I’ve been back from New York for over two weeks already. I keep meaning to sit down and write this post and somehow it never gets done. A great pile of things I mean to do or need to do…
I’ve been back from New York for over two weeks already. I keep meaning to sit down and write this post and somehow it never gets done. A great pile of things I mean to do or need to do…
Shane Jones was kind enough to take part in this series as its first “Writer, with Fetus.” His son has since been born, and Shane’s had a while to navigate the transition to the life of a writer/parent. I’m very…
Kasey Leavitt, author of: Immaculate, a novel, and several short stories. Am just now sending them out into the world. Ages of kids: 4 and 1 What was your writing schedule (ideal and actual) like before kids, and how has…
This time next week I’ll be on the red-eye to New York to attend Book Expo America. I’ve never been away from the kids before. Look at these faces. How could I possibly leave these faces? I adore them. I’ll…
Members of Colectivo piloto made this video from footage they shot while visiting NYC and the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space last summer. If you’re even remotely interested in the history of activism on the Lower East Side, the history…
Kashana Cauley, author of: online short stories in Tin House and Juked, and soon-in-print stories in Esquire and Redivider. I just completed a novel about a lead singer’s attempt to sink his band’s fourth album and am working on another…
Hunh? ARCs! Advance Reader’s Copies! Ooooh! Look how pretty! Guys, I’ve been waiting my entire adult life for this milestone. It’s not in its final form yet–which will include fancy French flaps and pretty deckle edges–but my book is book-shaped!…
Sunny Bleckinger worked for five years as a journalist and editor in the Netherlands. He currently hosts the Soft Show reading series and he’s working on his first novel for the third time. Age of kid: 5 What was…
John Roderick: songwriter and singer/guitarist for The Long Winters. His film and music reviews have appeared in The Stranger and he is a frequent contributor to Seattle Weekly. (You might want to check out his most recent article, “Punk Rock Is…
Frank Morales spoke to Occupy Wall Street in November 2011. If you’re interested in squatting and housing rights and what the hell happened to our inner cities and why, do check it out. It’s fascinating. Morales speaks until about the…