Author: Ally Malinenko

I live in Brooklyn which is good except when it’s not which is horrid. I’ve been writing for awhile, and have some stuff published and some stuff not.

I don’t like when people refer to pets as their children and I can’t resist a handful of cheez-its when offered.

I have a burning desire to go to Antarctica, specifically to the South Pole so I can see where Robert Falcon Scott died.

I like to read books. I like to write stories and poems. I even wrote some novels. You can read them.

Some Poems, Some Travels, Some Dead Butterflies

Hello folks. I’ve got some poetry for ya, dirt cheap right here. My many many thanks to the always dashing Jonathan at Unlikely Stories for accepting them. And also thanks to the always eloquent Jack at Gutter Eloquence for accepting these little poems for publication. I just returned from Pittsburgh where I was lucky enough to stand… Continue reading Some Poems, Some Travels, Some Dead Butterflies

Visiting Crafting Magic

The very lovely Ms. Jen and I spent some time talking about my upcoming novel Lizzy Speare and the Cursed Tomb at her blog Crafting Magic. It’s due out in September but if you want a sneak peek about the plot or my influences or why I write in a closet – all those goodies are… Continue reading Visiting Crafting Magic

Planet Mars

Many many thanks to Mr. Stephen Williams for taking my poem, Planet Mars, for UFO Gigolo (which is a fantastic zine name, don’t you think?)

Possessions

I’ve got a poem entitled Possessions over at Dead Snakes. Many thanks to Stephen Williams for giving it a home.

Got a plot problem?

Yo! I’ll solve it. Check out the hook while the DJ revolves it. (That’s my first Vanilla Ice reference for the day. Sadly, it probably won’t be my last.) I have trouble with linear thinking – in life in general – but most decidedly in writing. I can’t seem to keep all my little ducks… Continue reading Got a plot problem?