i'm obsessed with shorts. short. stories.
Rea dear imaginary readers: i’m away on a writing retreat, writing fast, and it’s good, but i’m tired. bursts of writing definitely work, but they come at an emotional cost. i’ve got the day 4 slump BAD. i managed to finish a clean copy of a new story and will send it off shortly, and i’ve … Read more
it’s may so that means it’s short story month, the BEST month of all. right now i’m packing up my house to move, and that means culling my books in an effort at downsizing. it’s a difficult job because i view my books as friends, and it’s hard to give your friends away. today i … Read more
david lynch shares a memory in the documentary THE ART LIFE: one night, i kinda have the feeling it was in the fall. and it was pretty late. usually my father would go outside and yell, “john! david!” and that would bring us home. but this night, it must have been, i don’t know, close … Read more
i woke early this morning and got to thinking about the stories we tell ourselves. one of the benefits of getting older is understanding that we tell ourselves stories to soften the reality of our lives. it’s true. but there comes a time when you have to look at the evidence. what’s strange to me … Read more
dear alice, this news, it’s too much to bear. love, rea a heartbroken writer
i typed the end on a first draft. this is an accomplishment. now, it rests.
this is my response to the books i’ve read in 2023, short and immediate. i have no memory of ASTRA, and i don’t think that’s good, do you? DAUGHTER OF THE DEER was lovely but needed an edit. LOST CHILDREN ARCHIVE was complex and trying a bit too hard, TBH. but that’s okay. SUPERFAN was … Read more
dear imaginary readers, it’ll be good to see the end of 2023. it’s been a challenging year, good and not so good challenges, but here i am, writing a few words to sum up my year. it’s life. i definitely read good books, listened to good music, and watched good TV, you know? WRITING i’ve … Read more
it was a long time ago that the talking heads hit it big. man, their music was EVERYWHERE. in the summer of 1983, i ran a lakeside campground in my small town with my brother, and it was hard hard hard work, but it was fun. i remember a group from a nearby town rented … Read more