A City of Bison

I have a The Alligators of Abraham excerpt called "A City of Bison" up at matchbook that I hope you'll check out.

In other Alligator news, the official cover is up at SPD. Matt Kish, whose work I have long admired (and whose book Moby Dick in Pictures is easily one of my favorites of the year), is the artist. I'm hardly exaggerating when I say it's probably my all time favorite book cover, and would be no matter the author.

PANK 50 Word Stories

A special issue of PANK featuring 50 word (or less) stories guest edited by J.A. Tyler is up. I have a little tease from HIS BLACK MOUNTAIN in the issue, but, honestly, my writing is by far the least interesting aspect of this issue. It is loaded, loaded, loaded with great writers and their even greater words. I began typing out the names of my favorites, but it really does just go on too long, so, check it out.

Mud Luscious Press 2012 Subscription Drive

'And your father said, “Each night my dreams are filled with the thunder of hooves. Each night your grandmother and the stain of her tears upon my clothing. Each night my school chums trampled in the streets and the houses of those I knew ground to dust and splinters. Each night, within my dreams, I weep the way I wept back then.”'

--from THE ALLIGATORS OF ABRAHAM

Want more? The MLP 2012 subscription drive is (for the time) going. This means you can get Gregory Sherl's THE OREGON TRAIL IS THE OREGON TRAIL, Matt Bell's CATACLYSM BABY, Ken Sparling's DAD SAYS HE SAW YOU AT THE MALL, and my THE ALLIGATORS OF ABRAHAM for only $40. That is a load of literary gold and for a savings of $20. My book, alone, will cost $15 once this offer has expired.

When Are You Going to Finish Don Quixote?

My story about Orson Welles as a struggling artist struggling as an adjunct at a community college, "When Are You Going to Finish Don Quixote?" is in the new issue of Crazyhorse. This was one of those "rejected 20 times" before it was accepted pieces, so I'm relieved to see one of my personal favorites finally see the light of day.

Reviews & Interviews

Recently, the good Jackson Nieuwland interviewed me about writing and writers and books and so on. That review is up now at HTMLGiant. Much thanks to Jackson for putting in the work.

Also, there is a wonderful review of How the Days of Love & Diphtheria up at PANK. There Kenny Mooney writes, in part, "I challenge anyone to say they have read anything remotely like How the Days of Love & Diphtheria." Many thanks to Kenny for taking the time to write such generous things about my little book.

And, finally, Edward Mullany has a very thoughtful and interesting review of Diphtheria over at the Matchbook blog. My thanks to Edward for this bit of writing.

Everyday Genius

The first page of my next book, His Black Mountain, is up at Everyday Genius. Big, big thanks to Ben Spivey for including me in what has been a terrific month of literature.

Artifice #4

The 4th issue of the great lit mag Artifice is now available for pre-order. I have a story in the issue with a number of great writers. My story is some early notes from THE ALLIGATORS OF ABRAHAM. So, check it out and order, order, order.