NR) Ten Very Short Stories by John Leary (3/15/07)
7. (NR) Miss Hempstead's Brother by Myfanwy Collins (3/15/07)
8. (NR) There Swells and Jets a Heart by Rusty Barnes (3/15/07)
9. (NR) The Color of Moths by Holly Selph (3/15/07)
10. (NR) Seven in the Morning by Max Ruback (3/15/07)
Labels: Alexandra Fox, Holly Selph, Jeff Landon, John Leary, Max Ruback, Mike Amato, Myfanwy Collins, Rusty Barnes, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Tod Goldberg, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 12:52 PM 0 commentsThursday, March 01, 2007
Top Ten Page Views for February
Almond's still at the top, although the distance closed a bit.
1. (1) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
2. (NR) A Deep Desire for Blue by Alexandra Fox (6/15/05)
3. (7) Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)
4. (4) Moth by Joanne Comito (12/15/06)
5. (6) Aquarium by Nadine Darling (12/15/06)
6. (3) Untitled (Gum) by Aaron Burch (12/15/06)
7. (5) 8x10 by Elizabeth Ellen (12/15/06)
8. (8) On the Way to Work by Stephen Elliott (12/15/06)
9. (NR) Prey by Myfanwy Collins (3/15/06)
10. (10) I Am Waiting for My Dogs to Die by Davin Malasarn (12/15/06)
Labels: Aaron Burch, Alexandra Fox, Davin Malasarn, Elizabeth Ellen, Jeff Landon, Joanne Comito, Myfanwy Collins, Nadine Darling, SmokeLong Quarterly, Stephen Elliott, Steve Almond, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 2:14 PM 0 commentsThursday, February 01, 2007
Top Ten Page Views for January
Lotsa shakin' up in the top ten after issue 15's first full month online. Eight out of the ten are from the latest issue, which reflects just how amazing I think this issue is. Only stalwarts Almond and Landon remained here from previous issues. (Almond continues to post insane numbers: just under 6,000 page views in January.)1. (1) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
2. (NR) Photographers by Joseph Young (12/15/06)
3. (5) Untitled (Gum) by Aaron Burch (12/15/06)
4. (NR) Moth by Joanne Comito (12/15/06)
5. (7) 8x10 by Elizabeth Ellen (12/15/06)
6. (8) Aquarium by Nadine Darling (12/15/06)
7. (2) Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)
8. (NR) On the Way to Work by Stephen Elliott (12/15/06)
9. (NR) Disgusting by Pam Mosher (12/15/06)
10. (NR) I Am Waiting for My Dogs to Die by Davin Malasarn (12/15/06)
Labels: Aaron Burch, Davin Malasarn, Elizabeth Ellen, Jeff Landon, Joanne Comito, Joseph Young, Nadine Darling, Pam Mosher, SmokeLong Quarterly, Stephen Elliott, Steve Almond, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 2:17 PM 0 commentsTuesday, January 02, 2007
Top Ten Page Views for December
Steve Almond continues to be Steve Almond: over 6,000 page views for "Pornography" again in December. Three stories from the latest issue crack the top ten (and if you haven't read Issue 15 yet, what are you waiting for?) in the half-month it was live. Also, an oldie from Chad Simpson makes the list. The rest are the stories that have been here a lot. Happy reading!1. (1) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
2. (2) Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)
3. (7) Irvin Hammers a Cat House by Mike Young (6/15/05)
4. (4) Prey by Myfanwy Collins (3/15/06)
5. (NR) Untitled (Gum) by Aaron Burch (12/15/06)
6. (3) Axl Rose Is My Dog by Scott Ford (12/15/04)
7. (NR) 8x10 by Elizabeth Ellen (12/15/06)
8. (NR) Aquarium by Nadine Darling (12/15/06)
9. (NR) Miracle by Chad Simpson (6/15/06)
10. (10) Brisket by Stuart Dybek (6/15/05)
Labels: Aaron Burch, Chad Simpson, Elizabeth Ellen, Jeff Landon, Mike Young, Myfanwy Collins, Nadine Darling, Scott Ford, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Stuart Dybek, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 2:19 PM 0 commentsFriday, December 01, 2006
Top Ten Page Views for November
Well, Almond continues to explode. Over 6,000 page views for "Pornography" last month. And an old favorite makes a return after a long absence.1. (1) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
2. (3) Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)
3. (8) Axl Rose Is My Dog by Scott Ford (12/15/04)
4. (2) Prey by Myfanwy Collins (3/15/06)
5. (4) Everything by C.B. Anderson (9/15/06)
6. (5) Twelve Steps Down by Mark Budman
7. (6) Irvin Hammers a Cat House by Mike Young (6/15/05)
8. (7) Hands by Stace Budzko (9/15/06)
9. (10) Chancing by Utahna Faith (9/15/06)
10. (NR) Brisket by Stuart Dybek (6/15/05)
Labels: C.B. Anderson, Jeff Landon, Mark Budman, Mike Young, Myfanwy Collins, Scott Ford, SmokeLong Quarterly, Stace Budzko, Steve Almond, Stuart Dybek, Top Ten, Utahna Faith
posted by Dave Clapper at 3:08 PM 0 commentsWednesday, November 01, 2006
