On my wish list for years

August 29, 2012

This is my personal collection of The Best American Essays books. I don’t buy it every year, but most years. …

What she said

August 27, 2012

One of the writers I most admire in the world, Nicole Helget, posted this to my Facebook timeline on Sunday: …

August 24, 2012

I think mine is right in the middle. Nothing extraordinary, just a Midwestern perspective on life and death. Big publishers …

August 22, 2012

This post first appeared on my Red Room blog. My favorite memoir is Alison Bechdel’s FUN HOME. The subject matter …

August 21, 2012

This essay by Erika Schickel in L.A. Observed is getting some flak in the writing world. In the essay, Schickel …

July 8, 2012

I have no doubt that my dad would approve of my memoir. He was the type of guy who enjoyed …