Author Archive
Short interview on the Lerner Books blog
My publisher, Lerner Books, is undertaking a nonfiction initiative for schools and libraries, called “5 Kinds of Nonfiction.” As part of the discussion on traditional nonfiction, the Lerner blog has a short interview with me about Votes of Confidence (and Rockin’ the Boat). An excerpt: I was a news reader at a young age. I […]
“River Have Mercy” in The Broken Plate
Though delayed from spring by the COVID-19 pandemic, the new issue of The Broken Plate from Ball State University is out, and it features my short story “River Have Mercy.” An excerpt: The first time I saw her, she was sitting on a bench near the river. She was reading with her legs crossed, in […]
Lots of reading lists recommending Votes of Confidence 2nd Edition
Just a few weeks from Election Day 2020, and with early voting already underway in many states, lots of bookstores and libraries are putting out reading lists with resources to learn more, and happy to report that Votes of Confidence 2nd Edition is showing up on a lot of them. Here are a few (collecting […]
Book signing in Ottawa, Illinois, this weekend
Doing my first socially-distant book signing of the pandemic era this weekend in Ottawa, Illinois (near Starved Rock). It’s part of the city’s literary festival and is co-sponsored by Prairie Fox Books and the Reddick Library. If you can’t make it, I’ll try to sign some extra stock for Prairie Fox.
Pushcart nomination for “Grandmama Sadie’s Power Play”
Saturday morning I joined the online launch for the new 9th edition of So It Goes by the Kurt Vonnegut Library and Museum. Many contributors got to speak briefly about their piece and answer a question. But the coolest part for me came at the end, learning the journal nominated me for a 2020 Pushcart […]
“Grandmama Sadie’s Power Play” in the new So It Goes Journal
For the third time in the last four years, one of my fiction stories is appearing in the annual literary journal of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library. That included “Out Back” in the 6th edition, “White Cliffs” in the 8th, and now “Grandmama Sadie’s Power Play” in the 9th edition of So It Goes […]
Q&A about both fiction and nonfiction in Oscilloscope
Mentioned that “Attempted Murder” appears in the new issue of Oscilloscope, but also worth pointing out that the magazine included the publisher’s Q&A with me about both some recent fiction stories and recent and upcoming nonfiction books. It appears below the story if you scroll down on the page. An excerpt: 1. There is a […]
