Monday March 29, 2010

A new short story and a reading on April 5

I have a new short story—"Pangaea"—up today at the Toronto-based literary website Joyland. Like most "new" short stories, it isn't so new to me. I started on it years ago and it has taken this long for it to come together. (I'm not sure exactly how long it took, although I know the layoff scene is based on events from the first internet bubble. If you hold onto a story long enough it will become timely again, I suppose.) I'm happy with the way it turned out. Have a look.

In related news, if you're in New York you should come to the The Fiction Feed 2 at McNally Jackson Books next Monday, April 5. Organized by Joyland, the event will feature readings by myself and Joyland co-founder Brian Joseph Davis, whose new book—Ronald Reagan My Father—comes out this week. (In preparation, I just finished his last book—I, Tania—which is snort-out-loud funny. It's a re-imagining of the Patty Hearst saga as a told by Patty Hearst if Patty Hearst were Mark Leyner.) After that, we'll discuss the future of publishing with former Soft Skull Press chief Richard Nash.  Also, we expect at least two people with industry-saving iPads to be in attendance, so get there early if you want a chance to touch them. (The iPads or the people.)

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