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APRIL CALENDAR

Published on April 5, 2012 in Readings. Closed

I’ll be all over creation this month. Will I be near you? Find out:

PORTLAND: April 8, 7:30pm at Powell’s Books (with Cara Hoffman). More info.
SEATTLE: April 9, 7pm at University Bookstore (with Stacy Levine). More info.
MINNEAPOLIS: April 10, 7pm at Nomad World Pub (with Dessa, Lindsay Hunter, Dylan Hicks and John Jodzio). More info.
BOSTON: April 11, 7pm at Brookline Booksmith. More info.
AMHERST: April 13, 7:30pm at Juniper Literary Festival (with Robert Fernandez, Anna Moschovakis and Vincent Standley). More info.
AMHERST: April 14, 1:15pm at Juniper Literary Festival (panel: “Digital Hybrids: How New Media Shape New Writing”). More info.
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA: April 18, 4:30 pm at the Illini Union Bookstore Authors Corner. More info.
BOWLING GREEN: April 19, 7:30 pm at the Prout Chapel for the BGSU Creative Writing Program reading series. More info.
AKRON: April 20, 6pm at the Big Big Mess Reading Series (with Matt Bell, Imad Rahman and Marc McKee). More info.
LOS ANGELES: April 22, 12pm at the LA Times Festival of Books (with Etgar Keret, Sara Levine, Ben Loory and Carolyn Kellogg). More info.
SAN FRANCISCO: April 24, 7:30pm at Booksmith. More info.
AUSTIN: April 26, 7pm at DOMY Books for the Book Lovers Reading Club. More info.
AUSTIN: April 27, 7:30pm at the Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center. More info.
LOS ANGELES: April 29, 8pm at the Mountain Bar for Vermin on the Mount. More info.

IOWA CITY & NYC

Published on March 2, 2012 in Readings. Closed

I’m halfway through AWP and having a great time with old friends. I’ll be reading on Saturday at two events: Paper Darts and Ear Eater. Then, I’m off for a little jaunt:

IOWA CITY:

March 6th, 7:00pm at Prairie Lights

NYC:

March 7th, 7:00pm, Happy Endings at Joe’s Pub (with Jessica Anthony, Heidi Julavits and musical guest Kaiser Cartel)
March 8th, 7:00pm at KGB Bar (with Alex Gilvarry, Suzzy Roche, and Joseph Salvatore

Hope to see you there!

UPCOMING

Published on September 11, 2011 in AM/PM and Readings. 2 Comments

Some exciting events coming up:

BROOKLYN: September 18 as part of the BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL. St. Francis Volpe Library (180 Remsen Street) 5:00 P.M. Short and Sweet (and Sour). Short Story weavers Clark Blaise (The Meagre Tarmac), Seth Fried (The Great Frustration), Amelia Gray (AM/PM) read from their works followed by Q&A. Moderated by Steph Opitz.

FAIRFAX: September 22 as part of the FALL FOR THE BOOK Festival at George Mason University. Student Union Building II, Rooms 3, 4, 5, (4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA). 8:00pm-9:15pm. Breakthrough Fiction Panel. With newly released works of fiction, short-story writers Matt Bell (How They Were Found) and Amelia Gray (AM/PM) and novelist Michael Kimball (Us) discuss the art, craft and business of fiction today.

AUSTIN: September 24 is my going-away party and reading and open-house at the WriteByNight Writing Center (1305 E. 6th Street, Suite 4) starting at 8pm. Come check out WriteByNight and throw a beer at me while I read a story about feelings.

SAN DIEGO: October 13 as part of &NOW. Atkinson Hall, UCSD. 5:00pm-6:20pm, FC2 Flash Fiction Reading feat. Joseph Cardinale, Lucy Corin, Jeffrey Deshell, Brian Evenson, Amelia Gray, Noy Holland, Matt Kirkpatrick, Lance Olsen, Matt Roberson, Joanna Ruocco, Elisabeth Sheffield.

SAN DIEGO: October 15 is VERMIN ON THE MOUNT and I don’t know what time it is yet but Rikki Ducornet is going to read too, and Ben Loory, so you’d better just take whatever you’ve got on the calendar that day and wipe it.

LOS ANGELES: October 19 I’m co-hosting the LITERARY DEATH MATCH with Todd Zuniga at Busby’s East. Doors at 8. Jill Soloway is judging Beau Sia, Charles Yu, Jillian Lauren and Margaret Wappler.

PORTLAND/SEATTLE

Published on June 17, 2011 in Angeline Gragasin and Readings. 5 Comments

Real quick: I’m reading in Seattle on Monday (June 20) with Matthew Simmons. More info here.

