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Radioactive Steel, Antiquarian Books, & the Struggle for Self-Expression
I was listening to the Slate Political Gabfest podcast recently. This was their annual show where they step away from politics (mostly) and discuss whatever…
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The Doldrums
I’ve spent the past several months querying a novel. Everyone describes the querying process as brutal. Everyone is correct. You work hard on a book.…
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Tea Clipper Novel Status: Queries Aweigh!
Well, I’ve done it. The deed is done. I’ve crossed the Rubicon. The die is cast. Qué será será. Like a good neighbor State Farm…
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The 5am Club – The Worst Book Ever Written
Due to my professional obligations, I occasionally read self-help books. Recently, it was The 5am Club by Robin Sharma, a pretty awful book by almost…
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Tea Clipper Novel Status: The Writing Group
I have been working on a novel about the great tea clipper races since 2008. It has been a long voyage. Lots of rewrites and…
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Some (Additional) Thoughts on Cabbage Patch’s Babyland General Hospital
Several years ago, my family and I took a trip into the mountains. We saw Helen, Georgia, a faux-Bavarian town inexplicably nestled among the southern…
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Why Pickles, and also, Why Blog at All?
I can hear you asking. I can hear the incredulity whirring behind your crinkled eyebrows. Why, exactly, would someone restart a blog? A blog? A…
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The Return
Well. Well. Well. Look who’s decided to post again. It has been several… years? Eight, in fact? Good lord. This site has been gathering internet…
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Reading for Unheard LA on KPCC
A couple months ago I wrote an essay for an “Unheard LA” event put on by KPCC, my local NPR affiliate. They broadcast my reading…
