>Snow

>Lots of it, and it can’t be ignored any longer. We’ve been hit by two huge storms this season along with several smaller storms…

>New Issue: The Short Review

>The February issue of The Short Review is up and filled with lots of reviews of short story collections, as usual. This month there…

>Andrew’s Book Club: February

>It’s time for the February picks from Andrew’s Book Club, and this time he’s chosen a couple of books about which I know little….

>Print vs. Online

>This really isn’t about that, at least not in any conclusive way. I mostly aim to publish my longer work in print and shorter…

>Million Writers Award

>The Million Writers Award, sponsored by storySouth, is now accepting nominations from readers and editors for the best short fiction (over 1000 words) that…

>Writers At The Beach: Seaglass 2010

>Writers At The Beach: Seaglass 2010 Check out the site of this conference coming up in March. I’m on a couple of panels and…

>Ploughshares Blog

>I guess I haven’t visited the Ploughshares Blog in some time because the managing editor just emailed me (very, very politely) to ask that…

>J. D. Salinger

>J.D. Salinger has died. Like just about every other American writer, especially anyone close to my age, I’ve been influenced by Salinger, especially Catcher…

>Upcoming Appearances: Chicago in February

>Brrr. I used to live there, though, right? So I’m not going to let a little cold weather bother me. I’m scheduling some appearances…

>Book Blogger Convention

>I wonder if there’s any way I can go to the Book Blogger Convention? (May 28 in NYC)