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Writers’ workbench: On the ecstasy of the home stretch
-So here I am, late summer, deep in the heart of the first draft of a new book. I’m in…
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The Passing of the Armies by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
-Yesterday, at a party for Maine Writers and Publishers, former Maine governor Angus King read the following memoir extract of…
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Breaking Up With Myself
-I wrote the following very short entry for the Penguin Blog in support of my story, “Trans,” in the anthology…
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THAT OLD CAPE MAGIC by Richard Russo
-That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo My rating: 5 of 5 stars Rick Russo’s new book contains some familiar,…
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Averted Vision by Tim Kreider in today’s NYT
-My friend Tim Kreider has posted another amazing entry in the New York Times’ “Happy Days” blog: August 2, 2009,…
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ALIVE IN NECROPOLIS by Doug Dorst
-Alive in Necropolis by Doug Dorst My rating: 4 of 5 stars Just finished ALIVE IN NECROPOLIS by Doug Dorst,…
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A New York Minute
-• Amtrak train pulled into New York as my iPod coughed up “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters.” “My own seeds…
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“Love” Reading, Barnes & Noble New York, July 30, 2009
-The reading last night for the LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD anthology was a fine event. Editor Michael Taeckens…
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At the Battery, july 30, 2009
-All misty eyed at the statue of liberty. And to the right, Ellis island, where mom came through. What did…
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“Love” launch party at Housingworks…
-The launch party for Love is a Four Letter Word at Housingworks ROCKED. With Dan Kennedy hosting, tantalyzing story excerpts…