I can’t get past the gratuitous use of product placement in the manuscript. For example, in chapter six the narrator is warming up a Tombstone pizza, even though the story takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. … more
I can’t get past the gratuitous use of product placement in the manuscript. For example, in chapter six the narrator is warming up a Tombstone pizza, even though the story takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. … more
The author of “Moonman Stories” on form in fiction… more
The week in all things man and word: Questionable reflective decorating and the Queen of the Oranges… more
“Because it’s winter and the pond is frozen like glass and there’s the hard press of atmosphere and the air turns white with snow falling through the orbit of his faraway home.… more
The author of “Apocrypha” talks about his life as it relates to security… more
The week in all things man and word: Unfortunate consequences of facial hair, rally car safety, and more Arrested Development fun… more
“A couple of grown-up crack babies, crazy as hell. The third one has an air about him like he doesn’t belong down here, like he ought to be pulling that suitcase through an airport in Vegas or Miami… more
“That’s all respect is here: maintaining the illusion of power… more
“Everyone was watching, at that point. I was watching too. I should have intervened, because animals on the playground—dogs, cats, snakes, even raccoons sometimes—it happens a lot.… more