This is an old poem. I’m still not happy with it. In retyping it here, I’ve made some small changes. Always tinkering. Sunrise. A cold wind moves only the surface of this pond. Down in that quiet, muddy mass, small fish doze while above, a blue heron stalks through the waters, more tai chi thanContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: an old poem”
Category Archives: writing
A whole bunch of awesome to read
I don’t know what the deal is with Sept. 12. Maybe, after a national day of mourning and remembrance, we all feel the need to unwind with written art. Which sounds great to me. Anyway, in addition to my own new story that turned up online yesterday, several of my friends published or announced stories orContinue reading “A whole bunch of awesome to read”
New publication
I am so, SO happy to share my story “Lightning My Pilot” with you now that it’s up at Bartleby Snopes today. It’s easily the happiest, most pleasant story I’ve ever written. Like, my mom loves this story. It’s that pleasant. But I love it, too — it’s definitely up on my top five listContinue reading “New publication”
Photo blog 98
Still continuing my Texas stories series. This time I’m posting from a story that isn’t available online, so you’ll just have to track down a copy of Red Wheelbarrow from 2008 and look for “Bathe in the Doggone Sin.” (Or email me and beg me to send you the file.) It was just a fewContinue reading “Photo blog 98”
Not-really-new publication
Today is a twofer! Though this publication isn’t exactly new: it’s “Horror Vacui,” which originally appeared in the online supplement to Vol. 6 of Ampersand Review last year. Ampersand, who is always awesome, went through a massive redesign of their website this year, and in the process a lot of their work disappeared from theContinue reading “Not-really-new publication”
New publication
Gear up, folks! Today, I have a new story online, my flash piece “The Things We Said We Never Heard” over at the excellent WhiskeyPaper. (The editors’ enthusiastic acceptance email was AWESOME. They even wished me a “happy publication day” when they sent me the link this morning. I think that just became my newContinue reading “New publication”
A Writer’s Notebook: photo story
Long-time readers: by now, you should know the drill. Here’s a photo. Below there’s a draft of something. And then I explain it all. Outside, on the driveway, the dozen black garbage bags stacked up against the siding are beginning to stink. Inside, the bleach is reacting with the glue in the particle board andContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: photo story”
September issue of Jersey Devil Press is alive
It’s out: the September issue of Jersey Devil Press. Really cool cover art from Justin McElroy, plus gobs and gobs of flash fiction, including a one of my favorite stories in any magazine this whole year, Matthew Burnside’s excellent “For Kylie.” You’re welcome.
Photo blog 97
I’m back from Texas now, but while I was there, I did indeed take more photos of locations related to my fiction. (And thanks to Jennifer and my family for putting up with me as I pulled over on the side of the road every few hundred yards!) Yesterday, I announced that Ampersand BooksContinue reading “Photo blog 97”
Ampersand West Coast Invasion!
So, this is happening: Portland, Oregon, at the Blue Monk, Sept. 18 at 8 pm. The very, very cool indie press Ampersand Books is hosting killer literature readings by Carrie Seitzinger, Hannah Pass, Gabriel Blackwell, Hobie Anthony, Jamalieh Haley, and — that’s right, folks — ME. That’s awesome. But wait, there’s more! The always excellent Dena Rash Guzman and Reuben Nisenfeld will beContinue reading “Ampersand West Coast Invasion!”
Samuel Snoek-Brown 