Sometimes a bird flies into a window. And sometimes a window just gets in the way of a bird.

Look toward to seeing folks there!

Excited to join Spartanburg Library for a conversation this evening about the book!

Very excited to be teaching a "Research in Fiction" class with the Writers' League of Texas (WLT) online in June. Still a few months off (and two seasons away), but I hope you'll mark your calendars and join me. writersleague.org/calendar/resea…

Dallas folks: Really looking forward to heading back to my hometown to join some terrific writers at the Dallas Literary Festival. Hope to see you there if you’re interested.

My niece and nephew with my book. Will be a while before they can actually read it. But still… heartstrings.

Ever wondered what some best practices for bringing research into fiction are? Or how to make it pop in your writing? Check out this virtual class I’ll be teaching with ⁦Writers' League of Texas (WLT)⁩ this June: bit.ly/3MJy9jq

There’s still time to register for this Writers' League of Texas (WLT) class I’m teaching June 11. I’m biased… but it’ll be a lot of fun. writersleague.org/calendar/resea…

Can’t wait to teach this class! Hope you’ll join me next week

Have questions about researching a novel or short story? Want to chat with a community of writers exploring this issue? Want to do all of this from your living room? Last day to register for the Writers' League of Texas (WLT) online class I’m teaching on “Research in Fiction” is tomorrow!

Such an honor to receive the 2021 Discovery Prize in Fiction from Writers' League of Texas (WLT). And big congrats to all these honorees on their incredible works. Hub City Press writersleague.org/programs/annua…

Two HCP authors have been winners of the Writers' League of Texas (WLT) of Texas Discovery Fiction Award. To celebrate Gordy Sauer’s news, both his book and 2019 winner Mark Barr’s WATERSHED are just $20 (for a hardback!) over at hubcity.org/books!

Somehow, somewhere I imagine my grandparents approve

Every time my daughter and I read THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR and get to the end where it becomes a butterfly, she closes the book and says (so contentedly): “Ahhhhh.” I wish I could always see the world that way

Loved writing this piece

From a 15-year-old future rancher to a 72-year-old church pastor to the mayor of Smithville, photographer Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon latest exhibition sets out to show a more equitable view of a small town. texashighways.com/culture/hope-f…

Love this ha!

If only this were true… 😁

Why does buying a house always feel like one long scream…

Cormac McCarthy means so much to so many writers, including me. What an honor to be able to speak to his influence on my own work and think about what that means in this much larger, much more populated conversation. Big thanks to Hillel Italie apnews.com/article/cormac…