To celebrate the new year, I wrote a love letter to the authors I worked with in 2017 at Split Lip Magazine. In this post, I attempt to describe the surprisingly emotional experience I had editing the short fiction of our amazing writers, as well as to honor flash fiction as a … [Read more...]
It’s A Man’s World
I offer you a sampling of things I have heard, read, and seen this past month on the topic of women and inequality: … [Read more...]
New Fiction in Bird’s Thumb
My story, "Chorionic Villus Sampling with the Virgin Mary," is now up at Bird's Thumb. I'm thrilled to share it with you. … [Read more...]
Little Hubby on the Prairie: The Past’s Claim on Modern Manhood
Is Pa Ingalls a dangerous role model for boys and men? In my latest essay for The Good Men Project, I explore the impossible expectations that Little House on the Prairie places on men and men-to-be. … [Read more...]
Call of the Wild: Out of the Library and into the Woods
My latest essay, “The Wolf Inside,” is up on Literary Mama today. Learn how a bunch of city boys in a book club take to the wild. In it, you will find a disinterested bear, a place called Doodletown, Michael Chabon, orange salamanders, inspiration for the New Year, and a whole … [Read more...]