Category Archives: Uncategorized

Fessing Up

Paris Review editor Lorin Stein recently fessed up about the famous books he’s never read. OK, I’ll fess up too… Books I’ve never read: War and Peace Paradise Lost Robinson Crusoe Winesburg, Ohio Catch-22 Tristram Shandy Books I’ve started but … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Coming Soon: Pank 6

The next print issue of Pank is due in January (yes, 2012 is just around the corner), and you can preorder it right now. The list of contributors includes, well, me, along with Lindsay Hunter, Sara Lippmann, Lincoln Michel, Frank … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Kathy Fish’s Dream Writing Day

Katrina Denza recently interviewed the amazing Kathy Fish. Here’s how Kathy describes her dream writing day: “I always begin with notebook and pen. I don’t think I’ve ever started any writing at all on the computer. I need time to … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Gift

This is something from an in-progress essay/story I’ve been writing about my father. He died seven years ago today…Dodger stadium. A night game, mid-week. Sometime in the late 70s—the golden age of Garvey, Cey, Russell, Lopes, Yeager, Baker, Smith. Sitting … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

What’s It About?

Writing a novel involves (OK, big understatement coming up) many challenges. Sure, there’s the writing itself: wading your way through the dark, watery tunnel that is a long-ish piece of fiction. There’s the doubt: wondering if you can do it, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments