99 Problems. Ben Tanzer

Check out Ben Tanzer's latest book, 99 Problems: essays about running and writing . Great read! Ben Tanzer: Where running and writing meet. A very compelling read!

Silverthought - Breakfast with the Author

Thanks to Mark Brand of Silverthought for including me, along with Ben Tanzer, in the first Breakfast with the Author. Check it out!

New fiction

I have a new short story up at Underground Voices.

Podcast

A piece that I read at the Orange Alert Reading Series was included their Podcast.

Flash Fiction

I have a short piece published at In Between Altered States...

Reading in July

Who? Me
What? Reading a couple of short stories
Where? The Whistler, Logan Square, Chicago
When? On Sunday evening, July 18th at 6pm
Why? Because it is an opportunity given to me by Jason Behrends of WTWDAOA.

Also, I will be reading with author Mark Brand, who's novel, Red Ivy Afternoon, I've just finished, and really enjoyed. So come on out and hear some great fiction... What else are you going to do on a Sunday evening?

New poetry

New Poetry @ The Medulla Review

Live fiction...

Thank you to the good people at This Zine Will Change Your Life for publishing my short story, "Do Not Resuscitate."

half familiar faces

Have you ever seen a face in a crowd, and you swear you know the face, but it just doesn't completely match up in your memory? I recently had a similar experience, only with music. I was listening to Josh Ritter, my new favorite musician, and heard Bruce Springsteen, Ryan Adams, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake and others. However, the music just didn't match up, and for that I'm thankful. Josh Ritter seems to be able embrace the spirit of great music while creating and maintaining his own musical identity. His latest album, SO RUNS THE WORLD AWAY is a musical masterpiece as well as a work of literary genius. Check it out...

Podcasted

Thanks to Ben Tanzer and This Blog Will Change Your Life for interviewing me. Check out the podcast @ A Glimpse of Truth. Also, look for my short story (one of my first to see light) to published this week at This Zine Will Change Your Life.

The Sagging: Spirits and Skin - A recent review...

A recent review of my little chapbook at fiddler crab review. It is under the "short reviews" section on the right hand side.

A Poem, or two...

Hey, here's a poem that was published at Word Riot in March; love Word Riot.

Also, a poem from The Orange Room Review. I love this publication because they publish narrative poetry, and I love me some narrative poetry.

And, last (for today), but certainly not least, a poem published from This Zine Will Change Your Life of which Ben Tanzer is the publisher extraordinaire.

CCLaP Reading at The Op Shop

I had a great time at the CCLaP reading on Friday night at The Op Shop. It was awesome to meet new writers (Sally Weigel, Mark Brand and Katherine Hodges) and Jason Pettus (Owner and founder of CCLaP). It was also good to see good friend and novelist, Ben Tanzer, whose blog I would recommend you check out daily, because it's bound to change your life, guaranteed.

Here are links to a podcast and photos of the show. You can also listen below.

Second post, same as the first

As you're planning your holiday weekend, don't forget to include CCLaP's first reading. Pretty cool. I'm looking forward to meeting, and reading with a lot of great Chicago writers. I will be reading a series of 11 poems (short poems, mind you) that (hopefully) flow as a cohesive narrative. Come on down and check it out!

Welcome

Hello. I'm starting a blog. Not sure how frequently I'll be adding items, but hey, I'm blogging.

I will be reading at Chicago Center for Literature and Photography's first literary event with Sally Weigel, Ben Tanzer, Mark Brand, and Katherine Hodges. Looking forward to it...

How's that for a first post? Not bad, huh?