All right, so technically it’s not summer yet, but the high today is going to be in the 80s and I’m going to be indoors at home all day, because I feel like crud. If it were the middle of winter, it would be cloudy and gray outside and I would be wrapping myself up [...]
Entries from May 2009
May 25, 2009
The notebook
I have a terrible memory.
On top of that, also, I’m not very observant. This often comes as a surprise, since, hey, I’m a writer, and the stories we weave are made from the threads we pick up scattered around us (and if you didn’t already guess, that was me trying to be profound, and sounding [...]
May 18, 2009
We band of brothers (and sisters)
Yes, we look crazy. We probably are. And maybe you can’t tell from this picture (though you probably can), but these were the nicest, smartest, funniest people you could hope to meet.
I had a fantastic time at the Saints and Sinners conference in New Orleans. I read from my short story, and then, much to [...]
May 8, 2009
The Big Easy
Next week, Mike and I are heading to New Orleans for the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival. I’m very excited about this, not just because we get to get the hell outta Dodge for four days and drink Hurricanes with impunity (although for me it’ll more likely be eat beignets and drink coffee with reckless [...]
