I was asked in a recent job interview, “What’s a major decision you would like another go on?” I answered that I wouldn’t change anything. Every choice I’ve made in my life has led me to the point I’m at now. And I like my life now. “But,” I went on, “If I HAD to … Continue reading Six short stories to listen to right now
Arkansas was kicking my butt, y’all. It began well, with me devouring Charles Portis’s True Grit in two days, but when I finished the book, I realized a good half of it took place in the Oklahoma territory. Should I count it for Arkansas on my Andrea Reads America tour? (Andrea Reads America = three … Continue reading Arkansas woes, post-Goldfinch spiral, and Henry Dumas is my savior
I always hated short stories. I considered reading a short story like going out to dinner and only ordering an appetizer. Want a real meal? Eat a goddamn novel. – Jacob Tomsky I came to the short story late. It wasn’t til this year, 2013, at the age of 38, that I finally began to … Continue reading Fiction, tapas-style
Butterfly Mind 