Month: November 2009

November 18, 2009

>The Missing Link Project: Jesus’ Son by Denis Johnson

>I first read Jesus’s Son in 2000 (it first appeared in 1992) and my reaction at the time was simple: I hated it. What…
November 16, 2009

>The New Yorker: "Alone" by Yiyun Li

>I’m not sure what to make of this story. It’s skillfully written, but it seems to lack emotion. Or perhaps that’s the point? (But…
November 16, 2009

>A Writer’s Guide to Microsoft Office

>Here’s something I learned at Winter Wheat this weekend: Poet Joannie Stangeland, who works at Microsoft, hosts a series of online videos to help…
November 16, 2009

>Winter Wheat

>I’ve just returned from a weekend in Bowling Green Ohio where I attended this year’s Winter Wheat–The Mid-American Review Festival of Writing. I gave…
November 12, 2009

>Library Talk

>This afternoon at 5:30 pm I will be giving a talk at the Middlebrook Branch of the Augusta Country Library about my book, In…
November 12, 2009

>Review of In an Uncharted Country

>There’s a very nice review of In an Uncharted Country at the blog Coarse Cracked Corn. The kind words are much appreciated!
November 10, 2009

>The New Yorker: "Premium Harmony" by Stephen King

>Ray and Mary argue. She’s fat and he smokes, and they argue about that. They argue about the lawn, they argue about Biznezz, their…
November 10, 2009

>North Carolina Book Tour

>I just got back from a quick trip to North Carolina, where I did three readings (from my book In an Uncharted Country) with…
November 7, 2009

>2010 Pushcart Prize Rankings

>NOTE: The 2011 rankings are now available. Go: here I am pleased to share with you the 2010 Pushcart Prize Rankings. As I have…
November 5, 2009

>North Carolina Readings Reminder!

>I’m looking forward to this weekend’s swing through North Carolina for a series of readings with my good friend Mary Akers (Women up on…