25 June
In spite of taking a break to see a difficult relation which put me off my stride I did manage to get to p 17o yesterday. So here is the breakdown for today:
Hr 1: 170-179
Hr 2: 180-189
Hr 3: 189-198
Hr 4: 198-207
Hr 5: 207-216
HR 6: 216-225
Two more days to go and I am up to p 190 but I am going to try and get a hundred pp done today. I am worried about losing my mojo by letting this drag on so long and concerned that by becoming a chore I am letting the emotional charge run cold. SO…
A body-swap story inspired by Shelley, not just Frankenstein, but also “The Transformation,” a tale I read a while ago and which really got me by the throat. What I love about the story is that the Doppelganger and the protagonist get all mixed up in the end, bits of one left behind in the…
With Eric Wyatt on sax, featuring the images of Matt Bialer, music by Matt Revert, and words by Kris Saknussemm. I think that’s everybody. Such talent!
You can view the full list here. Lots of friends, colleagues, idols on the short list, including Karron Warren’s brilliant novella Into Bones Like Oil, also from Meerkat. I just keep looking at my name alongside Nathan Ballingrud’s, Brian Evenson’s (both of whose collections are among my most treasured rereads) and under hers—Shirley’s herself. My…
I have an essay on writing place, in this craft omnibus, Writers on Writing, titled “I Am Setting.” In great company, with contributors such as Kevin Lucia, Tim Waggoner, Lucy A. Snyder, Jasper Bark, Mercedes Murdock Yardley and many more. Available in the usual formats. Always appreciate any reviews or comments on Goodreads/Amazon. Thanks to…
Truman Capote likened the finishing of a novel to taking your child into the back yard and shooting it. As a parent, I’m intrigued by the mind that could have created that sentence. Still, I take his point. I was all but undone by the completion of my previous novel, cried for days, became physically…
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