Issue 16 of Midwestern Gothic is out and I’m pleased to have a story in its pages–my first one set in a town (satirically) similar to Ann Arbor. Support Midwestern fiction by buying a copy here. At the same time, […]

I just did an interview with Kelly Nhan at Midwestern Gothic. You can read it here. Kelly is one of our more remarkable University of Michigan undergraduates. Midwestern Gothic is devoted to publishing stories about the Midwest. Check out their […]

I’m so thrilled to have a new story, entitled “The Program in Profound Thought,” in the latest issue of the Notre Dame Review. “Program” is about a burned-out academic who has been running a fake lecture series for years, until […]

I’m so thrilled by the news that Girls I Know won the 2013 Balcones Fiction Prize. I can’t wait to go to Austin next April. Many thanks to all of you who have reached out to me. If you plan […]

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to chat with Deborah Diesen, who profiles Michigan writers on her blog. Thank you, Debbie, for your questions!