2019-11-27 15:27
I’m thrilled to learn that my story at Electric Literature, “How Does a Person Become a Nun?”. has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize! This was such a great magazine… Read More
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2019-10-09 14:05
I’m excited to have a new story of mine, “How Does a Person Become a Nun? A Practical Guide”, available at Electric Literature. Here’s a brief excerpt, and you can re… Read More
2018-08-31 02:06
THE DEVOTED is officially available for purchase in bookstores or online! It’s been such a busy few weeks that I haven’t updated the site here. So here’s a roundup of some… Read More
2018-07-20 13:52
It’s almost here, readers — THE DEVOTED will be available online and in bookstores on August 21st! It would mean a lot if you pre-ordered, on Amazon or at the Indie bookstore of… Read More
2018-07-02 16:04
A lot has happened with THE DEVOTED while I’ve been away on a writing residency! Here’s a roundup of some of the most exciting new info and responses to the book:
Kirkus calls TH… Read More
2018-04-17 08:00
April is only half-over and it’s already been an exciting month.
I have a new piece up at Lit Hub about my “touch the bear” rule in writing.
I gave a talk at Grubstree… Read More
2018-04-16 15:02
In my April newsletter, I release some new advance praise for The Devoted, and talk about Easter and its inspiration for The Devoted. You can subscribe here, or read an excerp… Read More
2018-03-07 13:27
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THE FIRST PAGE OF “THE DEVOTED” STARTS WITH A PROBLEM. I’d written a shaky short s… Read More
2017-05-29 13:49
I have a new post up at my Medium blog on life in Canada after a few months:
On Trying Hard: Four Months in Canada
Is it May already? I’m asking, when May is already almost gone. Maybe… Read More
2017-05-05 08:03
Very exciting news: my story published in West Branch last year, “The Home for Buddhist Widows”, has won a Pushcart Prize! It will appear in the Pushcart Prize Anthology next yea… Read More
2017-05-04 14:02
I’m so pleased to report that my story “The Replacement Wife” has won The Pinch’s fiction contest for 2017! This is a strange story about a woman who plays the role o… Read More
2017-04-19 18:29
I’m so excited to report that my novel, THE DEVOTED, has been acquired by WW Norton. It will be a book! I’ve worked on this story for quite a while and there’s still more w… Read More
2017-02-13 16:14
I’m so happy to see a rather morbid little piece of flash fiction I wrote is now available at Cosmonauts Avenue. I’d love to have you read:
Continue reading Read More
2017-01-30 15:41
Hello, readers. It’s official: I’ve moved to Canada for a writing teaching position, and I’m looking forward to immersing myself in the culture and literary scene here. The… Read More
2016-07-08 19:14
Friends, I have an essay up on Lit Hub about reading, writing, and my mother. This is the first nonfiction I’ve had published, and the first real writing I’ve done about my mothe… Read More
2016-05-23 18:04
I’m pleased to report that I’ve had several successes this month with new short stories.
“A Night Odyssey” was a finalist in Glimmer Train’s Fiction Open.
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2016-05-03 20:26
The novel editing begins. #writing Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I saw an interesting post on the New Yorker’s Page-Turner blog the other day about a new trend in entertainment consumption that book publishers are trying to capitalize on. We’v… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I’m excited to report that this month I’m trying something new in my writing career. For the rest of August I’ll be at a writing and art colony in upstate... Read The Rest… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I’m excited to see a short-short excerpt from my novel appearing in the online journal, A Bad Penny Review! These short fables or modernized tales appear in between the chapters... Rea… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
It’s been a hectic week, readers; I went to my first ever AWP, otherwise known as the yearly conference of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. This year it... Read The Res… Read More
2016-03-04 00:29
I’m pleased to be able to share my story “The Stories You Tell”, which was originally published in Washington Square this past summer. The story is now available for online… Read More
2016-01-08 20:20
It’s been a great year and I’m excited to report some new publications. You can read a piece of flash fiction of mine, “Hoops”, at Pacifica Review; that piece will al… Read More
2015-07-29 16:27
Readers, I’m excited to announce that a short story of mine, “Grimalkins”, is now available for download in Amazon’s online literary magazine, Day One. The story can… Read More
2015-07-06 22:10
I’ve been frantically busy the past month, readers. The summer was supposed to allow time for relaxation, but with visits from friends and relatives, a few major milestones, travel to… Read More
2015-07-01 17:46
I’m so pleased to say a couple of new short fiction pieces by me have appeared online. The flash fiction piece “Bats” is available to read at Lumina, and another short piec… Read More
2015-05-27 14:34
Readers, this month I have been tucked away in the splendid Vermont Studio Center, busily editing the novel and also trying to produce some new short stories. About once a year I love attend… Read More
2015-04-16 13:45
Why Television will Suck Out Your Soul. And Be So, So Fun Read More
2015-04-13 12:00
AWP! Each year that you attend this massive conference of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, each year you crack open the wallet and plunge for the airfare to another city you… Read More
2015-03-02 17:56
I’m so pleased to report that a story I wrote over a year ago, “That Thing You’re Thinking”, has found a home in the wonderful lit journal, Hayden’s Ferry… Read More
2015-01-23 14:32
On the Suspicious Friendliness of People in the Midwest Read More
2015-01-16 14:10
Paul Nicolaus just interviewed me about my writing process, my favorite stories, and my thoughts about the moral imperative of storytelling. Check it out here: Brainstorming with Blair Hurle… Read More
2015-01-09 21:36
I’m happy to report a new story of mine, about the difficulty of writing stories, is up at Bluestem Magazine. What’s more, you can enjoy the story in typical text form, or you ca… Read More
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