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February 8, 2016

Happy (Lunar) New Year!

Happy New Year! February 8 marks the start of the new year, according to the lunar calendar. This year is the Year of the…
January 1, 2016

Literary Resolutions, 2016

I won’t bother anyone with my perennial New Year’s Resolutions (lose weight, clear away household clutter, be a nicer person, etc.), but I thought…
January 1, 2016

2015 Reading — Catching Up

In the first part of 2015 I did a decent job of keeping this journal about my reading, but as the year went on…
December 31, 2015

So long, 2015! Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! It has been awhile since my last newsletter, but the end of the year seems like a good time to bring…
December 20, 2015

“What are you working on now?”

One question I hear over and over again–from friends, other writers, and even strangers who learn that I’m a writer–is “What are you working…
December 17, 2015

Review of What the Zhang Boys Know in The Florida Review

My novel in stories, What the Zhang Boys Know, came out a little over three years ago. Since then, it has received a few editorial…
November 28, 2015

Call for Submissions: Everywhere Stories Volume II

In the fall of 2014, Press 53 published the anthology Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet. The book included 20 stories by…
November 26, 2015

Thanksgiving away from home

It’s Thanksgiving Day and I am grateful to be spending the holiday at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, where I’ve been in…
November 22, 2015

Crazy Low Price for Everywhere Stories

Buy this book now at Amazon: Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet Now, I say. They’ve got it listed for $7.64 for…
November 12, 2015

In Residence

I’m currently in residence at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, one of my favorite places. Having come to VCCA many times over…