Other Voices Category
My review of Wild by Cheryl Strayed is live at The Nervous Breakdown.
Posted on April 11, 2012 Leave a Comment
My review of Wild (Knopf) by Cheryl Strayed is now live at The Nervous Breakdown. This is a fantastic memoir, one that takes out into the wilderness, so that we can hear the song and pain that emanates from her broken heart. A mother that dies too soon, a life that is falling apart, and one […]
Cemetery Dance Contest – Spread the Word
Posted on April 2, 2012 Leave a Comment
These guys at Cemetery Dance are promoting, publishing and discovering some of the best names in horror. Do whatever you can to support them. They gave me a big break, accepting my story “Stillness” in Shivers VI (with Stephen King and Peter Straub) and I’ll be eternally grateful for that support. I’ve bought their books […]
My review of THREATS by Amelia Gray is live at The Nervous Breakdown
Posted on March 22, 2012 Leave a Comment
My review of the debut novel THREATS by Amelia Gray is now live up at The Nervous Breakdown. This is a sly, subtle, unsettling and touching novel. I remember the first time I heard Amelia read, at Blake Butler’s Scorch Atlas release party here in Chicago. It was the first time I’d met her, or […]
Beth Ann Masarik blog tour for The World Among Us
Posted on February 29, 2012 2 Comments
Thank you Richard, for hosting me today on my tour. We are coming down to the wire, and I would like thank EVERYONE for being a part of this tour. You all have been wonderful and amazing, and I couldn’t be happier with the tour results. That being said, welcome back to all who are […]
AWP Chicago 2012 – My Schedule
Posted on February 28, 2012 1 Comment
I know you all are just waiting for me to release my schedule for the exciting 2012 Chicago AWP. So, here you go. Tentative, of course. Wednesday, 2/29 8:00 pm Kick-Off Party @ The Empty Bottle (1035 N. Western Ave.) Readings by xTx, Jesus Angel Garcia, Ben Tanzer , Mary Miller, Lindsay Hunter, Sam Pink, Amber […]
Slices of Flesh (Dark Moon Books) out soon, at World Horror Convention
Posted on February 28, 2012 Leave a Comment
OUT SOON! At the World Horror Convention on March 29th. Very excited. My story “Rudy Jenkins Buries His Fears” is in here. Linda Addison Janice Gable Bashman Erin Bender Laura Benedict Max Booth III Chantal Boudreau Gary Braunbeck Kevin James Breaux J ason V. Brock Reesa Brown Jennifer Brozek Ramsey Campbell Tom Cardamone Stewart Carrick […]
RIP William Gay [1943-2012]
Posted on February 25, 2012 Leave a Comment
“The Paperhanger” is one of my favorite stories ever. If you haven’t read his work, do so now. We’ve lost a good one today. I’m very sad. My friend Heather Foster just went to a reading and signing he did, and he had a little stroke, but was okay. He signed a few of my […]
My review of Ampersand, Mass by William Walsh is live at The Nervous Breakdown.
Posted on February 14, 2012 Leave a Comment
In this collection of stories, William Walsh has put together a unique collage of perspectives set in Ampersand, Mass (Keyhole Press). These tales run the gamut from fantastical and bizarre to sweet and touching to heartbreaking and morose. It’s a wild ride, so buckle up.
My review of Damascus by Joshua Mohr is live at The Nervous Breakdown
Posted on February 14, 2012 Leave a Comment
If you’re a fan of Charles Bukowski (and who isn’t) then you’ll probably like this seedy, depressing and ultimately touching and redeeming novel, Damascus (Two Dollar Radio), by Joshua Mohr. I had the pleasure of reading with Josh a few months ago in Chicago as part of The Nervous Breakdown reading series run by Gina […]
My review of Karl Taro Greenfeld’s NowTrends is live at The Nervous Breakdown.
Posted on February 1, 2012 Leave a Comment
My review of Karl Taro Greenfeld’s NowTrends is now up at The Nervous Breakdown. Great stuff. He’s known as a non-fiction author, but he writes fiction too, very well published—The Paris Review, The Missouri Review, BASS, O. Henry, etc. And KTG is one hell of a nice guy, too. I ran across his work in […]
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