April 30, 2010
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Last year I had the opportunity for a few uninterrupted conversations with my friend and colleague Dr. Peter Grandbois, and turned it into an interview for Word Riot. Anyone could tell from that interview what a thoughtful and intelligent man … Continue reading
April 26, 2010
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Smart Girls II: The Ambition Game, a Thursday panel at AWP 2010, included “Thirteen Short Meditations on the Word Smart,” read by Karen McElmurray, author of Strange Birds in the Tree of Heaven. Bits of these meditations have stuck with … Continue reading
April 21, 2010
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I forgot that after the FC2 reading we went to The Pinch party at the brewery. If I can’t remember the parties, what’s the sense of listing my activities? My forgetting this either means it wasn’t a particularly good party … Continue reading
April 18, 2010
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Arrived Denver too early for check in, but too late for noon panel Thursday. Checked our bags with the bellhop and went to INK for coffee. It tasted really good as we sat on 16th Ave pedestrian mall in the … Continue reading
April 14, 2010
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So, as always, I admire Steve Almond, but this time it is for getting his shit together enough upon his return back from AWP to actually write something for The Rumpus about it. He’s so not kidding about brain dead. … Continue reading
April 9, 2010
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Well, last year it was in Chicago in February, and I was like “who the bleep goes to Chicago in February?” This year it is in Denver in April, and I hear this is a good place to be. So, … Continue reading
April 5, 2010
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Sad news from Zone 3, A Literary Journal came in the mail today. I submitted in October, for those of you who are curious to know how long it takes to hear back from Zone 3. Prose Editor Amy Wright … Continue reading