Thin Air

I’m in Denver for AWP 2010 and was able to meet the nice people at Thin Air Magazine. Their latest issue is out and includes my story, “Next to My Heart I Keep a Digitally Altered Photo of You.” Thanks to the editors for all the kind words about it. It was also nice …

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The long thaw

A story that has been my record holder for most rejections has at last been accepted for publication. The glorious literary magazine involved will go to press later this month. Perhaps, also later this month, I will go into the West and be nearer this luminous journal.…

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Drue Heinz Literature Prize

Tina May Hall’s The Physics of Imaginary Objects has won the 2010 Drue Heinz Literature Prize. Here’s the press release to tell you all about it!…

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Stone Canoe

The latest issue of Stone Canoe is now available and includes my story “Tell Us About Your Best Kiss.” The launch party was at the XL Projects Gallery in Syracuse—these people know how to roll out a new issue! I was able to chat with the wonderful editors and snag my contributor’s copies. It’s a …

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The End is Nigh

See if you can tell which lines are from all-campus announcements and which are from the apocalyptic novels we read this semester:

Our students are getting sick now in large numbers.

Late yesterday afternoon, a Hamilton student went to the Health Center with flu-like symptoms consistent with the virus.

The student has been isolated in …

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Born under a red sun

My friend Kamila Shamsie recently returned to Hamilton College and read from her latest novel, Burnt Shadows. The book is getting great reviews everywhere and was short-listed for the Orange Prize. A friend and I endured the international shipping charges in order to get the red sun cover from the UK because, uh, some …

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DWC YMCA SYR

I’m working with the Downtown Writer’s Center of Syracuse this semester and will be teaching a course in the spring. Very positive experience so far which makes me look forward to the upcoming workshop.…

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Easy to Dislike

Stone Canoe has accepted one of my stories for publication! I’m grateful this piece found a home because it contains passages that are easy to dislike if the reader isn’t in the right frame of mind. Even though the story plays with the intersection of those elements and the reactions to them, it’s all for …

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Lightlessness

Once again, I take on the role of Visiting Professor of English at Hamilton College. This year, my courses focus on apocalyptic themes in literature. I’m afraid the reading list isn’t very cheerful.…

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Mud Luscious

“Weather Reports” is now available in issue eight of mud luscious. Discarded bio note: “Chris Wilson and Hoa Ngo both used to live in Missouri and teach English. Now they live thousands of miles apart and only have time to discuss the weather.” Chris Wilson adds “If I’ve moved, please let me know.”…

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