What do six artists do when they’ve been checked out of their studios, all their bags are packed, their papers are signed, and there’s still 36 hours left? Play Twister, of course! And eat, of [...]
Step three looks like this: A handmade book by fellow Jentel resident and printmaker Maranda Allbritten, whose work is beautiful, affordable, and well-designed. In early 2005, about the time [...]
Well, step two looks like spending the evening redesigning my blog while listening to Moby, Amy Winehouse, and The Carper Family (not Carter). The redesign has been on my mind for almost a [...]
Last night I had a conversation that I hope I never forget. Two other residents and myself lingered after dinner, sipping wine and talking about process. I had the opportunity to ask PR, the [...]
The past few days have provided an interesting window in my process… Scratch that. This entire residency has been. Some mornings here at Jentel, I actually woke up without a clear sense of [...]
[Today’s kids know what an IED is…] Tuesday night, the fellow residents of Jentel will be giving a reading and presentation in downtown Sheridan, Wyoming for the monthly Jentel [...]
Some of have been to the meat market and even made andouille buffalo soup: Some have been to the barber: And others have danced with the 93-year-old former game warden of Buffalo, WY: And [...]
Good news, folks! Today I got a story accepted by Flash Fiction Magazine: The International Short-Short Story Publication based in the United Kingdom. They’ll published my war short-short, “Just [...]
Ladies and Gentlemen: TRACHODON Magazine can now be purchased as an eBook. You can read it on Kindle, you can read it on Sony Reader. You can read it on your Palm Pilot, you can read it as a PDF. [...]
Last night I dreamed I was an American soldier, home on leave from Iraq. The city I once called home now appeared bright and shallow. The streetlights gave me headaches. I felt safer in the dark, [...]