Short Story: Drought in Tin House and The Guardian
I’m so proud to have a short story on Tin House’s Open Bar. It’s called Drought. You can read it here. And guess what? It was also reprinted in The Guardian.
Category Writing – Fiction
Humor Article: How To Tell If You’re A Lady In A 1950s Melodrama
I have a short humor piece in Defenestration titled How To Tell If You’re A Lady In A 1950s Melodrama. I watched a lot of bad movies to write it, so I know it’s accurate. Sample: Sure, his relentless stalking…
Suiting Up For Battle
I looked down at my hand while I was line editing and had to chuckle. I look like I’ve had an injury, but in fact the three band-aids I have on are to protect my fingers from writing calluses. Who…
Edit Your Novel With Math In McSweeneys
I have a short humor piece in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. It’s called Edit Your Novel With Math. A sample: With scissors, cut out all unique words used in the novel. Put these words in a bowl of water for three…
Short Story: Flatten, Poke, and Blow
Hey, check it out! I have a short story up in LitnImage. It’s called Flatten, Poke, and Blow. Excerpt: Judith’s parents’ barn is full of wooden spools. There are dozens of them wound with rope as thick as tree branches.…
Short Story: Five People Describe Burning Up
The short story I read last week is now up on Bang Out’s site, so now you can read it too. It is called “Five People Describe Burning Up,” in keeping with the heat theme. Excerpt: 1. Debbie: I’m coming…
Short Story: Rabble of Butterflies
Superstition Review, the online literary magazine at Arizona State University, has published my short story “Rabble of Butterflies,” which you can read here. Check it out! And while you’re at it, also check out the rest of the awesome fiction…
Short Story: End of the Line
My short story “End of the Line” is in the 2010 issue of So to Speak. Published by George Mason University, So to Speak is a feminist journal of language of art. “End of the Line” is about an old…
Short Fiction: Pie Man
“Pie Man,” a piece of microfiction that I wrote, is in the current issue of Rumble Magazine. Check it out: Pie Man The rest of the Tiger Woods Issue. ETA: This is not about Kyle and me. This is a…
But I’m Not Patient…
“Of course any novelist has difficulties. I don’t have ‘blocks,’ I mean I don’t get into a state where absolutely nothing can be done for weeks; I can always do something, though the something that I do may have to…
Come See Us Read
Dear Friends, I hope you can make it to the Word Pirates reading tomorrow night. Marcia and I have been working really hard to make it awesome. I will be reading an essay. Here are the details: Petaluma, Calif., May…
All Smiles by Joy Lanzendorfer
This week I’m reading through my novel before starting a new draft. I’ve already filled a notebook with notes of things to change and I haven’t even gotten to the end yet. I’m still amazed by my tendency to repeat…