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Monday, January 05, 2009
Top Ten Page Views for December 2008
Well, that's a really interesting shakeup, huh? In looking at specific referrals, a ton of the traffic that propelled several of these into the top ten in page views was from StumbleUpon. Most of those were added to Stumble when we announced our Pushcart Prize nominees. One was an experiment on how to use StumbleUpon when I first set up the ShareThis links on stories. The pieces just outside the top ten had enough traffic than in any other month, they'd have fairly easily made the top ten. They're still getting the same page views, but pages that are Stumbled are getting that much more. In fact, without StumbleUpon, the top ten would have been largely comprised of stories from the December issue (which is what usually happens when a new issue is released).All of which is to say: authors, if you want to vastly increase your number of readers, join StumbleUpon and start Stumbling your stories (and if you're published here, it's even easier—you can find a link at the end of your story that opens up abilities to share your story on several different sites). And readers, if you absolutely love a story, whether it's here or anywhere else, help spread the word about its greatness to tons of folks you've never met. The more this kind of technology evolves, the more readers will be able to control which authors are gaining the most notice (and, eventually, publishing deals). It's an exciting new world.
1. (NR) How 9) Strange by Laird Hunt (12/15/07)
2. (NR) Taco Foot by Jack Pendarvis (12/15/07)
3. (NR) Beautiful by Antonios Maltezos (10/2/08)
4. (6) Tenderoni by Kathy Fish (10/2/08)
5. (NR) Ants by David Aichenbaum (12/15/08)
6. (NR) Fatback by Jeff Landon (10/2/08)
7. (NR) Trestle by Matt Briggs (3/15/08)
8. (8) Asian Girl by W.P. Kinsella (10/2/08)
9. (3) Innocence, Briefly by Jenny Arnold (10/2/08)
10. (NR) Earthrise by Christopher Bundy (12/15/08)
All told, our page views for the month were 121,084, our highest ever, breaking the previous high of 111,740, set in October.
Labels: Antonios Maltezos, Christopher Bundy, David Aichenbaum, Jack Pendarvis, Jeff Landon, Jenny Arnold, Kathy Fish, Laird Hunt, Matt Briggs, SmokeLong Quarterly, StumbleUpon, Top Ten, W.P. Kinsella
posted by Dave Clapper at 12:53 PM 0 commentsMonday, December 01, 2008
SmokeLong Quarterly Pushcart Nominations
SmokeLong Quarterly is thrilled to announce its six nominations for the Pushcart Prize:
"How 9) Strange" by Laird Hunt SLQ #19, December 2007
"Taco Foot" by Jack Pendarvis SLQ #19, December 2007
"Trestle" by Matt Briggs SLQ #20, March 2008
"The Folk Singer Dreams of Time Machines" by Matt Bell SLQ #21, June 2008
"Fatback" by Jeff Landon SLQ #22, October 2008
"Tenderoni" by Kathy Fish SLQ #22, October 2008
Labels: Jack Pendarvis, Jeff Landon, Kathy Fish, Laird Hunt, Matt Bell, Matt Briggs, Pushcart Prize, SmokeLong Quarterly
posted by Randall Brown at 6:16 AM 1 commentsWednesday, April 02, 2008
Online Writing: The Best of the First Ten Years
Snow*vigate is publishing an anthology of online writing, edited by Doug Martin and Kim Chinquee. We just learned that Jeff Landon's Five Fat Men in a Hot Tub and Chad Simpson's Miracle are among the stories to be included. Doug Martin is periodically updating the list of authors on Snow*vigate's MySpace page. As of today, the list includes:
Brian Evenson, Michael Martone, Susan Henderson, Kim Chinquee, Noah Eli Gordon, Peter Conners, Mark Yakich, Jeff Landon, Norman Lock, Robyn Art, Mark Tursi, Joanna Howard, Lily Hoang, Brian Beatty, Bruce Covey, Brian Clements, Steve Davenport, Sheila Murphy, Kevin Sampsell, H. Tavel, Claudia Smith, George Looney, Corey Zeller, Jaya Savige, Sean Thomas Dougherty, Chad Simpson, Arielle Greenberg, Matt Hart, Max Winter, Daniel Grandbois, Anthony Tognazzini, Jamey Dunham, Pamela Miller, Megan R. Anderson Ham, Jessica Dyer, Christine Boyka Kluge, Christy Effinger, Matthew Brennan, David Baratier, Derek White, Carol Novack, Peter Markus, Sara Long, Rebecca Eggleston, Robert Lopez, John Bradley, Joshua Corey, Barbara Jacksha, Nicola Mason, Alexander Long, Sandra Beasley, Richard S. King, Cooper Esteban, Christopher Barnes, Kathy Fish, Ted Pelton, Theodore Worozbyt, Darla Crist, Girija Tropp, Jennifer Chapis, Gail Siegel, Liesl Jobson, Darby Larson, Erin Pringle, Davis Schneiderman, Victor Gischler, Jessica Newman, Jon Bonomo, and several more to select.
Labels: Chad Simpson, Doug Martin, Jeff Landon, Kim Chinquee, Online Writing: The Best of the First Ten Years, Snow*vigate
posted by Dave Clapper at 3:37 PM 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 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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