Newsflash: My essay “Engineering Coincidence” is in the current issue of Cirque. You can purchase a copy or read it online here. —– I’ve been feeling lately like the tarot card The Fool. I’ve got graduation approaching, and as it … Continue reading →
A few days ago, I ran across a blog post by New York literary agent Sarah LaPolla, Damn Yankees, in which she talks about the too common us-them mentality of writers who self-publish and those who publish traditionally. She makes … Continue reading →
This week I turned in the last project of the final semester of my MFA program. All that remains between me and my degree is a residency and some bookkeeping. The latter has a literal side in this case – … Continue reading →
So there I was, in a movie theater on a Friday afternoon watching The Avengers. I don’t think I need a spoiler warning to tell you that there was property damage in that film. A lot. Whole sections of New … Continue reading →
I’ve taken up pool again, after a hiatus from serious play of about fifteen years. I played a lot in my youth, and got good enough that in my dorm they gave me all kinds of handicaps, including making me … Continue reading →
All right, it’s Friday the 13th, I’m late in posting, and I find I just can’t be that serious today. So, I’ve been thinking about the self-publishing explosion, the Justice Department suit against Apple and the Big Six publishing houses,* … Continue reading →
I’m reading The Hunger Games right now, having waited to see the movie first.* Tempted as I am to talk about it in terms of craft and structure, I saw something on television last night that brought a different concern … Continue reading →
Last August I got a portable video recorder, just in time for my MFA residency. The result was this video… (The story will be published in the 2012 Bacopa Literary Journal, due out in early May.) Did you like … Continue reading →
I’m due to graduate in August. I have one manuscript under my belt, and I’m working on the next. I’m reaching this stage at an exciting time. Writers have more options than ever before. There are the Big Six publishing … Continue reading →
I have friends who only want to write novels. They have no interest in writing poetry or essays beyond whatever classwork might be assigned. Left to their own devices, they would devote all of their writing time to novels. I … Continue reading →