"The business of being a 'best friend' implies an element of exclusivity. Unless you do it right. Unless you do it the way Pedro did it."Keith Olbermann Remember Who You Are #PedroGomez ESPN Wellstone Center #TheGomezRules #essays thegomezrules.com/keith-olbermann

"To me music really don't have any color to it..." - #DustyBaker #KissTheSky Wellstone Center Steve Kettmann

twitters - hope you'll take the time to read #DustyBaker's #KissTheSky, from Wellstone Center #indiepress #amreading goodreads.com/review/show/16…

Pulitzer-winning author Viet Nguyen examines moral ambivalence in ‘The Sympathizer’ santacruzsentinel.com/article/NE/201… via Santa Cruz Sentinel

Heard about the Bookshop Writing Residency at the Wellstone Center? Applications due 6/20! bookshopsantacruz.com/writing-reside…

Atria Books Great hosting "Youngblood" author mattgallagher0 (along with Viet) for Author Talk on Sat.

Rereading the 80s, including Carver, Gaitskill, and Myles: vogue.com/13441913/soho-… via Vogue Magazine Soho Press

Often the best advice about writing is the advice we ignore.medium.com/writers-on-wri…

WRITERS! You've 2 weeks left to apply to the Bookshop Writing Residency at Wellstone Center bookshopsantacruz.com/writing-reside…

After Muhammad Ali's Death, Publishers Rushing Their Ali Books publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/in… via Publishers Weekly

New fossils push 'hobbit' story back to 700,000 years ago dlvr.it/LWK5dc

"Night Running" is the No. 1 new release among "sports essays." amazon.com/gp/new-release…

Margaret Atwood wins 2016 Pen Pinter Prize - BBC News buff.ly/1UwYz9t

One month from today I will be headed for my retreat Wellstone Center. grateful for the opportunity to write in the redwoods. #writerslife

@JFlissCreative District Lit Steve Kettmann Jen, you getting a chance to read "Night Running" at all? We'd love to see an online review!

Applications due MONDAY for the Bookshop Santa Cruz Writing Residency Wellstone Center : bookshopsantacruz.com/writing-reside…

Michael's #FathersDay recommendation is BASEBALL MAVERICK by Steve Kettmann. #OurStaffRecommends

Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons; props to Mother Jones wpo.st/3hcs1