Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong [...]

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§578 · May 25, 2013 · misc · (No comments) ·


It’s been a long while since I posted anything – I’m talking to you editors – so I thought I’d throw up the notes I jotted down in my book on the newish George Saunders collection Tenth of December I read while I was in India (just got back from a two month trip – [...]

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Some notes from my recent trip north:   Story Ideas: Something about people being drugged and put in really uncomfortable positions on airplanes but really matter of fact. Like crammed under the seat etc. Like an MRI. Been reading too much JG Ballard. Essay about every time (more or less) I’ve heard the Scorpions’ song [...]

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I have an oldie but a goodie, “Huevos,” in the September issue of Bluestem Magazine. Thanks to Roxane Gay for picking it up. So yeah, I wrote this story a while ago, but hadn’t really submitted it much for a few years, hence the publication delay. I always liked it, I was just busy working [...]

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Wow, cool round about the birthday news about Chai Vang, a man and story that have been banging around in my brain for the last many years. Sort of on a whim I submitted him to the Hybrid Beasts contest on the literary site Red Lemonade – other of my work is available there as [...]

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§511 · September 4, 2012 · lit · (No comments) · Tags: , , , , ,