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More praise for multiple books
One nice thing about books is even though they’re not technically new releases anymore, they’re still getting some good recognition. That includes my three new books, Animal Husbandry, Civic Minded, and Votes of Confidence, as well as my climate change book A Hot Mess and history book Rockin’ the Boat. They’re available in multiple formats […]
“Uncle Joe’s Still” appears in Straylight
Straylight literary magazine published my short story “Sealing Wax” last year, and now it’s followed up by including “Uncle Joe’s Still” in its Fall 2024 issue. An excerpt: My Uncle Joe used to say on the regular that a copy of a copy always lost something in the translation, and that a copy of that […]
“The Dead Squirrel” is also a podcast episode
A few weeks ago, the new Rituals issue of Zoetic Press Nonbinary Review came out, and it featured my short story “The Dead Squirrel,” about my dog’s first experience with death. That story is also now out in podcast form as part of the magazine’s Alphanumeric podcast. You can listen to it here.
Latest praise for the 2024 (and older) releases
With 2024 drawing to a close, it’s a good time to collect some of the recent praise for my three new books, Animal Husbandry, Civic Minded, and Votes of Confidence. All three are available wherever you buy books. Animal Husbandry is in paperback and ebook with an audiobook on the way. Both civics books are […]
“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 […]
