New Look
My first serious attempt at modifying/creating a Wordpress template is complete. Okay, 95% complete. Started with the Starkers Theme and followed some screen casts from CSS Tricks. I totally recommend…
Review: The Book of Bunny Suicides – Andy Riley
It's like Garfield minus Garfield minus Jon plus bunnies plus suicide. Rumored to be on the coffee tables of depressed literary luminaries in their last days before dying and banned…
The Deniers – Sam Lipsyte
If creative writing workshops were kegs of beer, "The Deniers" by Sam Lipsyte would be the leftover funk that squirts into a stein before the bartender changes to something fresher.…
The Good Samaritan – Thomas McGuane
"The Good Samaritan" by Thomas McGuane is a story that revolves around a man's connection to the land, his family, and his work. The story is third-person limited from the…
Herman Wouk Is Still Alive – Stephen King
The Atlantic does not know what to do with fiction. Because Stephen King ragged on their publication, they've stopped publishing their fiction issue and are now publishing a cultural issue…
A Withered Branch – Ludmilla Petrushevskaya
"A Withered Branch" by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya is a story about a woman writer hitch-hiking across Russia and encountering kindness from another woman named, Jadviga. It's short, only one and half…
Events: Choose Your Own Adventure Writing Workshop
This Saturday, I'm leading a writing workshop at StudioSTL for young writers, ages 6-10. We'll be writing a Choose Your Own Adventure story based in Saint Louis that we'll share…
Review: The Eyre Affair – Jasper Fforde
I'm not going to spend a lot of time on this book, because like a snack, it doesn't require too much description besides it was tasty, left me undernourished, and…