(Rittenhouse Writers: Reflections on a Fiction Workshop. Philadelphia, PA: Paul Dry Books, 2016) I used to belong to a writing workshop in Philadelphia that was no joke. The instructor, James Rahn, played by standard workshop rules: no talking when your … Continued
(New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014) One of the great benefits of a close and long lasting friendship is banking on time served. There is no need for polite “how’s the weather” chitchat. When observed by a stranger, … Continued
Before you open your eyes you crave mercy. You are cold and uncomfortable, nothing feels right. Your roommate yells at you, his words make little sense. Naked, curled in a ball under the dinning room table you open your eyes. … Continued