really appreciate this, Mike!

this is a cool idea. I can't make it tonight, but I'd like to do something like this in the future, if you do it again. "Short story club" sounds ideal. Coincidentally, I'm going to an in-person book group tonight, but I'd rather talk about short stories more so than anything else.

nice! love this early fall: warm days, cool nights.

I love the photo of your debut collection on this poster. Very nice!!

oof, cool that you met him, but tough to hear about his inability to write since covid. but, damn, i get it too...............

are you a fan? I love his work. I was thinking about Bradford's work the other day b/c I drove past a house with a mattress out front, on the curb, and thought of that story. I think it might be titled "Mattress" (it's in Dogwalker)

I like this one -- just read it -- it has a laid back, philosophical slacker feel to it. And it's funny. Hilarious even. Reminds me in a way of some of Arthur Bradford's work.