I Was On An All About Beer Panel
Earlier this year, I was on a beer panel for All About Beer magazine. That means I got to sit in a room with other panelists, taste beers, and come up with descriptions of nuances and flavors. It was fun.…
Book Review: The Nest By Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
Check it out! I have a book review up at KQED on The Nest By Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney. Click here to read Review: Is ‘The Nest’ Worth Its Famed Seven-Figure Advance?
Facts About I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings In Mental Floss
Check out my most recent Mental Floss post, 11 Facts About I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Maya Angelou was such a fascinating person.
Truth Is Stranger Than Children’s Fiction In Writer’s Digest
I have an article in the March/April issue of Writer’s Digest titled “When Truth Is Stranger Than (Children’s) Fiction.” Next time you’re in a bookstore, pick up a copy and check it out.
Food-Related Things I’ve Done Recently
* I went mushroom hunting a few times. Once I found a bunch of hedgehog mushrooms and took them home and made risotto. Later when I was in Whole Foods, I saw hedgehog mushrooms on sale for $30 Apparently mushroom…
Article: Secret Garden In Mental Floss
I have a new post up at Mental Floss: 8 Lovely Facts About The Secret Garden. I was surprised to learn that Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic book is basically an allegory for Christian Science. Weird. Click here to read the…
Monterey Trip
Last month, I took a short trip to Monterey. Turns out January is a great time to visit. Here are some pictures. It was a beautiful day. Me: There’s something very old-fashioned about that man. Marcia: Is it that he’s…
The Other By Ted Hughes
She had too much so with a smile you took some. Of everything she had you had Absolutely nothing, so you took some. At first, just a little. Still she had so much she made you feel Your vacuum, which…
Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016
2015 was a great year for us. Here’s some things that happened: * I wrote for many publications, including Mental Floss and The Atlantic. * I won a creative writing grant! I’ll talk more about that soon. * I finished…
My Article Among Biggest Literary Stories Of 2015
Literary Hub mentioned my article in The Atlantic about literary journals charging reading fees to submitting writers among The 50 Biggest Literary Stories of the Year. It’s under number 31: Literary Journals Making Money Off Slush Piles. Check it out!