I didn't read nearly as much as I wanted to this summer, but I'm a new fan of CHAEREAS AND CALLIRHOE and think you should read it too: "It’s violent, sordid, funny, surreal, and thoroughly human, sort of like Pirates of the Caribbean written by the Coen Brothers." Link in comments.

I have a new collection of short stories coming out next summer! I'll be posting about the stories all year on my Substack, if you'd like to subscribe. Link in comments.

Don't take my writing advice. Take hers. Link in comments.

"Whenever you find yourself feeling queasy in the middle of some TV show, novel, or movie, wondering if you’re supposed to despise or envy the people you’re looking at, it’s likely you’ve wandered into the realm of failed satire-that-is-really-flattery, or what I’ll call 'flattire.'"

Thoughts on the mess in my backyard. Link in comments.

New York friends! I'm reading at Pete's this Thursday. Haven't read any new fiction in a while. Excited to share. Come thru!