Top Ten Page Views for October
Not a lot of shaking up in October's top ten. A few pieces from the latest issue mixed in with several pieces that have been in the top ten often. The #1 exploded in October, registering over 3,000 page views. I'm adding last month's ranking in parentheses this time around.1. (1) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
2. (2) Prey by Myfanwy Collins (3/15/06)
3. (3) Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)
4. (6) Everything by CB Anderson (9/15/06)
5. (8) Twelve Steps Down by Mark Budman (9/15/06)
6. (NR) Irvin Hammers a Cat House by Mike Young (6/15/05)
7. (NR) Hands by Stace Budzko (9/15/06)
8. (7) Axl Rose Is My Dog by Scott Ford (12/15/04)
9. (4) How the Broken Lead the Blind Until They Both Become Something Else Entirely by Matt Bell (6/15/06)
10. (NR) Chancing by Utahna Faith (9/15/06)
Labels: C.B. Anderson, Jeff Landon, Mark Budman, Matt Bell, Mike Young, Myfanwy Collins, Scott Ford, SmokeLong Quarterly, Stace Budzko, Steve Almond, Top Ten, Utahna Faith
posted by Dave Clapper at 3:11 PM 0 commentsMonday, October 02, 2006
Top Ten Page Views for September
Steve Almond is still on top, although Myfanwy Collins came very close to unseating him. A couple stories from the issue released in the middle of the month, and I imagine they'll show more prominently in October, once they've had a full month's worth of page views. Scott Ford is still hanging in there with his piece that will celebrate its third birthday in December. Choke on that, print mags.
1) Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
2) Prey by Myfanwy Collins (3/15/06)
3) Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)
4) How the Broken Lead the Blind Until They Both Become Something Else Entirely by Matt Bell (6/15/06)
5) Daffodil by Kathy Fish (6/15/06)
6) Everything by CB Anderson (9/15/06)
7) Axl Rose Is My Dog by Scott Ford (12/15/04)
8) Twelve Steps Down by Mark Budman (9/15/06)
9) A Foreign Woman by Roberta Allen (6/15/06)
10) See Odi Naked by Lisa K. Buchanan (6/15/06)
Labels: C.B. Anderson, Jeff Landon, Kathy Fish, Lisa K. Buchanan, Mark Budman, Matt Bell, Myfanwy Collins, Roberta Allen, Scott Ford, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 3:15 PM 0 commentsFriday, September 01, 2006
Top Ten Page Views for August
Here are the top ten flashes in page views for August:
1. Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
2. Prey by Myfanwy Collins (3/15/06)
3. How the Broken Lead the Blind Until They Both Become Something Else Entirely by Matt Bell (6/15/06)
4. A Foreign Woman by Roberta Allen (6/15/06)
5. Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)
6. See Odi Naked by Lisa K. Buchanan (6/15/06)
7. Memory of Sky by Jai Clare (6/15/06)
8. Axl Rose Is My Dog by Scott Ford (12/15/04)
9. Fetichismo by Christopher Battle (6/15/06)
10. Daffodil by Kathy Fish (6/15/06)
And we're open for submissions again! Wheeeeeee!
Labels: Christopher Battle, Jai Clare, Jeff Landon, Kathy Fish, Lisa K. Buchanan, Matt Bell, Myfanwy Collins, Roberta Allen, Scott Ford, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 4:07 PM 0 commentsWednesday, August 02, 2006
Top Ten Page Views for July
I'm going to follow this post up with another about the overall stats for July, because in answering a question Randall Brown had about how the reviews are doing, I took a much deeper look than usual. July's #1 and #2 look very familar, and most of the rest of the list is from the latest issue, with the exception of #9, which was published almost two years ago! I'll evangelize over and over and over again the power of online mags to put stories in the hands of readers, and this is one more example.
1. Pornography by Steve Almond (6/15/05)
2. Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (9/15/05)
3. How the Broken Lead the Blind Until They Both Become Something Else Entirely by Matt Bell (6/15/06)
4. Prey by Myfanwy Collins (6/15/06)
5. A Foreign Woman by Roberta Allen (6/15/06)
6. Memory of Sky by Jai Clare (6/15/06)
7. See Odi Naked by Lisa K. Buchanan (6/15/06)
8. Daffodil by Kathy Fish
9. Axl Rose Is My Dog by Scott Ford (12/15/04)
10. Tough Act by Steven J. McDermott (6/15/06)
Labels: Jai Clare, Jeff Landon, Kathy Fish, Lisa K. Buchanan, Matt Bell, Myfanwy Collins, Roberta Allen, Scott Ford, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Steven J. McDermott, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 3:12 PM 0 commentsSaturday, July 01, 2006
Top Ten Page Views for June
Interesting list. I'll be really interested to see how much this shakes up in July, once the June issue has had a full month of page views.
1. Pornography by Steve Almond (June 2005)
2. Irvin Hammers a Cat House by Mike Young (June 2005)
3. Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (September 2005)
4. Memory of Sky by Jai Clare (June 2006)
5. How the Broken Lead the Blind Until They Both Become Something Else Entirely by Matt Bell (June 2006)
6. Daffodil by Kathy Fish (June 2006)
7. Friendship/Love by Ania Vesenny (March 2006)
8. A Foreign Woman by Roberta Allen (June 2006)
9. The Captain by Ron Currie, Jr. (June 2006)
10. Tough Act by Steven J. McDermott (June 2006)
Labels: Ania Vesenny, Jai Clare, Kathy Fish, Matt Bell, Mike Young, Roberta Allen, Ron Currie Jr., SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Steven J. McDermott, Top Ten
posted by Dave Clapper at 4:24 PM 0 commentsFriday, June 02, 2006
Top Ten Page Views for May
And Almond keeps his intense grasp on the top slot. Landon makes a big jump and Mike Young has a re-birth eleven months after publication. Y'know one of the things I love about these lists? I may be mistaken, but off the top of my head, I don't recall a single month when one author had more than one piece in the top ten. I think it's pretty damned cool that, even though people are clearly reading more than just the current issue, the wealth of readers' eyes always seems to spread out across many authors. Gotta love that.
1. Pornography by Steve Almond (June 15, 2005)
2. Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (September 15, 2005)
3. Prey by Myfanwy Collins (March 15, 2006)
4. Voodoo by Gary Cadwallader (March 15, 2006)
5. The Rest of Your Life by Sarah Leavitt (March 15, 2006)
6. The Cellist by Antonios Maltezos (March 15, 2006)
7. Knowing Love by Tristan Moss (March 15, 2006)
8. Irvin Hammers a Cat House by Mike Young (June 15, 2005)
9. Friendship/Love by Ania Vesenny (March 15, 2006)
10. Rain or Shine by Mary Miller (March 15, 2006)
Labels: Ania Vesenny, Antonios Maltezos, Gary Cadwallader, Jeff Landon, Mary Miller, Mike Young, Myfanwy Collins, Sarah Leavitt, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Top Ten, Tristan Moss
posted by Dave Clapper at 4:30 PM 0 commentsMonday, May 01, 2006
Top Ten Page Views for April
I have way too much to do right now, so I'm not going to go into a lot of detail about this, but another month has ended, so it's time to look again at where the most hits were going. With a couple exceptions, it's all stuff from the latest issue:
1. Pornography by Steve Almond (June 15, 2005)
2. Voodoo by Gary Cadwallader (March 15, 2006)
3. Prey by Myfanwy Collins (March 15, 2006)
4. The Rest of Your Life by Sarah Leavitt (March 15, 2006)
5. Five Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (September 15, 2005)
6. Friendship/Love by Ania Vesenny (March 15, 2006)
7. Everybody in Holland Is Mad at Me by Andrew Tibbetts (March 15, 2006)
8. Mice Getting the Points by Robert Lopez (March 15, 2006)
9. The Cellist by Antonios Maltezos (March 15, 2006)
10. Shrapnel by Chivas Sandage (March 15, 2006)
Labels: Andrew Tibbetts, Ania Vesenny, Antonios Maltezos, Chivas Sandage, Gary Cadwallader, Jeff Landon, Myfanwy Collins, Robert Lopez, Sarah Leavitt, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond
posted by Dave Clapper at 4:31 PM 0 commentsMonday, April 03, 2006
Top Ten Page Views for March
Here are the ten stories that received the most page views in March:
1. Pornography by Steve Almond (Issue 9)
2. Prey by Myfanwy Collins (Issue 12)
3. Voodoo by Gary Cadwallader (Issue 12)
4. The Rest of Your Life by Sarah Leavitt (Issue 12)
5. Forks in the Road by Eve Abrams (Issue 11)
6. Axl Rose Is My Dog by Scott Ford (Issue 7)
7. Friendship/Love by Ania Vesenny (Issue 12)
8. Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub by Jeff Landon (Issue 10)
9. Everybody in Holland Is Mad at Me by Andrew Tibbetts (Issue 12)
10. The Cellist by Antonios Maltezos (Issue 12)
The most interesting of these, to me, is the piece by Scott Ford. Issue 7 came out on December 15, 2004! Scott's piece was featured prominently on StoryGlossia last month, and it drew a fair number of readers. Steve Almond's piece was also featured, which helped bump its already impressive totals that much higher. This is another great example of the power of online lit mags and their ability to draw readers to stories well after they were initially published. Because they're archived and easy to find, stories are often "discovered" long after they were published. Print mags, as much as I love them for other reasons, just can't do this.
Also, it's interesting how quickly pieces garner attention once they've been published. Issue 12 was published on March 15, so all the stories within were viewable for only half a month. Like print mags, it's important for online pubs to maintain regular publishing schedules so that their readerships know when to find new content.
Labels: Andrew Tibbetts, Ania Vesenny, Antonios Maltezos, Eve Abrams, Gary Cadwallader, Jeff Landon, Myfanwy Collins, Sarah Leavitt, Scott Ford, SmokeLong Quarterly, Steve Almond, Top Ten
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