Monthly Archives: February 2009
February 24, 2009
A page from a comic I’m making out of autobiographical stories but instead of using pictures of myself, I’m drawing from superheroes in comic books. Not sure what I’m calling it yet.
Filed under author's own, comics
Americans Still Apparently Practice “Shunning”
A highly informal poll of readers of this blog finds they miss the news roundups, so, they’re back. Americans still apparently practice “shunning”. James Franco will star in a film about Allan Ginsburg’s “Howl”, perhaps making his life as an … Continue reading
Filed under current events, media
AWP 2009
1. In the aftermath of this AWP conference, I hear about people who saw me from afar or through a window or, like I saw Nina McConigley, through a taxi window, as she stood on the corner of Wabash and … Continue reading
Filed under books, comics, MFA programs, writers, writing
On Moving From Poetry To Fiction
Via email, from a recent graduate: Q: i’m wondering how you got to be a fiction writer since i know you used to be a writer of poems. do you have any advice for a would-be fiction writer? i know … Continue reading
Yes, Like That
I wake up in Jayne Anne Phillips’ house in Glen Ridge after the longest night of sleep I’ve had in a while—10 hours. Waking up here for me is a little like I imagine it might be for someone else … Continue reading
Filed under fiction, letters from away, MFA programs, what I am working on, writers, writing
