Laryssa Wirstiuk

Laryssa Wirstiuk (pronounced Worst-TEE-yuck) is a creative writer, writing instructor, digital marketer, and content creator. Her first collection of short stories, The Prescribed Burn, won Honorable Mention in the 21st Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards. Laryssa studied writing at Loyola University Maryland and earned her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at the University of Maryland, College Park. She currently resides in Jersey City, NJ with her miniature dachshund Charlotte Moo.

Posts by Laryssa Wirstiuk

Weather Authority
by Laryssa Wirstiuk | Oct 27, 2015 | Fiction, Flash Fiction | 0
At first Jennifer was grateful for the Weather Authority’s decision to hire a second person to...
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Breaking Southern Stereotypes: A Review of ‘Slab’ by Selah Saterstrom
by Laryssa Wirstiuk | Oct 4, 2015 | Book Reviews | 0
Slab by Selah Saterstrom Coffee House Press, 2015 224 pages, $16.95 Reviewed by Laryssa Wirstiuk In contemporary American politics, the only way to be heard is from behind millions of dollars, a teleprompter, and a polished...
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Comfortable Without Roots: A Review of Air Carnation by Guadalupe Muro
by Laryssa Wirstiuk | Aug 25, 2015 | Book Reviews | 0
Air Carnation by Guadalupe Muro BookThug, 2014 192 pages, $23 Reviewed by Laryssa Wirstiuk For people who write fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and craft essays, it is often hard to decide where to focus efforts and energy. Air...
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Small Battles and Blazing Fiction: A Review of Baby’s on Fire By Liz Prato
by Laryssa Wirstiuk | Apr 30, 2015 | Book Reviews | 0
Baby’s on Fire By Liz Prato Press 53, 2015 142 pages, $14.95 Reviewed by Laryssa Wirstiuk When feeling sorry for themselves, some people will try to break their self pity by repeating a mantra that begins something like, “In the...
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