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Aldo Leopold writes: “When dandelions have set the mark of May on Wisconsin pastures, it is time to listen for the final proof of spring. Sit down on a tussock, cock your ears at the sky, dial [...]

Life on the road has produced numerous interesting side effects, one of which is the tendency to forget where I am. Walking into Safeway the other day, I saw a red Ford F150 with that special [...]

Nothing much to say today, except that I miss my mom and my brother, Gus the dog. It’s month 17. What can I expect? Here’s a picture my dad took (I miss him, too!):

Today I received two more rejection letters, one from a place that would have kept me in the South (sorry, Mom & Dad) and another from my #1 choice in independent publishing: Graywolf Press. [...]

Another personalized rejection letter today—this time from a mag that pays $1000 for a single short story. “Send us more!” they said. “We really enjoyed your prose style.” But..but… Personalized [...]

This thing happens here sometimes where, for a night or two, I’m “one of the dudes.” Eric calls me “man.” Neil says, “Yeah, dude. Of course!” S says, “Hey, wait till you hear this one!” We make [...]

It’s a pretty gratifying set-up, this Union County Writer-in-Residence lifestyle. Without the commitment of teaching the college class, I’m finding that I genuinely have a lot of time on my [...]

Today’s post is a simple redirect to two things I’m really happy about lately: First, I wrote a guest blog post for Cheek Teeth titled Focus on Artisan Culture: Letterpress Printing. [...]

I took a moment today to sit back and appreciate the talented writers in my life that I can also call my friends. In the past year, I’ve already bought and enjoyed books by: Britt Kaufmann, [...]

 All of this within the past 48 hours: No from the Fine Arts Work Center for a 9-month fellowship. No from Whitman College (the only gig that would have kept me close to S) for a Visiting [...]