Author Archive
“The Dead Squirrel” in Zoetic Press
The new Rituals issue of Zoetic Press Nonbinary Review is now out in both print and ebook form. My work has appeared in the magazine several times over the past decade, and this is the first time it’s a creative nonfiction piece. An excerpt: The squirrel looked frozen in place, flat on its back atop […]
Signed copes of Animal Husbandry at Book Stall
More stores keep ordering my fiction short-story collection, Animal Husbandry (and Other Fictions), and whenever I can I try to sign copies for stores. Tonight I stopped by the excellent The Book Stall in Winnetka and signed a few copies of Animal Husbandry. They’re available now; stop in and grab one.
Great visit to the undergrad alma mater
Over the weekend, I took part in Career Day at the Indiana University Media School (I went when it was still the Journalism School, but there’s a lot more TV/radio/marketing/social media now). I took part in a panel on careers beyond the Indiana Daily Student newsroom, joined some group networking, and held a series of […]
Secret World event went really well
Last night, Jeremy T. Wilson and I did “A Beastly Reading” at Secret World Books in suburban Highland Park. It was a really fun event and the store has a few extra signed copies if you missed it. I read excerpts from three stories in Animal Husbandry: “Clarksdale,” “Seaweed and Salt,” and “Paying the Piper.” […]
Animal Husbandry signing at Secret World Books
Tonight is the suburban launch of Animal Husbandry at Secret World Books in Highland Park, right next door to my hometown of Deerfield. It’s a joint event with Jeremy Wilson for his enjoyable novel The Quail Who Wears the Shirt. We will both read from our books, do Q&A with the bookstore owner, and take […]
More praise for Votes of Confidence
With the 2024 election tomorrow, it’s a good time for a roundup of recent praise for Votes of Confidence: A Young Person’s Guide to American Elections. Here are a few examples. The Alameda County Library (which includes Oakland, California, briefly my home in 2024) included Votes in its election roundup of voting resources, Q&A, and […]
Foreword Reviews praises Civic Minded
I’ve been able to quote from it before now, but the November/December issue of Foreword Reviews has a full review of Civic Minded. The book came out on October 1 and has been gaining a lot of momentum lately, appearing on a lot of lists of best books for election season, which is really nice […]
