Monthly Archives: June 2010

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,