Ella-gy
Ella has now possibly ruptured her other CCL (cranial cruciate ligament, analogous to the ACL in humans). She's on tramadol for the pain (an anti-inflammatory would be better but they're really tough...
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My 2012 World Series prediction
Some of you know I co-produce and co-host a monthly reading series, Tuesday Funk, at a great little bar here in Chicago. At our October event about three weeks ago, I read my story "The...
When worlds collide
Since 2006, I've spent a week almost every summer at a workshop for novel writers—either Blue Heaven...
Reading on video
The great folks at Essay Fiesta have posted video of the memoir excerpt I read for them at the Book Cellar on April 19th. This is a segment from The Accidental Terrorist called "Gluttons for...
Why I love Malcolm Tucker
I think most people know me as a fairly laid-back guy in person, never getting too exercised or losing my...
Hitler on Obama's education speech
So there's something of a meme on YouTube where people take that memorable scene of Hitler's meltdown in the German film Downfall and replace the subtitles. My favorite example of this used...