>Status Update: Work in Progress

>I’ve been working on my novel (all the livelong day . . .) and it’s coming along. I’d say that it’s coming along nicely,…

>Giving Thanks

>It’s the day, after all, and here it is: Life is good. I am a very fortunate man. I worked very hard for years…

>NYT 100 Notable Books of 2009

>Here’s the list of the New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year. Surprises? I’m happy to see Brad Leithauser’s new book, The…

>Reading at Blue Ridge Community College — December 1

>On Tuesday, December 1, at 12:30 pm, as part of the Blue Ridge Community College Brown Bag Speaker Series, I’ll be giving a reading…

>New Issue: Ginosoko #9

>Ginosko #9 is available for download (in a pdf file). I don’t recognize the names of any of the contributors, but I like the…

>Gourevitch to leave Paris Review

>The Paris Review announced earlier this month that Philip Gourevitch, editor of the magazine for the past five years, will step down. I only…

>New (to me) Litmag: Emprise Review

>Emprise Review isn’t new–the current issue is the magazine’s 11th–but I’m just hearing about it. Or maybe I’m just now paying attention, because I…

>New LitMag Reviews

>Check out NewPages for some recent reviews of literary magazines. None that I’m in, but I still like to see what’s happening in magazines…

>Holiday Book Fair at Stone Soup

>1st Annual Holiday Book Fair featuring Local Authors Join Stone Soup Books for a little local literary shopping experience with all the trimmings of…

>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…