Yesterday I decided on a whim that I would probably die if I didn’t alphabetize, organize, and thin out my fiction collection. It really was a perfect activity to put February to bed. I don’t…
Date Archives 2015
Geek Love, Invisibility & Being an Other
I kicked my reading New Year off by turning to a longtime favorite, Geek Love by Katherine Dunn. This is a book I’m pretty sure I discovered in the dusty upstairs of The Book Peddler,…
Look! I Learned a New Trick or Discovering I Like Albums (do we still call them albums?)
Last night at Rock & Roll Bookclub we started talking about my future book release party and how there’d be a band there. Of course. “Or maybe a jukebox,” BFK said, getting carried away with…
Answering The Googlers’ Questions XV: Back After a Five-Year Hiatus
Ever since I started the agent query process, I have become addicted to looking at I Will Dare’s stats. I’ve convinced myself that I will be able to discern literary interest by studying the IP…
Paul Simon as Surrogate Imaginary Father
I know very little about Paul Simon’s life. Jewish, New Yorker, married to Edie Brickell. That’s about it. So it’s fitting that last night while that boring SNL 40th Anniversary special was on TV and…
It’s Sunday & I’m Boring: My Couch Failed the Bechdel Test
I spent my Valentine’s Day on the couch with some Potato Oles, a bottle of Bulleit, and my Fabulous Friend Jodie (FFJ). We laughed and drank until about 3 a.m. and then crawled up the…