Frost loved Oranges

I get sick of titling these things so there you go.

Still working on the new story, tentatively titled "Renovation". It's nearly doubled . . . up to 1600 words. I think it's going well, but taking a little break from it (instead, taking notes and thinking about where it goes next).

Tonight I'll probably take up the more burdensome task of getting some work submitted to magazines.

If I heard right, Gina Myers is the new book editor over at New Pages . Congratulations to her and to them. Good place to go if you want to find out more about lit mags or new books. If you see one that sounds good, buy one or subscribe. I once heard someone say that the literary world would be much healthier if every writer that submits their work would subscribe to at least two lit mags a year and buy one small press book.

Still reading about Studs Lonigan. Great book, but it depresses me too because it essentially disappeared into obscurity. Makes me wonder sometimes why I even bother to write . . . if a book like that can just disappear.