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Ever wanted to tackle reading David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest? This summer would be a good time. Here’s the call to action from the newly launched Infinite Summer website: “Read Infinite Jest over the summer of 2009, June 21st to … Continue reading →

That’s what John Irving does. When he’s writing a novel, he writes the last sentence first. Then he writes the rest of the book toward that last sentence. I’ve often heard writers say they write a first sentence and then … Continue reading →

This reminds me of someone I used to work with (via The Onion again).

Courtesy of Ethan: “Mommy, you’re so… awesome. “Daddy, you’re so… cool. “I’m so… inspiring!”

Every month NewPages.com faithfully reviews a batch of literary magazines (is anyone else doing this valuable service? I don’t think so). Anyway, this month they reviewed the current issue of Slice Magazine. And my story “My Status” got a nice … Continue reading →