The Giant Sloth of AWP 2011
I don’t have much to say about AWP 2011, the writing conference I attended last week. There are many posts on it out there, all similar in nature, with people name dropping the other cool people they hung out with.…
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What The TSA Pat Down Is Like
[Note: On the way to Washington DC to attend a conference, I received the TSA pat down. I wrote this right after it happened:] I am currently at San Francisco International Airport, otherwise known as SFO. I’m traveling with my…
Short Story: Flatten, Poke, and Blow
Hey, check it out! I have a short story up in LitnImage. It’s called Flatten, Poke, and Blow. Excerpt: Judith’s parents’ barn is full of wooden spools. There are dozens of them wound with rope as thick as tree branches.…
Found This On The Internet Somewhere
This feels very true.
Spain 4: Barcelona
I was so excited to go to Barcelona, but ended up thinking it was overrated. It’s touristy, expensive, and the people are kind of mean and grumpy, and yet the city doesn’t have the great museums or sites that make…
Spain 3: Granada
More Spanish countryside Oh you’re still here? Okay, so the third part of the trip was Granada, which was a lovely town. Kyle and I agreed it was our favorite place we visited in Spain. It was small enough to…
Spain 2: Tarifa and Morocco
View from the train on the way to Tarifa Tarifa is the Southern most city in Spain. We decided to go down there, spend the night, and then cross the water to Morocco to spend a day in Tangier before…
Spain 1: Madrid
Okay, this is old news now, but did you know I went to Spain? It was a nice trip. October is a great time to go. The weather was beautiful, in the low 70s the whole time. We went all…
Our New Car
I know, you have been expecting me to write about Spain on here. And I will. But in the meantime, here is our new car: a 1970 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia convertible. My 1993 Honda Civic is on its last legs,…
Short Story: Five People Describe Burning Up
The short story I read last week is now up on Bang Out’s site, so now you can read it too. It is called “Five People Describe Burning Up,” in keeping with the heat theme. Excerpt: 1. Debbie: I’m coming…