Posted in Friends, Writings on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
New issue of decomP is now live, April’s issue. Great stories and poems this month, kids, and I review Ben Percy’s Refresh, Refresh as well. There is an interview with Mr. Percy too. Click here for the interview and click here for decomP’s homepage. Below is a dispatch from decomP editor Jason Jordan.
“Welcome back to [...]
Posted in Day to day on March 30, 2008 | No Comments »
And he still works for the Transit Authority! Read on.
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New York subway worker in Hollywood’s fast lane
Thursday March 27 8:45 AM ET
A New York City tollbooth worker in desperate need of a car wrote a crime thriller script titled “Brooklyn’s Finest” last year. Now he finds himself rubbing shoulders with some of Hollywood’s finest, including [...]
Posted in Chi, Readings on March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Friday, April 4th
Quimby’s
1854 W North Ave
Chicago, IL
7:00 PM
FREE
Featuring Spencer Dew, Jeremy Biles, Jill Summers, and Nick Ostdick.
I will be reading to help release Dew’s long awaited first book of fiction entitled Songs of Insurgency. Should be a great show. I’m going to be reading something new, something no one has ever read before. Or maybe [...]
Posted in Day to day on March 26, 2008 | No Comments »
That’s right: something new coming here very soon.
Author interviews. But with a twist. Very short stories. But with a twist. Gin and tonic with a twist? A little early in the morning, but boy do I wish.
Stay tuned.
Posted in Chi, Friends on March 25, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Storyteller and friend Peter Anderson has just finished a chapbook entitled This Land Was Made For You And Me, with each story based off of a photo. He’s submitting the chapbook to DIAGRAM’S annual chapbook contest. We here wish him well. Stop by Pete’s blog and read an excerpt of one of the stories. It’s [...]
Posted in Books, Chi, RAGAD, Stories, Writings on March 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It has been quite a while, huh? I’ve been off from school this whole week and have been enjoying some time off–some time to write (on a more productive and predictable schedule, which has yielded some interesting things), to read, to kick back. Some things to note:
I attended Columbia College’s Story Week and it was [...]
Posted in Stories, Writings on March 16, 2008 | No Comments »
a new story, the title of this blog, is now live at Word Riot. It’s an older story, maybe a year or so, but cut it open and count the rings and check my math. Many thanks to Jackie from Word Riot for having faith in it. Enjoy!
Posted in Stories, Writings on March 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I am pleased to announce that Identity Theory has nominated my story ‘The Sleeping Shags’ for a 2007 StorySouth Million Writer’s Award. I am honored, deeply. GIANT thanks to Andrew at Identity Theory for the nod. That is all.
Posted in Chi, Friends, Readings, Stories, Writings on March 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So last night I traversed to The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square to pay witness to the launch of Spencer Dew’s book Songs of Insurgency. A fine roster of readers, including Dew, Kate Duva (who was quite impressive), and Elizabeth Crane, who was gracious and lovely and read from her new book, You Must Be [...]
Posted in Chi, Friends on March 5, 2008 | No Comments »
This Saturday RAGAD contributor and good friend Spencer Dew will release his first book, Songs of Insurgency, a collection of stories, at The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square. He’ll be reading with the fantabulous Elizabeth Crane and Kate Duva. Festivities start at 7 PM. Come and see. I’ll be there. Buy his book. I will [...]
