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″
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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“
Ink Noise in Portland, March 7
Just a short reminder that if you’re in Portland, OR, tomorrow night (March 7) around 8 pm, you should head over to the Jade Lounge in the southeast for the Ink Noise Review reading series. I’ll be joining a bunch of poets, including my friend John Sibley Williams, for an evening of beer and literature.Continue reading “Ink Noise in Portland, March 7”
The Jersey Devil wants to burn your books and eat your brains
Spring is just around the corner. The flowers are starting to push up and bloom, the sun is staying out longer, the weather will start to warm soon. But don’t worry. Jersey Devil Press has one last blast of cold, eerie darkness for you before your winter ends. We’re talking book-burning, war, zombies . .Continue reading “The Jersey Devil wants to burn your books and eat your brains”
Friends and family reading Box Cutters
Here I am at AWP, with new photos of people at the conference picking up copies of Box Cutters, and I’m still getting photos from family and friends with the chapbook, too! This is so exciting, gang, that I had to go ahead and share these new photos with you. And more (clearer) photos ofContinue reading “Friends and family reading Box Cutters”
People (and miniature people) reading Box Cutters
It’s been a while since I’ve posted any photos of people reading Box Cutters, but I have a few cool new photos. And then there’s my brother’s photo. Way way back, my great-grandfather (“Daddy Bill”) handcrafted an exact replica of his home as a dollhouse for his granddaughter — my mother. It was a stunningContinue reading “People (and miniature people) reading Box Cutters”
Samuel Snoek-Brown 