It is official. It is here. Yes, it’s true: today is the official release date for Ryan Werner’s brilliant little collection of flash fiction, Shake Away These Constant Days. And you need to buy a copy. Right. Now. Seriously. I know the word “brilliant” gets thrown around a lot, and I’m one of the worstContinue reading “These days are constant. Get ready to shake them away.”
Category Archives: writers
A Writer’s Notebook: yearbook memories
I don’t know what this is or where it would ever go. But it felt good to write. In my 8th-grade yearbook, on the inside covers where people are supposed to leave their indelible wisdom for the ages alongside their silly doodles and autographs, there is a fantastically artistic signature from Shanna J. She claimedContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: yearbook memories”
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”
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!”
Ryan Werner (Wrote a Book) — and I’m one of the dudes publishing it
I know I’ve already mentioned Jersey Devil Press’s forthcoming story collection by Ryan Werner, but it bears repeating, which is why Ryan is blogging about it every day this month leading up to the release of Shake Away These Constant Days. If you aren’t reading those posts — well, maybe that’s okay, because then you’llContinue reading “Ryan Werner (Wrote a Book) — and I’m one of the dudes publishing it”
Shake Away These Constant Days
Ryan Werner, who is great at titles, has a new book coming out from the press I work for, Jersey Devil Press, who are great at being awesome. Shake Away These Constant Days officially releases one month from today, on September 25, so for the next 30 days, Ryan and JDP are doing some thingsContinue reading “Shake Away These Constant Days”
“Life Among Giants,” by Bill Roorbach
(As with so many of my reviews, this is available on Goodreads as well, but I wanted to share it here, too, because it’s a book worth sharing.) Bill Roorbach is an artist of the human heart, but as a writer, he is pure craftsman. You can see the workmanship in his prose the wayContinue reading ““Life Among Giants,” by Bill Roorbach”
Dora says, “My body is not your battleground!”
Today marks the launch of Lidia Yuknavitch‘s new novel, Dora: a Headcase, the follow-up to her much-lauded memoir The Chronology of Water. To celebrate the launch, Lidia has decided to promote body image awareness and women’s rights issues through a viral photo campaign on her Facebook page. Here’s the explanation in her own words: theContinue reading “Dora says, “My body is not your battleground!””
Meanwhile, as I sit here writing… (plus, Photo blog 89, sort of)
Some observations from the past several days: I just finished a story. When I started it, half of me wanted it to be a piece of flash fiction, and the other half wanted it to be a novella. The first draft wound up being 5,200 words. I met myself in the middle. Having this blog,Continue reading “Meanwhile, as I sit here writing… (plus, Photo blog 89, sort of)”
Samuel Snoek-Brown 