Arkansas Review Arrives on Planet, Thrives September 24, 2009

Hello. I’m happy to report that the latest issue of the Arkansas Review has arrived at better bookstores and libraries everywhere. The issue contains a new short story of mine called “Timber Walking.” It also contains–among much else worth investigating–a story called “Selling the Farm” by Sallie Bingham and an essay by Andrew Scheiber about [...]

New Quarterly Conversation Is Out and About September 9, 2009

Hello. In yet more happy online news, the latest issue of the Quarterly Conversation is out. The issue is bursting at the cyber-seams, containing reviews of the latest from Ishiguro, Vollman, Pynchon, and Hemon, as well as several essays on literature in translation, which has become a specialty of QC. The issue also includes reviews [...]

How Much Cotton? High Cotton September 4, 2009

Hello. I’m super pleased to report that my short story “High Cotton” has been published over at Fried Chicken and Coffee, the online blogazine run by Rusty Barns of Night Train fame. The story is about two high school boys who start cotton diving in the afternoons. Much adventure follows. Interesting historical factoid that’s somewhat [...]