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Book Tour Dispatch 006: Detroit, MI/Amherst, OH
And that’s a wrap on the book tour. I’m currently in a rest stop on the Ohio Turnpike, catching up on some freelancing and drinking coffee. There’s going to be one more post in this series, I think, in a more “what were the lessons we learned along the way” vein, but for now… Last…
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Book Tour Dispatch 005: Youngstown, OH/Ann Arbor, MI
Holy shit, Youngstown. That was a heck of a time. Terrific readings, my first time seeing an old friend in a few years, a great bar, and music playing by the likes of Abner Jay and the John Cale/Terry Riley combo. So good. So very good. Fan Now I’m in Ann Arbor for a few…
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Here’s How to Do a Shared Universe
I’ve been on the road for about a week now, and have added around 1,700 miles to the odometer on my trusty Honda Fit. As I’ve traveled, I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts – including getting my feet wet in writer Julian Simpson’s Pleasant Green universe. I’ve read Simpson’s newsletter Cartoon Gravity for…
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Book Tour Dispatch 004: Chicago, IL
I got to Chicago late last night, after Google Maps routed me through some of the loneliest roads in the state of Illinois. Today was relatively quiet: before heading over to Pilsen Community Books, I caught up on some work and chatted with Ben Tanzer for his podcast. The event was truly heartwarming; I owe…
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Book Tour Dispatch 003: Kansas City, MO/Quincy, IL
I’ll have a lot more to say about this year’s AWP in a later post. For now? It was great to catch up with friends in Kansas City from all walks of life. Sadly, there was no barbecue in the cards for me due to bad planning and the substantial popularity of Nate Bargatze. Now…
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Book Tour Dispatch 002: Columbus, OH/New Castle, IN
Some impressions on Columbus, Ohio from someone who’s never visited it before: Currently holed up in New Castle, Indiana catching up on some work en route to Kansas City. Which will be a slightly longer drive than I anticipated. Am also trying to figure out if one of my phone chargers imploded overnight, which I…
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Book Tour Dispatch 001: Somerset, PA / Columbus, OH
Hello! I’m touring again. Solo, this time. The last time I did anything on this scale it was 2017 and duncan b. barlow and I got in his manual transmission Honda Fit and drove from Santa Fe to Chicago. This time around I’m alone, the Honda Fit is (a)mine and (b)an automatic transmission, and the…
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“Faces in the Window”: A Weird Holiday Tale
Every Christmas for the last few years I’ve contributed a story to Jon Solomon‘s 25-Hour Holiday Marathon on WPRB. This is this year’s. Thanks to Jon and WPRB for this; if you’d prefer to listen, you can do that as well. What do I remember from my childhood? Well, to begin with, this: there was…
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Things I Wrote: November 2023
InterviewsDoug Melville on Invisible Generals (InsideHook); Hannah Carlson on Pockets (InsideHook); Douglas Brunt on The Mysterious Case of Rudolph Diesel (InsideHook); Chris Hadfield on The Defector (InsideHook); Bethanne Patrick on Season 2 of Missing Pages (Vol. 1 Brooklyn); Sean Michaels on Do You Remember Being Born? (Vol. 1 Brooklyn); Andrya Ambro of Gold Dime (Vol.…
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Things I Wrote: October 2023
[a new and recurring “hey, what did I write during that month, anyway?” feature in these parts.] Interviews Maria Smilios on The Black Angels (InsideHook); Yepocka Yeebo on Anansi’s Gold (InsideHook); Will Hermes on Lou Reed: The King of New York (InsideHook); Wes Davis on American Journey (InsideHook); Joshua Viola on True Believers (Vol. 1…