picture me rollin'

is the title of my recently finished first novel, and… it’s done. whew. that was a lot of work. seriously. 75% of the book was written in a flurry since July, which would explain the lack of posts here, the crazed look in my eye and the fact that i no longer have any friends. [...]

how to (not) to snag a literary agent

Thought I’d link to this great post on Awkward. Lots of humor there, but lots of truth as well.

One-Night Stands, Three-Day Benders, and the Occasional Violent Assault: The paul harrison Interview

WIN a signed copy of paul harrison’s meet me at gethsemane (mulla mulla press, 2011)! To enter the drawing, leave one (1) comment at the end of this blogpost feature. Comment must include a poem–your own poem or any poem you like–and your name. Bots are not eligible. Deadline: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 11:59 PM, [...]

thank christ it was only my foot and not my jumpshot

I broke my foot and tore a nice bunch of ligaments all the way up my ankle playing pickup basketball at the Nate Thurmond courts between Ashbury and Clayton. I knew it was broke the second it happened. I rolled over from where I’d tumbled on the left block—my hands a little scuffed—looking at the [...]

new Air in the Paragraph Line out today

You’ve been waiting like what, two freaking years for this? Well, AITPL #13 is out [...]

my anxiety is that i get labeled

i love frequent Atlantic contributor Sandra Tsing Loh. She has the uncanny ability to nail, succinctly, the slices of the pie that make up our culture. This is from her “Classed Dismissed” [...]

pirate cat podcast now up

t was my first live interview and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Teresa wasn’t feeling well, so if it sounds like I’m dominating the conversation, it’s because every time a question went out, she’d give me a look like, “please answer that while I cough.” [...]

Hear me and fellow grotto poet Teresa Miller on Pirate Cat

This Saturaday (12/30) @9AM you can hear Teresa Miller and myself on 87.9 FM here in the city (Pirate Cat [...]

Fellow Grotto mate Raj Patel on Colbert

Hit the jump to see the good doctor, Raj Patel author of two best selling, hard hitting, socially conscious [...]

quiet lightning call for subs

Quiet Lightning is a monthly submission-based reading series here in the City. QL’s next reading is on January 25th and they’re now taking submissions for it. [...]