Me on Dogzplot

So my flash fiction piece "Sermon on the Anthill" is up on the daring Dogzplot. It's exactly what you think. If what you think is that it's a message of peace and love and ants. Lots of ants.

AWP Book Happiness

So back from the wilds of Chicago and the wonders and terrors of AWP with that warm weight of books wisely foraged.

From one of my favorite readings, I got four Dzanc books: Kyle Minor's In the Devil's Territory, Roy Kesey's All Over, Michael Czyzniejewski's Elephants in Our Bedroom, and Allison's Amend's Things that Pass for Love (technically an OV Book).

Also got my first issue of Keyhole. Plus, copies of Barry Graham's The National Virginity Pledge and Jason Jordan's Powering the Devil's Circus--two ultra-cool guys and gripping readers.

And, of course, Hobart had the best swag...what with the Jack that came in the shot glass.

Me on This Podcast Will Change Your Life

So...I've been in Chicago at the AWP conference--more about that later...unless I forget--where I met the indomitable Ben Tanzer. And then he graciously asked me to do an episode of his This Podcast Will Change Your Life, which he called No Screendoors after some silly things I said. Let me invite you to listen to me make no sense. Seriously, what is wrong with me? That said listen for my awkward shout-out to Heather.

Tonight!

What Rhymes with Orange?

Ever have people give you books just because you're a writer and a professor? Books no one wants. Not that anyone wants books anymore anyway. Books like Poets Guide to Publishing three years old, or How to Write a Children's Book and Get It Published, or The Writer's Digest Guide to Manuscript Formats from 1987 (that stuff don't change, right?).

But I have been given a Rhyming Dictionary, which is pretty cool and makes me think I should become a singer/songwriter. It's syringe, infringe, and scavenge, by the way.

Coming Soon: This Tour Will Change Your Life (virtually)

You know what the worst thing about blogging is? Blogging. That's why I'm glad to have someone else do it for me. But not just anyone: Ben Tanzer, who asks only that you experience things that will change your life. He will be doing an essay on marketing writing. The guest spot will be Feb. 27th, but it's a part of his virtual book tour for his story cycle Repetition Patterns brought to you by CCLaP. Here is the full schedule:

OFFICIAL TOUR SCHEDULE:

Monday, February 16th
Peter Anderson
http://www.petelit.com
Format: Guest essay

Tuesday, February 17th
Elizabeth Crane
http://www.elizabethcrane.com/blog/
Format: Interview

Wednesday, February 18th
Jason Jordan
http://poweringthedevilscircus.blogspot.com/
Format: Guest essay on the inspirations behind each story

Thursday, February 19th
What To Wear During An Orange Alert
http://www.orangealert.net/
Format: "Author-to-author" interview featuring guest editor Pete Anderson (PeteLit)

Friday, February 20th
Tim Hall
http://timhallbooks.com/wordpress/
Format: Exclusive new MP3 of a story being read

Saturday, February 21st
Michael FitzGerald
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/127254.Michael_A_FitzGerald
Format: Interview

Sunday, February 22nd
Day off

Monday, February 23rd
Amy Guth
http://bigmouthindeedstrikesagain.blogspot.com
Format: Interview

Tuesday, February 24th
Chicago Literary Examiner
http://www.examiner.com/x-416-Chicago-Literary-Scene-Examiner
Format: Interview

Wednesday, February 25th
Jason Riley
http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/125992
Format: Interview regarding the craft of writing

Thursday, February 26th
Nick Ostdick
http://inthenickoftime.wordpress.com/
Format: Audio interview plus guest essay

Friday, February 27th
S. Craig Renfroe, Jr.
http://craigrenfroe.blogspot.com
Format: Guest essay on artistic self-marketing

Saturday, February 28th
J.A. Tyler
http://www.aboutjatyler.blogspot.com
Format: Interview regarding the book's unusual publishing and pricing

Me on Thuglit

You have always suspected that I'm tough. A bit of a bad-ass. I mean just look at my pic with me on the mean streets. And there was that time John Irving wanted to get into it with me. But now I have definitive proof because I'm on the ultra-cool Thuglit. My story "We Are All Bullets" is in the current issue (#29). It has it all, like paintball, Russian roulette, and a high school English teacher. That's pretty much all there is, right?