Certain places seem to exist mainly because someone has written about them. . .a place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most obsessively, wrenches it from itself, shapes it, renders it, loves it so radically that he remakes … [Read more...]
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Diary of a Novel: July 8
Traveling makes me nervous. Which isn't to say I don't enjoy traveling. I do. But also the thought of stepping out of my familiar front door out into … Read More >>
Diary of a Novel: June 18
Life is weird. Sometimes it's weird in ways that make you feel like you can barely stand up under the weight of it. And then sometimes it's weird in … Read More >>
Diary of a Novel: June 5
Life changes so fast. Nothing stays the same. As a Buddhist, this is one of the keys to happiness. We must contemplate impermanence. That person … Read More >>
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My Book
The Face of Baseball is my short story chapbook available from WhiskeyPaper Press. It's a collection of linked stories about the way baseball and its heroes thread themselves through the loves and losses of three … Read More >>