I’m very proud to have judged the fiction section of the Indiana University Southeast Writing Contest this year. My friend Steve Bowman, who teaches there, recommended me as one of the contest judges, and I had a great time reading the submissions. My congratulations to all the young writers who sent in such good shortContinue reading “IU Southeast Writing Contest Winners, 2013”
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People reading Box Cutters
I have some fantastic friends. By which I also mean readers, but what’s the difference? As far as I’m concerned, anyone who reads my work is my friend! On Friday, November 15, my chapbook, Box Cutters, began arriving in mailboxes (including mine), and readers/friends began posting photos of my book as it found all itsContinue reading “People reading Box Cutters”
Literature ripped open with a razor blade
You know what, gang? Box Cutters is HERE! And yes, that’s a Stanley box cutter, like the one on the cover, I’m using to rip open the box. When the mail came today, I walked two blocks down to my local hardware store to buy one just for the occasion.
Reading from Hagridden at Chemeketa Writes
Yesterday, I had the tremendous privilege to participate in Chemeketa Writes, a program at Oregon’s Chemeketa Community College where writers speak to students about the craft of writing and read from their work. I was the first reader on the Yamhill campus in McMinnville, so it was a double honor for me! The poster forContinue reading “Reading from Hagridden at Chemeketa Writes”
The Jersey Devil and Jesus are best buds
One of my favorite things about working with Jersey Devil Press is that it NEVER gets old. Every issue feels like the best issue ever — I always love the work we get to publish. This month, we also get to introduce our new online editor, our old friend Laura Garrison, who is stepping upContinue reading “The Jersey Devil and Jesus are best buds”
Words everywhere
What a week in literature! This past Tuesday, my wife and I went to see Salman Rushdie speak as the inaugural writer in this year’s Portland Arts & Lectures series. I’ve heard him on the radio several times and I’ve enjoyed his appearances on The Daily Show, so I knew the guy was not onlyContinue reading “Words everywhere”
Jersey Devil Press turns four
It’s that time again, gang: Jersey Devil Press’s latest issue is out! And it’s our fourth anniversary! Whether it’s two best friends slowly poisoning themselves to death, or a blind painter taking instructions from an imaginary dragon, or a stranded cyclist drinking water with a coffin-dweller and jamming to interstellar music, or a family hauntedContinue reading “Jersey Devil Press turns four”
I’m notable!
Several weeks ago, I announced here on the blog that Nathaniel Tower and the other excellent folks at Bartleby Snopes had nominated my story, “Lightning My Pilot,” for the storySouth Million Writers Award. (Actually, the story got nominated twice — my wife got there first, with a reader nomination.) Today I got an email from theContinue reading “I’m notable!”
BER-nee, Texas
Several years ago, my wife and I were on our first trip to Prince Edward Island, in the Canadian Maritimes. One evening, we decided to attend a “murder mystery” dinner theater, just for fun, and got to chatting with one of the actors. This guy was playing (or maybe was in real life) an over-the-topContinue reading “BER-nee, Texas”
There’s nothing but time here
This afternoon I heard the familiar knock and rattle of our mailbox and stepped onto the porch to collect the mail. We had a flier from The Container Store and a tightly bundled parcel of coffee beans from an old friend down in Austin. But what caught my attention was the quiet rain shower mistingContinue reading “There’s nothing but time here”
Samuel Snoek-Brown 