February 2012
2 posts
New Stories from the Midwest 2012
My story “Rainbow Dogs” is going to be in it. How cool! Major thanks to Chris Heavener at Annalemma for giving the story its first home.
New Story at Used Furniture Review →
Delighted to see my new story, “Prime,” over at Used Furniture Review.
January 2012
1 post
“If there’s any guy crazy enough to attack me, I’m going to show him the end of...”
– Haruki Murakami on kicking dudes in the balls
December 2011
1 post
New Work Forthcoming!
I’ll have a new piece in Used Furniture Review some time soon. I really like this journal, and I’m delighted to be appearing in it once again.
October 2011
2 posts
September 2011
5 posts
“Sorry, but AWP provides no rankings of creative writing programs because such...”
– The AWP Official Guide to Writing Programs
“‘I’ve never seen anything like this,’ I told Michael Grunze, 25, one...”
– “For the Chicago Comets, Blindness Is No Impediment to Tough Competition,” ChicagoMag.com
Go Read Used Furniture Review →
My story “Sobriquet” went live at Used Furniture Review earlier today with an amazing recorded reading by Lindsay Hunter.
August 2011
5 posts
“Following Sunday’s pathetic excuse for an agreement on raising the government’s...”
– The Onion
Go Read Hobart →
I cannot begin to describe how excited I am to be in this month’s Hobart (web). I’ve been reading and re-reading the work of fellow August contributors Casey Hannan, Donna D.Vitucci, and Nick Scorza, and find myself humbled to be in their company.
July 2011
4 posts
June 2011
3 posts
New Work Forthcoming!
I’m super excited about this one. Used Furniture Review just accepted a story of mine to be published some time soon. This journal has been putting out some amazing work from the likes of Randall Brown, Kim Chinquee, xTx, and Roxane Gay. So, yeah. Great stuff. The person whose work truly sold me on the journal, though, is Tawnysha Greene. I read her story, “Clean,” and said,...
May 2011
1 post
“I don’t know how to set up a fucking bachelor party! You remember what...”
– Penny Arcade
April 2011
3 posts
Meet Joe Farley →
Joe and I sometimes exchange emails and Facebook notes about writing. He’s somewhat new to the craft, but amazingly talented in a way that I find truly exciting. Anyway, when I read an early draft of “Cocaine Katrina” on Joe’s blog, I took the liberty of submitting it (without his knowledge) to Annalemma on his behalf.
Click the link above and meet yourself an exciting...
New Work Forthcoming!
I got a note today from Andrea Kneeland of Hobart saying that one of my stories has been accepted for an upcoming issue. I’m always happy to place my work, but I’m especially excited about this opportunity. Hobart is a damned fine journal, and the story is something I’ve had in my files for a very long time. At one point, I was going to abandon the thing, but after I received...
“6 bottles of alcohol free beer. The saxophonist likes to mix it with his whisky....”
– Iggy and the Stooges Tour Rider
March 2011
2 posts
Subtitles III →
Natalie Edwards invited me to do a reading for the “Subtitles” series at the Three Walls gallery on March 18. Along with Natalie, I’ll be reading with Zach Dodson, and there will be sound art by Max Alexander and Eric Powell as well. I’m excited but terrified. I’m a total reading rookie, and don’t know what to expect.
The Fiction At Work Biannual Report →
Man, this is a beautiful book. It’s slim and approachable, just like the great short fiction within.
Lindsay Hunter and Mary Hamilton, whose stories are included in the collection, bundled a release party into yesterday’s Quickies! reading. I wish I remembered to take some pictures.
February 2011
2 posts
“Watson has lots in common with a top-ranked human Jeopardy! player: It’s...”
– Ken Jennings
January 2011
2 posts
Bound Off Indeed →
I have a new story up at Bound Off, a great literary journal that I’ve admired for a very long time. I remember when its editor, Ann Rushton, launched the “literary audio magazine,” and I’ve enjoyed watching it grow over its 60 episodes. Anyway, I finally got enough nerve to submit, and was lucky to have them take me. About an hour ago, I saw Bound Off’s Facebook...
December 2010
8 posts
NewPages.Com Reviews Annalemma 7 →
Holy smokes! I just ran into the NewPages.Com review of Annalemma 7. They mentioned my story, Rainbow Dogs, a few times. How cool. It’s also the first time, I should say, that anything about me has ever been referred to as “taut and smart.”
Nick Ripatrazone Writes About Annalemma 7:... →
A few days ago, I found out that fellow Annalemma 7 contributor Nick Ripatrazone is writing an appreciation on the poem, stories, and essays in the issue. His coverage of “Rainbow Dogs” is linked above. I’m humbled. Nick takes an interesting approach to the content, giving each piece a thoughtful and highly personal entry on his blog. These aren’t reviews—what...
“We have a gay guy [in the unit]. He’s big, he’s mean, and he kills lots of bad...”
– Report of the Comprehensive Review of the Issues Associated with a Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Tyrant →
New York Tyrant Vol.3 No.2 is pretty bad ass, I have to say.
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