“All the angels may be out to lunch…”

My friend Heather Hartley’s debut poetry collection—the witty, nervy, sexy Knock Knock (Carnegie Mellon U Press)—comes out this month, launched by Tin House magazine with a fabulous NYC party on Thursday, January 21. Gorgeous invitation won’t upload, so print it out before it vanishes, or make note:

8 p.m., Thurs. 1/21, at the Old Stone

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Not Amy Bloom’s snow

Ultimately whatever the character observes will reveal her–sometimes what’s being described is secondary. … Read more

The Jim Krusoe Litany in my Head

“When you’re writing a scene, give one character a task to complete…” and other elements of the Jim Krusoe writing litany that plays in my head. … Read more