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“[Fiction] doesn’t have to do anything. It just has to be there for the fierce pleasure we take in doing it, and the different kind of pleasure that’s taken in reading something that’s durable and made to last, as well … Continue reading →

Literary Death Match (LDM) is coming back to San Diego on Tuesday, October 12 — and I’m on the bill this time. I’ll be reading along with Jim Ruland, Justin Hudnall and more. Details here.Now I just have to figure … Continue reading →

Back in July, Jim Ruland interviewed me for his Vermin on the Mount blog. He asked about the most unusual experience I’ve ever had at a reading. Here’s what I had to say… “Many years ago I saw William Vollmann … Continue reading →

More quotable quotes from my five-year-old son Ethan… “Can I marry a girl or a boy?” “Hollywood? There’s no such thing as Hollywood.” “Coloring is my dream. I color every day.” “I’m going to be Teddy Roosevelt for Halloween. Next … Continue reading →