Underpants Publishing started in May 2014 because we have big dreams, and the name makes us laugh. We primarily focus on reading and writing, but we might also dabble in other media, since we're music, movie, and TV fans as well.
Our main goal with the blog is to have a weekly writing prompt that inspires others to leave flash fiction in the comments. We're also interested in spotlighting up and coming authors, so if you'd like us to review your work and possibly interview you on the blog, feel free to contact us at Underpants Publishing.
My name is William Box. I was born on Thanksgiving Day 1983. I have been reading and writing, well, ever since I could read and write. My parents read me this one Berenstain Bears book so much (and I looked at the pictures and "read" along) that I memorized the words. I could pick up the book and "read" it myself. Even following the words with my fingers. In kindergarten I swore to a classmate that I already knew how to read and we argued about it for what seemed like hours. Finally, to prove my point, I got a book and brought it over to the table. I opened it and began to...hmmmm...what was that word? I wasn't familiar with it. Or the next. Well, turns out, I couldn't read. I had memorized the words.
I have aged some since then and I have learned to read. I like to read any type of literature, but my favorite is short bizarro fiction. My (current) favorite book is Quicksand House by Carlton Mellick III. A very, very close second is Angel Dust Apocalypse by Jeremy Robert Johnson, an anthology of short stories. I currently live in Memphis with my fiance and co-author/co-owner of this blog. I have been published in Twisted Dreams Magazine. You can see my other work, strictly bizarro, at Box of Bizarro.
My name is Allison Renner. I've loved writing since I could grasp a chubby pencil in my left hand. I'd watch my dad at his desk as his pen swept across pages, letters connected. I wanted so badly to write cursive that I'd come home from kindergarten, sit in the corner of my room, and scribble in my notebook without lifting my pencil from the paper. I eventually learned to write real cursive, but fear my handwriting doesn't look much better now than those initial scribbles did...
I studied fiction writing in school, but have now found a love for creative nonfiction. The authors who helped convert me include David Sedaris, Bill Bryson, Chuck Klosterman, and those who make science fun, like Mary Roach. Some of my all-time favorite fiction authors include Joshilyn Jackson, Lisa Genova, John Steinbeck, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. I blog at Allison Writes and Made Up Mamas.
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