The other day on Facebook, as a fun twist on Throwback Thursday, author and publisher Michael Seidlinger asked a “throwback” question: “The first book you read that blew your mind?” The question elicited a few hundred responses, many of which felt nostalgic for me: Kafka’s “Metamorphosis,” which remains one of my favorite long stories ever; Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451,Continue reading “The book that made me a writer”
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EJ Runyon’s new book, A House of Light and Stone
My friend EJ Runyon published a book last month and I’ve been meaning to tell you about it! It’s called A House of Light and Stone: Told in uncompromising clarity through the eyes of a child, A House of Light and Stone is at once full of heartbreak and hope, offering respites of warmth inContinue reading “EJ Runyon’s new book, A House of Light and Stone”
New publication
For the past few months, I’ve been writing new short stories related to my Civil War novel, Hagridden. Each story involves a minor character or two from the novel, people who have some important moments in the book but are definitely supporting characters to the main narrative; in these stories, those folks get their own narrative. Today,Continue reading “New publication”
An appointment with loads of amazing writers
A couple of evenings ago, I went over to The Jade Lounge in Portland to hang out with Dena Rash Guzman, Yuvi Zalkow, Julia Clare Tillinghast, and Parker Tettleton as part of Timothy Gager‘s book tour for his new novel, The Thursday Appointments of Bill Sloan. We had a grand time. Despite the noise in the kitchen andContinue reading “An appointment with loads of amazing writers”
The Jersey Devil watches mermaid porn
This might somehow be both the sexiest and the least sexy issue of Jersey Devil Press ever. I mean, on the one hand, we have a mermaid porn star and a dental assistant hot for bald men with cavities. But on the other hand, she’s hot for cavities! And there’s also a mind-controlling baby — a proven turn-offContinue reading “The Jersey Devil watches mermaid porn”
Reading with Eva Hunter at Annie Bloom’s books
Tonight I have the wonderful privilege of reading from my novel, Hagridden, with the woman who published the first complete, finished excerpt from that novel in her magazine, SOL: English Writing in Mexico. Even better, I got to read a portion of a short story, related to Hagridden, that will soon appear in SOL later thisContinue reading “Reading with Eva Hunter at Annie Bloom’s books”
Fiction and friends in three states
This book tour has been a wonderful whirlwind, gang, and I’m still playing catch-up on all the fun events I’ve been involved in! So allow me to take you on the fantastic finale of my tour of the Midwest, from Indiana through Kentucky and back into Ohio: After my Indianapolis gig, I drove south to NewContinue reading “Fiction and friends in three states”
Writing advice from the very beginning
Today, I was on the campus of Columbus State Community College, where I led a workshop over the life of a writer and my Fourteen Principles for Creative Writers. As with most of my workshops, we had a nice, intimate group, which meant we could have a conversation, and I got to do one of myContinue reading “Writing advice from the very beginning”
A rougarou is loose in Columbus, Ohio!
There are rumors. Stories of a strange creatures roaming the nighttime streets of Columbus, Ohio. At least one appears to be doglike — some say it resembles a wolf — but it walks upright like a man. But there are also reports of a second creature, the rougarou, a swamp werewolf of Cajun legend. And yetContinue reading “A rougarou is loose in Columbus, Ohio!”
The Midwest Tour is one week away!
Second verse, same as the first! After my Southern book tour for Hagridden, I came home to Portland for a release party here, but since then I’ve been enjoying a little breather. But gang, vacation’s over! A week from now, I’ll be in Ohio to start the Midwest leg of the Hagridden book tour! We’re talkingContinue reading “The Midwest Tour is one week away!”
Samuel Snoek-Brown 