“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” -W. Somerset Maugham I have the pleasure of teaching in two very special capacities this Spring and Summer. First will be a visit to Ithaca, … Continue reading
From Dorothy Parker’s essay, “My Home Town” McCall’s, January 1928 (With thanks to Margaret Zamos-Monteith for sending this to me) It occurs to me that there are other towns. It occurs to me so violently that I say, at intervals, “Very well, … Continue reading
The happiest surprise of publishing Safe as Houses has been the people who have reached out to me at readings and on all sorts of social media (is that how you pluralize that?) to tell me how they appreciated the … Continue reading
The pleasure of your company is requested… Early Spring has me traveling like a carney of fiction with a hobo pack of words. I will be in Boston, Baltimore, Iowa, and good ole NYC. Someday soon I hope to confirm … Continue reading
SAH named Outstanding Collection from 2012 The Story Prize named SAFE AS HOUSES an Outstanding Collection of 2012! I am DELIGHTED BEYOND REASON, in awe of the company my little book keeps on this list, and so thankful to University of … Continue reading
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Tender Spirits, an Interview with The Paris Review “I think you can read phoniness in a second in fiction. It’s actually tremendously easy to write mean fiction with selfish people making selfish choices about selfish things. It’s much harder to … Continue reading
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Recently I was able to visit The Wellspring House, a retreat for poets and writers in the foothills of The Berkshires in Massachusetts. There I was able to sit by a fire and chat with Preston Browning, the writer and … Continue reading
Library Journal includes Safe as Houses on their list of “2012 Short Story Collections I Couldn’t Forget.” NEATO MOSQUITO! I do hope the collection isn’t “unforgettable” just because of all the shameless murder scenes and erotic images.* *There is neither … Continue reading
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My upbringing was strict but we had endless art supplies and my Mom allowed (encouraged!) me to paint murals on the walls. In college, I painted murals to help support myself. Murals say: ART BELONGS TO EVERYONE. When a person … Continue reading
