. . . Long live Gabriel García Márquez. I was a late-comer to García Márquez, having never been assigned his seminal One Hundred Years of Solitude in high school, as so many others had been. I first picked him up a handful of years ago when I was browsing a bookstore in a fit of indecision, unsureContinue reading “Gabriel García Márquez has died . . .”
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New review of Box Cutters
I am so, so happy to announce that Danny M. Hoey, Jr, author of the novel The Butterfly Lady, has written a review of my chapbook, Box Cutters! The review is up at Heavy Feather Review, and it’s beautifully kind! In language that is poetic, evocative, and lean, Snoek-Brown has managed to create a world thatContinue reading “New review of Box Cutters“
A minor rearranging
Not that this is newsworthy, but I tweaked the website a bit today: now, under the About tab, you’ll find a link to my “Teaching & literary photos” page, which is really just a slideshow. The pix are mostly of me teaching or me at readings, but they’re kind of fun in that some areContinue reading “A minor rearranging”
Scintilla Press is crowdfunding
Hey, gang. You like me, right? You like what I do here? You like what I write? Maybe you’ve read my short story “No Milk Would Come” in the second issue of Scintilla magazine. Maybe you thought that story was pretty awesome, and you kept reading to see what else Scintilla publishes. Maybe you likedContinue reading “Scintilla Press is crowdfunding”
Portland Review Winter 2014 Issue Launch Party, April 1
No fooling: This coming Tuesday, on April 1, I’ll be reading with a bunch of my fellow writers appearing in the newly-released Winter 2014 issue of the Portland Review. The issue contains my story “Mathematics,” which isn’t online (yet?) so if you want to check it out, you should get a copy of the issue. Or,Continue reading “Portland Review Winter 2014 Issue Launch Party, April 1″
Some thoughts on a term completed
My community college is on the quarter system, and we just finished the winter term. And I always finish a composition class with an essay exam. I went through some of the reasons a couple of years ago, but here’s the short version: I value reflection in writing, and I like to see my studentsContinue reading “Some thoughts on a term completed”
A little bird told me to tweet
I’m not a Luddite. But I am ridiculously slow to adopt new tech things. Before I bought my first smartphone last August, I was still using an old prepaid flip phone — in 2013. The only two game consoles in my house are a PS1 (yes, that’s a 1) and a SuperNES (yes, that’s aContinue reading “A little bird told me to tweet”
I’m reading at Smallpressapalooza #7
Another reading in Portland, Oregon, so apologies to any readers not lucky enough to live in the vicinity of my beautiful city. But this one’s a big one, so if you’re anywhere within driving (or, hell, flying) distance, it’ll be worth the trip. I’m talking about the seventh annual Smallpressapalooza, hosted by Powell’s City ofContinue reading “I’m reading at Smallpressapalooza #7”
Joy Harjo at Pacific Northwest College of Art
Last night, Joy Harjo was at Pacific Northwest College of Art, where I teach literature and composition. She was giving the 2014 Edelman Lecture, though she said she dislikes the idea of a “lecture” and, in fact, drifted in and out of “lecture” mode, mixing in storytelling, poetry, advice on making art, and an original songContinue reading “Joy Harjo at Pacific Northwest College of Art”
New review of Box Cutters
I just learned that Spencer Dew has written a new review of Box Cutters; it appears in the March issue of decomP magazine. Dew’s comments are humbling: This opening story shows Snoek-Brown at the height of power, mastering the sort of casual, interior ramble that puts us, as readers, inside the skull and soul ofContinue reading “New review of Box Cutters“
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