Guess who missed the Kelly Link/Barry Yourgrau reading last night — because it took place Monday night? The newsletter D. got from Small Beer Press gave the wrong date.

Not a whole lot of import to relay. It’s wicked blustery and yet another umbrella has been snapped by a Nor’easter. This is the third one in the past year. Perhaps it’s time to invest in a Gust-Buster.
It seems autumn has been cancelled here in New England. I’d been looking forward to October most of […]

My latest minor obsession has been checking in on Overheard in Philly, New York City, and the office. As an incorrigible eavesdropper and lover of found stuff, the frequently scandalous soundbites are like the Dippin’ Dots of the Interweb.
Speaking of Found, I finished Davy Rothbart’s first fiction-type publication this week and pretty much adored it. […]

Instead of being annoyed that I had to work late the previous night and missed dinner out with a friend of yours from DC, bring home a book I wanted but didn’t know you knew I wanted (in this case, Davy Found Rothbart’s new collection of stories, The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas) — and […]

Last night my gentleman friend came home with prezzies from the signing: a signed copy of Steve Almond’s new collection of stories, and the shmancy chocolate bar D got from the author for asking a question after the reading.