OK, so we are all lightweights. I talked to 2 of the 3 women I had dinner and two drinks with last night and we all woke up with a bit of a headache this morning. But I’ll tell you, I’ve laughed so hard for two straight days my ab Read More ...
Latest Happenings
After a few days, I still feel as though I have not truly embraced AWP the way I have in years past. Not that I am not loving the trip (honestly, one of the most fun times I’ve ever had), but because I don’t have a conference pass I have Read More ...
At least one other woman laughed as loud as I did, so I wasn’t so embarrassed. Earlier today at a panel, a writer was talking about how writers who were “moderately successful/in the middle” (like herself and the majority of people at AWP) are, and should be, supportive of each Read More ...
Maybe it’s the boots but my feet already hurt! But I’m not complaining, I swear. It’s so energizing to be surrounded by so many writers and readers. People who wait without interrupting when you say “wait, what is the word I am looking for!?” It is a pure escape here – where Read More ...
Before AWP proper we stopped at St. Louis to do a reading at the Meshuggah Cafe. Myself, Gordon Highland, Mark W. Tiedemann, and Kevin Lynn Helmick all represented with a surprise reading from Nic Young, who was called on stage to read without warning. That’s what he gets for traveling from South Read More ...
In a few minutes, I’ll hop in the car and head up to Chicago. It’s cold and wet out there, but at the end of the day I’ll be surrounded by writers, and books, and words….so I don’t care what the weather is. Some of my favorite people from last Read More ...
With only a couple of months left until the 2012 AWP Conference in Chicago, IL, I figured it was about time to get this humble blog looking the part. I’ve given the site a facelift, reorganized a few things (check out the new contributors page), and have tidied up a Read More ...
