Last night I dreamed Michelle Obama gave me a radiator signed by Abraham Lincoln, whose signature, in case you were curious, looked a lot like he was just learning cursive. I took the radiator and stood in line for the President to sign it. (I never had plans to sell it on ebay, so don’t […]
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Bigfoot Loves Driving in L.A.
Most people associate L.A. with driving hell. For some of us, sometimes, life on the road can be a little bit of driving heaven. You just need to keep your eyes open. And miss the first entrance, even if it’s the one you take every day..
11616
Amazon recently sent me an email telling me my Amazon Author Rank was 11616. I’m not much into ranking. Unless you’re #1, nothing good ever comes from it. Although I do confess a soft spot in my heart for #2. Always have, always will. But 11616 I like. Eleven is mystical. Sixes are sexy. One […]
New Story in New Guard
My new story, A Certain Fire, is a finalist for the 2012 Machigone Prize and will be published in the 2012 issue of The New Guard Review. I am not surprised that judge Rick Bass didn’t award the prize to a story about a girl who doesn’t know she’s pregnant giving birth after a conception […]
Give It Up For The Ghost
Spirits seem to follow me around. Jagged white tails of steam and soul, trailing behind me like toilet paper streamers. Is it because my travels take me through strange portals? Or is it because I am a walking portal myself, a vessel for an internal door that invites entry to those who wait for just […]
The Girl Who Cried Book
It’s a strange thing to be looking at galleys. I’m not reading them just yet. Just looking at the stack on the corner of the desk. Waiting until I’m really back from vacation (tomorrow? The next day?) to turn the pages on a culmination of hopes, dreams and other cliché etceteras. It’s a strange thing […]