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“An Overnight Delivery” appears in Steam Ticket
The new issue of Steam Ticket launched in May and features my short story “An Overnight Delivery,” in which a visitor at the door in the middle of the night startles a young woman awake and forces her to confront some of her choices. The issue will be available for order on the magazine’s website […]
More news on the book front
I’ve been a bit busy lately with editing work and haven’t had a chance to post here, but the books continue to appear in some lists and articles that are worth a look. As a reminder, all my books are available wherever you buy books, and requests to libraries and literacy programs are always helpful. […]
“The Crock” published in The Write Launch
I’ve been slow about writing new short stories in the past few months, but some of my older stories are still getting published. The latest example is “The Crock,” appropriately published on St. Patrick’s Day in The Write Launch. It’s my second time in the magazine. An excerpt: The sky had been clear and blue […]
Animal Husbandry signing at AWP in Baltimore
I’m attending the annual AWP conference for the fourth time in five years (had to skip 2024 because of a conflict). This year is in Baltimore, and I’ll be signing copies of Animal Husbandry (and Other Fictions) at Slippery Elm’s table at the bookfair from 2-3 p.m. on Thursday, 6 March. Come by and buy […]
More lists featuring my nonfiction books
My hometown Chicago Public Library included Civic Minded in this great list of nonfiction books for the 250th anniversary of the United States (which is really the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence). The Los Angeles County Library included Votes of Confidence in this helpful voting booklist ahead of the 2026 midterms. The Columbus Library […]
The books appear on more great lists
As the end of the year approaches, my books are still popping up in some pretty exciting places. Here are a few of those. Ken Burns has a new documentary on the American Revolution that came out in November, and PBS put out a great list of books for viewers to read. I’m proud to […]
Some recent Q&As with other authors
As regular readers might know, one of my side gigs is I review a lot of books for Foreword Reviews (since 2012, so it’s well above a hundred books now). Sometimes the magazine asks me to interview authors of books I recommend, so here are a few recent ones. Worth noting that I don’t write […]
