Allison Wyss

I don't think I've been lost. And a book(!): Splendid Anatomies (Shirley Jackson Award Finalist, 2022)

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Header: A slice of a book cover with a mixed textile sculpture called "High Lonesome" by Korey Rowswell, beside the words "Splendid Anatomies, stories, Allison Wyss"

Profile pic: Still a picture of Allison Wyss, trying to look badass but not quite getting there, but this time holding up an arm with a tattoo of her book's cover image (white woman, glasses, curly brown hair)

Allison Wyss
allisonwyss@zirk.us

I'm running my flash class again starting Jan. 12. Write a whole lot of new stories, learn a lot of fun craft techniques, get a lot of supportive feedback, and make friends too! Zoom, 10 weeks, Mondays 12-2 CST, $200

https://forms.gle/birDctKVHfdxYhib8

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December 22, 2025
Allison Wyss
allisonwyss@zirk.us

I got to talk to John Wiswell about WEARING THE LION, radical forgiveness, disability, found family, and how to win battles by flipping conflict into friendship. You can read what we said here:

https://splitlipthemag.com/interviews/1225/interview-with-john-wiswell

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December 17, 2025
Allison Wyss
allisonwyss@zirk.us

I'm planning a super informal FREE zoom writing salon about ghost stories on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, 11am-12pm (North American Central Time). It's late notice, and an odd time, but if you'd like to join, please register and I'll send you a link. We'll just look at a few short ghost stories, talk about how they work, and end with some prompts.

https://forms.gle/eHUs4pGLxBVYh1oH8

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December 13, 2025
Allison Wyss
allisonwyss@zirk.us

I got to talk to Patricia Lockwood about WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU, the fluid borders between mind and body, self and other, individual and world, and the mystifying effects of Long Covid.

https://therumpus.net/2025/11/07/joining-the-world-a-conversation-with-patricia-lockwood/

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November 10, 2025
Allison Wyss
allisonwyss@zirk.us

I wrote about Margaret LaFleur's "All's Well" and a gorgeous moment beyond words, when subtext bubbles to the surface.

https://loft.org/writers-block-blog/alls-well-and-dialogue-beyond-words

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November 06, 2025
Allison Wyss
allisonwyss@zirk.us

I got to talk to the really brilliant Emily Mitchell about her fantastic new collection, The Church of Divine Electricity. Read what we said to each other!

(Particularly love her thoughts on care in dystopian times.)

https://theadroitjournal.org/2025/11/03/a-conversation-with-emily-mitchell/

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November 03, 2025
Allison Wyss
allisonwyss@zirk.us
October 29, 2025
Allison Wyss
allisonwyss@zirk.us

I'm teaching a writing class about mystery--not the genre, but the secrets that enthrall, the questions that fascinate, the mysteries that leave you rapt with wonder--even after the final page.

6 weeks, Wednesdays, 11/5/25 - 12/17/25 (No class on 11/26), 6-8pm Central, online (live meeting through zoom), $220/$200 (loft member)

https://loft.org/classes/what-you-dont-know-mystery-fiction-0

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October 23, 2025