Help! A republican stole my name! This from the official website of the GOP, regarding recent additions to the Republican National Committee Communications team: Michelle Richmond is the Assistant Press Secretary. Richmond joins the RNC after having served as Press Assistant to Republican Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO). Originally from Virginia, Richmond has worked on several…Continue reading Mid-Ranking Republicans Charged with Identity Theft
Category: Personal
Mrs. Dalloways, West Coast Life, & more
I’ll be reading from The Year of Fog at Mrs. Dalloway’s in Berkeley on Thursday, 7:30 p.m. It’s my only East Bay event. Two stories by Thaisa Frank in Oxford Magazine. Bad Girls reading at the Booksmith on Tuesday night, 7:00 p.m., featuring editor Ellen Sussman, Kate Moses, Kaui Hart Hemmings, Joyce Maynard, and yours…Continue reading Mrs. Dalloways, West Coast Life, & more
opium’s literary death match — the morning after
The lowdown: Four contestants, two rowdy rounds, one winner, and a flying beer. Round one: Joyce Maynard and Stephen Elliott. Round two: me and Sam Hurwitt. Beth Lisick and John Wolanske proved to be exuberant and witty judges. After Judge Numero Tres, Howard Junker, left the bar following the flying beer incident (compliments of Steve…Continue reading opium’s literary death match — the morning after
fog thrills, plus good reading in periodicals
This from the website of Newmarket Films, on the big screen adaptation of The Year of Fog: The suspenseful thriller follows a young woman whose life is shattered when her soon-to-be step-daughter vanishes while in her care. The woman’s quest to find the girl becomes an obsession that takes her to the other side of…Continue reading fog thrills, plus good reading in periodicals
This Morning on KALW
I talked to ARTERY host Stephen Short about one of my favorite local acts, the Barbary Coasters. The spot airs today on Bay Area NPR affiliate KALW. Listen here.