“The thing is,” he said, “now that I’ve stopped drinking, I don’t want to be a bore. At parties, you know.”
“You’re not... more
In the summer that followed Danny's sophomore year at U-High, he took Bridget to a White Sox game. He knocked at... more
I met Billy Lombardo in the summer of 2007 on a sun drenched patch of grass under the Blue Ridge Mountains in... more
I did some fact-checking after the wedding. I bet you thought I never would, but I did. And you know what I found out? You were never... more
Pop loved two things, but I inherited his affection for one of those only. He read me bedtime stories during the off-season. The... more
I enjoy stealing. It's just as simple as that.
Jane's Addiction, "Been Caught Stealing"
Bear with me here: I don't know... more
She woke up as excited as she had twenty years ago on a St. Patrick's Day morning in her childhood home, despite the fact that... more
She is not a warthog in the zoo. She travels with a whip and rope through space and time. She is... more
My wife says I'm too old for rollercoasters. Maybe she's right. I'm twenty-five, I'm balding, and I have a weak beard. But I still... more
Outside on his porch was an indoor sofa. But he kept the lawn mowed. Early in the morning when the... more
Amy: Mattox, thank you for chatting with me about your new (and first) novel, Sometimes We're... more
A few months ago (i.e. in August), Michael Kimball guest-edited Everyday Genius... more
A Conversation with Laird Hunt (cont'd)
(read part one of the interview here)
THE REIFICATION... more
I was thinking about your book and its readers, and I thought about how there are three audiences. One is very... more
Fish Stories
This friend of mine, Greg, he's always quitting smoking. He breaks his cigarettes in half, or runs them under the... more
The Night Sky
Looking west over the ocean, watching the yellow crescent moon dip behind the low strip of fog off the coast. It... more
Unfortunately, Chin fed her sock puppets too many vegetables. She didn't always feed them in front of me, but the smell of steamed... more
A Conversation with Laird Hunt
A criminal operative helps a woman fill her shelves with mundane objects. A... more
The man is older than the woman, but not by much. They're out for a stroll in the park, taking in the sunshine and fresh air. "Look at... more
We Couldn't All Be Cowboys
Timmy Pringle always told everyone he wasn't named after a chip, and then when he started to... more
Not more than two steps in and Ali had the Sadness Museum exhibit sized up.
Her words, This exhibit is sad, sad, sad.
I tried to... more
One of the things that most fans don't know about NBA superstars, is that we like to meet in the off season... more
(Editor's note: this month, I asked a former Warren Wilson classmate of mine, Anna Clark, to –... more
The Four Steps of Standard Plastination
1. Fixation
When Lily was born, it was decided she would be the last because the... more
Graham needs to be an interesting character. Graham is a doctor. Graham is a brain surgeon. Graham is a brain... more
It was a long time before slavery went away. The town kept their own slaves well into the Carnegie Administration, trading... more
