More "Word Patriots" news to report. A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of joining Mark to discuss William Burroughs and his influence on my work. This week, poet, naturalist, and memoirist Diane Ackerman joined Mark to discuss her memoir One Hundred Names for Love, which concerns the stroke suffered by her husband, Paul…
At 48, I seem to have reached an age at which the daunting prospect of growing older has given way to the desire to be done with my "career" and back in control of my own life, a life which to this point has been largely a failure. Meanwhile, I have no idea how--emotionally, intellectually,…
Life has been running away with me for several weeks, hence the scarcity of posts. In between life's demands, I've had the great pleasure of recording two appearances for Mark Seinfelt's webcast "Word Patriots." On next week's show (July 4), I review Mark's novel Baldr and Beatrice. On July 11, I explain how the work…
I was surprised to discover I hadn't already published this to Maximum Fiction. This piece, Annika, is another in my collection of bio-fictional shorts. I've dubbed the collection Evoctions because these short pieces seek to evoke the spirit of their subject. Several years old now, Annika is one of my earlier attempts in this form.…
Author Dave Kress recently joined host Mark Seinfelt on the webcast Word Patriots for a lively and often humorous discussion of Dave's thoughts on fiction and writing. Mark and Dave also discuss Dave's books Counting Zero, Martians, and his recently published novel Hush. To conclude the program, Dave offers a reading from the opening chapter…
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