Allen Wier’s epic Texas novel, Tehano, is the sort of book you have to carve time out for, but it’s definitely worth the investment. There are plenty of passages you’ll want to linger over. The sense of place is distinct, the characters complex and engaging. Booklist calls it “an epic retelling of a pivotal juncture [...]
Mr. Segundo recently interviewed me in San Francisco, prior to moving out East. You can listen to the podcast here. Here’s Mr. Segundo’s roundup of the subjects we discussed:
The relationship of research to plotting, author character qualities and protagonist character qualities, Alabama, San Francisco landmarks, the Richmond District, emasculated men who live in restored Victorians, [...]
The earthquake that just jolted my house in San Francisco was a mild 3.0, epicenter 37.861°N, 122.246°W. Details at US Geological Survey.
We just had a tremor.
SFGirl By Bay is full of surprises. In response to a meme today, she posted several odd & fascinating bits about herself (which reminds me, I owe Jordan a meme). Turns out SFgirlbybay lives in Herb Caen’s old apartment, shared her Brownie troupe days with Princess Leah, and starred in a Cold Power laundry detergent [...]
The iconic short story writer and essayist Grace Paley died yesterday at her home in Vermont. I have long been an admirer of her work, and have been such a disciple that my students over the years have probably become bored with the refrain, “If you want to learn how to write dialogue, read Grace [...]
A prize of $1,000 and publication by the University of North Texas Press is given annually for a collection of short fiction. Submit a manuscript of 100 to 200 pages with a $20 entry fee by August 29. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Glimmer Train Press Short Fiction Award:
A prize of $1,200 and publication [...]
There’s lots of talk these days about the softening housing market. But in San Francisco, here’s one bit of anecdotal evidence to the contrary. My husband and I saw a beautiful three-story house in the Outer Richmond during its first and only open house on Sunday, two days ago. The house has sweeping views of [...]
I’ll be reading and discussing THE YEAR OF FOG on Monday, August 20, at the Sunset Branch of the San Francisco Public Library. 7:00 p.m. 1305 18th Avenue, at Irving.
Today I came across a poem by an old friend, JoLee Passerini, in the Crab Orchard Review. Back when I knew her, almost twenty years ago at the University of Alabama, she was JoLee Gibbons. We worked on the Marrs Field Journal together. That was when we all were getting our first tastes of literary [...]
