Ally Malinenko

How to Be An American Series poem at Burlesque Press

And here we are, on the other side of big roll over from 2013 to 2014. Hopefully we all made it. And here’s a nice way to start out the year – with a poem – published by the fine folks at Burlesque Press. It’s from the How to Be An American series that I’ve… Continue reading How to Be An American Series poem at Burlesque Press

All about the WORK

“So it’s a new year. It’s not like it doesn’t happen at the end of every other year.” – Rob Berg’s Outgoing Message on Answering Machine circa 1996 So here we go again, back on the ol’ carousel for another jaunt around the sun. I was talking to my husband the other day, who’s first novel… Continue reading All about the WORK

momentarily winding back up….

hi. I’m back in Brooklyn after spending the Christmas holiday in Pittsburgh. It was a great visit – filled with babies that left too soon and books that arrived too late and friends I haven’t seen in far too long. There were a few tears here and there, spots of sad news and worry about… Continue reading momentarily winding back up….

Winding down

Christmas is almost here. You know what that means? I’m taking a much needed BREAK. It’s been a busy damn year and I have written a lot of WORDS and my brain craves sleep more than anything in the world right now. So tomorrow is it. Last 5 am wake up till the new year.… Continue reading Winding down

The Librarian by John Grochalski or What Would Rand Do?

Hi kids! So today is an exciting day because now you can officially purchase John Grochalski’s first novel The Librarian. Here’s what smarter people than me have said about it: Grochalski has done it. He’s taken the wry wit and tenderness of his poetry and transformed it into a lyrical, biting, and at turns incredibly… Continue reading The Librarian by John Grochalski or What Would Rand Do?