Alive and Well and Living Happily in the Year 1885
Okay, I know, I'm a bad blogger. Here I was supposed to be entertaining the masses, and I'd be willing to bet anybody who was checking in regularly has stopped bothering.
So in a bid to make this blog a fun place to stop by, I'm going to make some changes. Said changes may involve a little recycling of content, so those of you who syndicate this blog from ...that other site may see a little repetition, though I'm going to continue to put all of my various writing updates in here, along with announcements and reports of various readings.
That said, we had what I think might have been the best Barbes reading thus far on Sunday night, featuring Tara McCarthy, Devorah Rose, and Nichelle Stephens. Three very lovely ladies read from three very different (yet equally awesome) pieces. It was a nice little bit of synchronicity that I was able to introduce Nichelle's piece, because when I did my first reading ever (also at Barbes, a little over a year ago) she introduced me. I think if you google me, her photos from that reading are still on one of the first pages that comes up.
Tara gave Robyn and me copies of her book, Love Will Tear Us Apart, which she very graciously inscribed. I finished the book last night, and it is absolutely fantastic - witty and quirky and heartfelt, with well-developed characters and a bizarre premise that could only come from a very sharp imagination. (I'm particularly amused by the fact that the main characters have a website: sparkssisters.com.) To put it in perspective, the reading took place on Sunday night and yesterday, of course, was Monday.
So you should go read this book. In fact, you should click on the above link and order it from there. Why? Because I get a commission from Amazon. It's just a few pennies, but it adds up, especially since they pay me in store credit. In fact, said commission bought me a DVD of Network last quarter, which is on its way right now. (I can't wait to do the "Mad as Hell" soliloquy at Movieoke.) Plus, by purchasing the book you're supporting Tara, whose work definitely cries out to be read and enjoyed.
Anyway, Barbes, by all accounts, continues to be a success. (How could it not - Barbes even RHYMES with "success," fools!!) Please drop in on November 20th, when our readers will be Nicole Steinberg, Mitch Levenberg, and Joel Keller. Fantastic writers, all of them.
Incidentally, I'm reading at Nicole's series that same weekend. You can catch me at the Earshot Reading Series on Friday, November 18th. Yes, there's a small cover charge (six bucks), but your first beer is free. This is going to be a big one for me, so I can definitely use all the support I can get!
So in a bid to make this blog a fun place to stop by, I'm going to make some changes. Said changes may involve a little recycling of content, so those of you who syndicate this blog from ...that other site may see a little repetition, though I'm going to continue to put all of my various writing updates in here, along with announcements and reports of various readings.
That said, we had what I think might have been the best Barbes reading thus far on Sunday night, featuring Tara McCarthy, Devorah Rose, and Nichelle Stephens. Three very lovely ladies read from three very different (yet equally awesome) pieces. It was a nice little bit of synchronicity that I was able to introduce Nichelle's piece, because when I did my first reading ever (also at Barbes, a little over a year ago) she introduced me. I think if you google me, her photos from that reading are still on one of the first pages that comes up.
Tara gave Robyn and me copies of her book, Love Will Tear Us Apart, which she very graciously inscribed. I finished the book last night, and it is absolutely fantastic - witty and quirky and heartfelt, with well-developed characters and a bizarre premise that could only come from a very sharp imagination. (I'm particularly amused by the fact that the main characters have a website: sparkssisters.com.) To put it in perspective, the reading took place on Sunday night and yesterday, of course, was Monday.
So you should go read this book. In fact, you should click on the above link and order it from there. Why? Because I get a commission from Amazon. It's just a few pennies, but it adds up, especially since they pay me in store credit. In fact, said commission bought me a DVD of Network last quarter, which is on its way right now. (I can't wait to do the "Mad as Hell" soliloquy at Movieoke.) Plus, by purchasing the book you're supporting Tara, whose work definitely cries out to be read and enjoyed.
Anyway, Barbes, by all accounts, continues to be a success. (How could it not - Barbes even RHYMES with "success," fools!!) Please drop in on November 20th, when our readers will be Nicole Steinberg, Mitch Levenberg, and Joel Keller. Fantastic writers, all of them.
Incidentally, I'm reading at Nicole's series that same weekend. You can catch me at the Earshot Reading Series on Friday, November 18th. Yes, there's a small cover charge (six bucks), but your first beer is free. This is going to be a big one for me, so I can definitely use all the support I can get!
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