My new story collection THE FLOUNDER (Blackwater Press) is again on the @spdbooks fiction bestseller list. This makes six months in a row. Thank you readers! A shout out to @ShubhaSunder and @R_Turkewitz whose books are also here and among my favorite reads of 2023.

Absolutely! This would change the lives of so many first generation college students!

Check out the brilliant podcast Short Story Today: A Feedspot Top 20 Story Podcast. Today's episode features my interview and a reading of my story "Smoke at the End of the World." I so enjoyed talking with Jon DiSavino, who had such smart questions, and his reading of my story (at the 48-minute mark) is perfect.

First time reading this one but won’t be the last. A hilarious dark and nearly perfect short novel about a teacher and her students. Beautiful and arch!

And here’s a passage to give you an idea of how good Spark is. Bring back your high school chemistry class days?

Honored to be a NEA 2024 Creative Writing Fellow (thanks Nat'l Endow f/t Arts), along with a former student (congrats @SecretIcterid)! This was for the title story from my new book THE FLOUNDER. Thanks Blackwater Press and The Missouri Review for your work on this story.

Congrats, fellow Nat'l Endow f/t Arts fellow!

Thanks Margot Livesey!

Boston area friends, I'll be in conversation with National Book Award finalist Laird Hunt about his stunning new book @PorterSqBooks in Cambridge (25 White St. Cambridge, MA 02140) this Wednesday, Feb 7th at 7 PM. I'd love to see you there.

It was wonderful being in conversation with Laird Hunt and so glad to see this brilliant book is getting the praise it deserves!

Went out to see the marvelous and brilliant Margot Livesey at Wellesley Books last night. What a treat. Can't wait to read this! Congratulations, Margot!

Hollows is officially 2 years old! Thank you to everyone that bought a copy, read it, reviewed, supported it through podcast and interviews! You’re all a part of this writer’s dream! Alternating Current Press

Such an honor to talk about Flash writing with Brad!

Really sad and distressing to an entire industry and so many valuable publishers and authors.

It was an honor to publish this great work!

Yes, it's tough out there. My publisher is also trying to figure out how to regroup after this one. Fingers crossed. In the meantime, we should all be buying books directing from small press websites!

The Disappeared turns one year old today! Very grateful to everyone who picked up a copy or supported it in some way this past year! 💙

This full-page review of my story collection The Flounder (Blackwater Press) just out in the print edition of Rain Taxi. Grateful for this thoughtful consideration and for pubs like Rain Taxi!

What’s in my World Book Day parcel? blackwaterpress.com/post/whats-in-… via Blackwater Press @AvonleaComm Kate Mueser @DrIouliaKolovou Zoe Strachan John Fulton

The best to do it. Thank you for your stories that enriched my life and relationships so much. theguardian.com/books/article/…