Writer/Professor
Anthony D'Aries directs the MFA program at Western Connecticut State University.
Short Story - "Part of Life" - Cagibi Literary Journal
Short Story - "Part of Life" - Cagibi Literary Journal
by Anthony D'Aries
Flash CNF - "Music Lesson" - Janus Literary Review
Flash CNF - "Music Lesson" - Janus Literary Review
Short Story - “People Like Us” - Quip Literary Review
Short Story - “People Like Us” - Quip Literary Review
Excerpt from novel - HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE - Litbreak Magazine
Excerpt from novel - HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE - Litbreak Magazine
Short Story - "Girls Night" - South 85 Journal
Short Story - "Girls Night" - South 85 Journal
Memoir - "Chalk" - Solstice Literary Magazine
Memoir - "Chalk" - Solstice Literary Magazine
Feature - "Will Daycare Turn Your Kid into an Aggressive Little Monster?" - Boston Magazine
Feature - "Will Daycare Turn Your Kid into an Aggressive Little Monster?" - Boston Magazine
Fellow parents, you are not alone.
Short Story - "Dream Police" in CT Literary Anthology
Short Story - "Dream Police" in CT Literary Anthology
Short Story - "Burning Boxes" in Bridge Eight
Short Story - "Burning Boxes" in Bridge Eight
THE BOXES KEEP COMING. Long, casket-shaped cardboard leaning on the front steps. Palm-sized squares in the mailbox. Brown rectangles sprouting on the walkway. Shannon is never sure when they will arrive; there are too many. She pulls back the curtain, bumps the tip of her nose on the cold glass. She
Flash Fiction - "Snow Globes" in Parhelion
Flash Fiction - "Snow Globes" in Parhelion
Flash Fiction - "An Honest Pain" in Flash Fiction Magazine
Flash Fiction - "An Honest Pain" in Flash Fiction Magazine
Sometimes the movies get it right. Two cops really do show up at your door, cap in hand. One a bloated lifer, the other fresh-faced with large, sad eyes. I was probably polite and invited them in f…
Short Story - "Cross on the Highway" in Five South
Short Story - "Cross on the Highway" in Five South
Memoir - "Under Construction" in Memoir Magazine
Memoir - "Under Construction" in Memoir Magazine
McSweeney's - "James Caan: A Guide Sleep Meditation"
McSweeney's - "James Caan: A Guide Sleep Meditation"
McSweeney's - "Assistant Professor Travis Bickle's Final Email to his Intro to Fiction Students"
McSweeney's - "Assistant Professor Travis Bickle's Final Email to his Intro to Fiction Students"
Listen, you fuckers, you screwheads: Here is a man who would not take it anymore, a man who stood up against the comma splices, the adverbs, the mi...
Essay - "Memorial Day" in Grub Street
Essay - "Memorial Day" in Grub Street
Essay - "Encore" in Bluestem Magazine
Essay - "Encore" in Bluestem Magazine
Short Story - "No Hurries, No Worries" in Blue Earth Review
Short Story - "No Hurries, No Worries" in Blue Earth Review
Short Story - "Body Double" in Red Rock Review
Short Story - "Body Double" in Red Rock Review
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