Summer Reading
Having gotten myself and my stuff by various paths back to Southern California (though I am at a loss to say we all arrived in one piece, as said stuff has y...
Recent posts
That, I Didn’t Expect
Hi. You guys are moving me, and I’m trying to get some information about where my stuff is.
Peck, Peck, Peck
A quick update to last week’s comment on Dale Peck’s cranky outburst occasioned by his review of Rick Moody’s The Black Veil. Bill has continued the discussi...
Return of the Depressed
Okay, I’m not really depressed so much as crushed under the weight of the belongings I’ve got to get sorted out and into boxes in the next 24 hours. I’d hope...
Yikes
Should a reviewer of contemporary fiction actually be required to, say, like contemporary fiction?
Academic Obsolescence, Indeed
Mail is taking a while to catch up with me these days, given that it’s got to go through the postal service, campus mail, my department, campus mail, and the...
Not Bloody Likely
Um, hi. I’m trying to get an estimate on a small move.
Hmmm…
I spent a chunk of this past weekend hanging out in my apartment, not wanting to think about either the quantity of work I have to do in the next two weeks o...
Silence
Well, I managed to conclude the conclusion in a temporarily satisfactory way, despite the deafening roar of absolute silence on your end. Okay, point taken. ...
Here’s a Question
So, I’m nearing the conclusion of the conclusion of the book I’ve been working on for the last umpteen years. Which of course doesn’t mean I’m done — there’s...