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Mark Budman

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Mark Budman

Writer

Author: vrflash

Mark Budman is a first-generation immigrant. An engineer by training, he currently works as a medical interpreter. His fiction has appeared in Catapult, Witness, World Literature Today, Mississippi Review, The London Magazine (UK), McSweeney’s, Painted Bride Quarterly, and elsewhere. He is the author of the novel “My Life at First Try,” published by Counterpoint, and co-editor of immigration-themed anthologies published by Ooligan Press, Persea, and the University of Chester (UK). One of his short story collections from Livingstone Press received a starred review at Kirkus and another is currently a finalist of Forward Indies 2022 Award.

From my work experience

vrflash, November 15, 2018

Emergency room physician: Why are you taking this med? Patient: because the doctor prescribed it.

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How to write well

vrflash, August 6, 2018

Turn letters into words, words into sentences, and sentences into wonders.

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Read flash

vrflash, July 20, 2018

I read a lot of flash fiction for 5 reasons: 1. I started as a…

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Pulling your leg

vrflash, July 19, 2018

Caution: if you pull my leg and I pull yours, both of us won’t be…

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Never give up

vrflash, July 18, 2018July 18, 2018

I don’t give up submitting to the same #litmag, even after a dozen rejections. I…

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Five reasons for rejections

vrflash, July 11, 2018July 11, 2018

You’re not a Real Writer until the day you realize that a rejection doesn’t mean…

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The second to last prounun

vrflash, June 21, 2018

You have to realize that the usage of the second pronoun in creative writing is…

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Persist

vrflash, June 7, 2018

Not to be discouraged by rejections is a good first step but the next one…

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Mark’s rules of writing

vrflash, May 9, 2018

Add layers. The more you have, the better. Don’t worry if some readers would miss…

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Always

vrflash, April 24, 2018

When I see the word “always” in the question, e.g. “is writing always fun?” I…

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