A story at Necessary Fiction

I took part in a series at Necessary Fiction, where they " invited past contributors to share one of their earliest stories and some thoughts on how it relates to their writing now". The story is called "The Favorite Daughter" and I wrote it nearly two decades ago. I find it embarrassing, frankly, but I think that was sort of the point of project, so here it is. Thank you Steve Himmer, the editor, for inviting me to participate.

Sententia 4 Is Now Closed For Submissions

Amy King, Jen Michalski and I are still reading submissions already sent in, but we are no longer accepting new ones. Thanks so much everyone for submitting your work to us.

Edward Mullany's book of poems, If I Falter at the Gallows

Thanks Big Other, for hosting my conversation with Edward Mullany about his new book, If I Falter at the Gallows (Publishing Genius Press.)

WIDOW by Michelle Latiolais

I was so fortunate to be able to review the amazing short story collection, WIDOW, by Michelle Latiolais, for the great literary site, The Nervous Breakdown. It's my first contribution there and I'm thrilled about that. Mostly, I'm grateful to Latiolais for writing such a brave, sad book and The Bellevue Literary Press for publishing it. What a contribution to the land of literature.

Dawn West Reviews Baby and Other Stories at PANK

Dawn West (click here to find out more about her) writes a very thoughtful and thorough review of my collection, Baby and Other Stories over at the always wonderful Pank Magazine. I"m honored and I love the way she interprets the bothness of the characters, as she writes, "both in love and unloved, the desire to be with him there and somewhere else alone".

SENTENTIA 4 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS- ALL WOMEN WRITERS ISSUE

Click here for submission guidelines. Send us your work! Jen Michalski will co-edit the fiction with me and Amy King will edit the poetry. Open for fiction submissions only.

Reading During NYC LitCrawl at Scratcher, this Saturday at 6pm!

Come join me and fellow Soho Press people at Scratcher, at 209 E. 5th Street in the East Village. Alex Shakar, Henry Chang and Juliann Garey will also read.

The Impending Launch of Sententia Books

Ryan W. Bradley and Paula Bomer, co-publishers of Artistically Declined Press, will be going separate ways this winter of 2011 the better to pursue their unique small press visions. Bradley will continue with www.artisticallydeclined.net and Bomer will launch www.sententiabooks.com, where she'll continue with the journal Sententia, that was founded by Bradley and herself. Please check out both websites to stay abreast of some of the most exciting small press publication out there.

Thanks Matt Bell and Gabriel Blackwell over at The Collagist for letting me review Barry Graham's excellent novella, Nothing or Next to Nothing. The issue is full of other good stuff, including an excerpt from fellow Soho Press author, Alex Shakar. Check it out.

My Interview with Jen Michalski at Rain Taxi Review

Thanks Jen Michalski for the wonderful conversation about her novella "May/December", and Rain Taxi Review of Books for supporting independent publishers and the writers they publish. Press 53 also deserves mention for choosing to award and publish such an ambitious and transgressive novella.

Big Other Post: Graham Greene's TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT and a look at Satire

A brief post about Greene's excellent satire, TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT and satire in general. It was a fantastic, inspiring read.

Soho Press to publish my novel NINE MONTHS

It was announced officially a few weeks ago, but I was hesitant to announce it myself while doing some extensive revisions. Now that those are done- it's official! Soho Press will publish my satire, NINE MONTHS, in the fall of 2012. I'm very excited to be on such a great press and working with the amazing editor, Mark Doten.

Dana Spiotta's STONE ARABIA at Ed Champion's Reluctant Habits

I take place in a roundtable discussion (my first comments appear here) about Stone Arabia by Dana Spiotta at Ed Champion's wonderful site, Reluctant Habits at edrants.com. The conversation is a week long affair and I'm honored to be in discussion with many wonderful writers. Thanks Ed, for the opportunity to talk about this book.

"Lightning" up at Bluestem

Thanks to the editors at Bluestem, and especially, Roxane Gay, for publishing my story, "Lightning".

Dark Sky Magazine

A very short piece responding to the news - a week long project at Dark Sky Magazine. Thanks Kevin Murphy.