Joe Squance
Education
- MA, English/Creative Writing, Miami University, 2006
- BA, English, Ohio University, 1998
Teaching Interests
- Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry and Fiction
- Intermediate Creative Writing: Focus on the Short Story
- Introduction to Literature
- Composition
Research Interests
- Contemporary American literature
- Flash Fiction
- The Modern Short Story
- Magical Realism
- The Modern/Post-Modern novel
Selected Publications
- "Ten," The RS 500, 20 July, 2017
- "Three Advantages to Being an Ugly Runner in a Town Full of Beautiful People," Runner's World, 26 May, 2017
- "Toward Your Better Selves," Gravel Magazine, 1 May, 2017
- "I'm Glad My Dog is Dying," Salon, 8 April, 2017
- "Wait For It," Rodale's Organic Life, Spring/Summer, 2017
- "The Luminous Veil," Everyday Fiction, 7 February, 2017
- "Tracy Chapman," The RS 500, 12 January, 2017
- "How I Found Motivation by Ditching Earbuds and Embracing Discomfort," Runner's World, 11 November, 2016
- "Your Burden." Menacing Hedge, Issue 6.01. Summer 2016
- "Help!" The RS 500. 11 July 2016
- "Siamese Dream." The RS 500. 22 January 2016.
- "Dreaming of a Serbian Staple." Serious Eats. 13 January 2016.
- "(What’s the Story) Morning Glory." The RS 500. 20 November 2015.
- "Your Beard." Axolotl Magazine. 28 September 2015.
- "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got." The RS 500. 7 August 2015.
- “Your Ghost." Monkeybicycle. 23 February 2015.
- "The Man on Mount Everest." Juked Magazine. 1 January 2015.
- "I Love You, Diphthong." The Round, Issue X, Spring 2014.
- "Pupa." Prick of the Spindle, volume 5.2. 2011.
- "Undercurrents: A Conversation with the Subterraneous Ron Hansen." Interview. Oxford Magazine, Issue XXVII. Winter 2011.
- "Devon." Pindeldyboz. 15 February 2010.
- "Rippled and Split." KeepGoing.org, No. 38. Winter 2009.
Grants and Awards
- Ohio Arts Council Award for Individual Excellence for FY 2016
Work in Progress
Joe is currently at work on a series of flash fiction pieces told in the second person, tentatively titled This is What You Are.