Wacky Day

Oh hey, internet. I’m still here, I promise. As a matter of fact, I’m more here (here being the internet) than ever before. Check out my new story up in the new issue of Burner Magazine which is another scene

Wacky Day

Oh hey, internet. I’m still here, I promise. As a matter of fact, I’m more here (here being the internet) than ever before. Check out my new story up in the new issue of Burner Magazine which is another scene

News

Well friends, life continues to be wacky. I’m a midwesterner now, splitting my time between New Buffalo, MI and Chicago, IL. So far, so good, though, and seriously I know everyone gets it, but that lake is huge. Anyway, as

News

Well friends, life continues to be wacky. I’m a midwesterner now, splitting my time between New Buffalo, MI and Chicago, IL. So far, so good, though, and seriously I know everyone gets it, but that lake is huge. Anyway, as

The Drunken Boat

For the last few summers, I’ve spent great chunks of my time shelf-reading at the library. Standing in an aisle, reading call numbers, making sure that 140,000 volumes are all in the order Library of Congress and we have laid

The Drunken Boat

For the last few summers, I’ve spent great chunks of my time shelf-reading at the library. Standing in an aisle, reading call numbers, making sure that 140,000 volumes are all in the order Library of Congress and we have laid

Tom Robbins, and the Beet

I’m interested in writing about the anxiety of influence, but I wonder if I have anything to say that hasn’t been said already. I was making dinner about an hour ago, slicing into a beet. God damn, beets are beautiful.

Tom Robbins, and the Beet

I’m interested in writing about the anxiety of influence, but I wonder if I have anything to say that hasn’t been said already. I was making dinner about an hour ago, slicing into a beet. God damn, beets are beautiful.

News and New Fiction

A sweaty week out here in the hilltowns. I passed a few hours in Boston yesterday, recording my story, Testimony, for The Drum. It went fairly well, I think, and I only stumbled across a few sentences. Not so bad for

News and New Fiction

A sweaty week out here in the hilltowns. I passed a few hours in Boston yesterday, recording my story, Testimony, for The Drum. It went fairly well, I think, and I only stumbled across a few sentences. Not so bad for

Aimee Bender

I want to talk about Aimee Bender’s newest book, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, but I’m having a hard time getting started. I liked it. It’s Aimee Bender, and so even if it’s not great, it’s very good. I

Aimee Bender

I want to talk about Aimee Bender’s newest book, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, but I’m having a hard time getting started. I liked it. It’s Aimee Bender, and so even if it’s not great, it’s very good. I

More of the Same

New fiction up. It’s short, and not so sweet, but worth a look.

More of the Same

New fiction up. It’s short, and not so sweet, but worth a look.

Well, This Is Nice

Oh, internet, it’s been too long. I spent the winter in a bit of a seasonal depression daze, submitting to journals and reading sad books and eating a lot of soysage. Yeah, that’s right, not even real sausage. Soysage. But,

Well, This Is Nice

Oh, internet, it’s been too long. I spent the winter in a bit of a seasonal depression daze, submitting to journals and reading sad books and eating a lot of soysage. Yeah, that’s right, not even real sausage. Soysage. But,

Yeah, fine. So I haven’t done this in a while. Get over it.

I just finished a pretty incredible novel than I’ve been meaning to read for at least a year but just got around to this week. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell is that rare sort of novel that makes your marvel

Yeah, fine. So I haven’t done this in a while. Get over it.

I just finished a pretty incredible novel than I’ve been meaning to read for at least a year but just got around to this week. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell is that rare sort of novel that makes your marvel

What I’ve Been Reading Lately

Oh it’s been a while since I’ve been here. Sorry internet. For the last week, I’ve been reading Eula Biss’s Notes From No Man’s Land: American Essays. The essays are critical looks at race in America, and they come at

What I’ve Been Reading Lately

Oh it’s been a while since I’ve been here. Sorry internet. For the last week, I’ve been reading Eula Biss’s Notes From No Man’s Land: American Essays. The essays are critical looks at race in America, and they come at

The Zero Emission Book

A few times I’ve mentioned the revolution. I’m not interested in taking up arms or starting any great war. I’m much more interested in the idea that we can change the way things are done in an effort to create

The Zero Emission Book

A few times I’ve mentioned the revolution. I’m not interested in taking up arms or starting any great war. I’m much more interested in the idea that we can change the way things are done in an effort to create

The Apology

Also, friends, there IS new fiction this week. A short-short called The Apology is on my new fiction page. Aptly titled, as I think I owe an apology for not updating in some time.

The Apology

Also, friends, there IS new fiction this week. A short-short called The Apology is on my new fiction page. Aptly titled, as I think I owe an apology for not updating in some time.