I’m in Portland now, enjoying the community feeling. I saw a screening of My Heart is an Idiot at the Crow Arts Manor, complete with workshops, readings, gallery space and a library. It looks like a great spot to book readings and screenings.

Check out my friend Angeline’s kickstarter, funding what looks like a gorgeous project.

AWPED

Published on February 7, 2011 in Adam Robinson, dream, Jac Motherfucking Jemc, Lindsay Hunter, Mary Hamilton, Readings, real talk, Sasha Fletcher, ugh up with people, Zach Dodson and zombies. 12 Comments

SUCH BEAUTY.

My favorite parts of AWP included but were not limited to reading at the zoo (stories by Mike and Tim were highlights), reading at the literature party (holy crowd), then putting on my flats and dancing (always dance when the DJ brings groupies), sitting next to Jamie at the JMWW reading and hearing his good news, feeling like I was in many warm rooms with people I love both personally and professionally, saying hello to folks from FC2 and hearing their work, having a great meeting with Emily about the book, hangouts with old friends Tom and Charlie and new friend Amina, getting to know a few very kind and solicitous District residents (though what’s up with your waitresses, really), and seeing old friends from acronyms ASU and TSU and experiencing major hugs with my girls Mary and Lindsay and Jac and Sarah and Wolfe and seeing but not spending enough time seeing Zach and Aaron and Elizabeth and Matt and Gene and Jenny and Sasha and Molly and I missed doing some stuff and did some other stuff and found a cheese plate and there was simultaneously not enough time and far too much time with the cheese plate. Now I’m back home where it’s a temperature that properly sustains human life. As soon as I got back, my body put roots into the ground. I have eaten three tacos in two days and slept 12 hours. Good to see y’all. Back to work, y’all.

PAST & UPCOMING

Published on January 6, 2011 in Cool and Readings. 1 Comment

Last night, Susan and I went to have some beers at the honky-tonk down the street. The lead guitar was a dead ringer for Ron Carlson. I danced a two-step and a country waltz with a geophysicist.

I’m heading to my Midwest spirit-roots this weekend:

Ann Arbor, MI: On Saturday, January 8 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm, I’ll be reading with Jess Walter, Lindsay Hunter, Aaron Burch and Mary Hamilton at Elizabeth Ellen’s Great Lakes, Great Times series.

Chicago, IL: On Tuesday, January 11 · 7:30pm – 10:30pm, I’ll be reading with Simon Smith, Steve Tartaglione, Allison Gruber, Lauryn Allison Lewis, Anthony Luebbert, Stephen Tully Dierks, Natalie Edwards and Samantha Irby at Lindsay Hunter’s & Mary Hamilton’s Quickies.

See you there or see you square.

NYC ETC

Published on October 18, 2010 in Christian TeBordo, Grace Krilanovich, Lindsay Hunter, Readings and stories. 4 Comments

New fiction at Spork today. Check out their Issue 9.1, for which I made the interstices. The hard copies are beautifully bound.

I’ll be in NYC next week, reading with Christian TeBordo, Grace Krilanovich, and Lindsay Hunter.

October 24th
NEW YORK CITY
Indie Press Crush Fest w/ Two Dollar Radio
KGB Bar
85 East 4th Street, NYC
7pm

October 26th
BROOKLYN, NY
Indie Press Crush Fest w/ Two Dollar Radio
WORD
126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn
7:30pm

Midwest Reading Dates

Published on August 18, 2010 in Readings. Closed

Readings, hot dogs, tournament-style Magic. Dodge Grand Caravan or similar. Cat allergies, Nilla Wafers. Mock debate. Real debate. Fistfights. Court injunctions. State fairs. Featuring Aaron Burch, Blake Butler, Lindsay Hunter, Mary Hamilton, Jac Jemc, and me.

Madison
Quickies! The Gathering! Madison
Friday, August 27
High-Noon Saloon
701A E. Washington Ave.
6 PM FREE!

Minneapolis/St. Paul
Quickies! The Gathering! With Replacement Press
Saturday, August 28
The Clown Lounge
1601 W University Ave, St. Paul
7 PM FREE!

Iowa City
Quickies! The Gathering! Iowa City
Sunday, August 29
The Mill
120 East Burlington St
7 PM FREE!

Chicago
Monday, August 30
DADDY’S BOOK RELEASE PARTY
The Hideout
1354 West Wabansia Ave
7:30 PM $10 admission + book

The High Emission Tour: Dates

Published on July 20, 2010 in Readings and road trip soundtrack. 1 Comment

San Diego:
Saturday, July 31 8pm – 11pm
Vermin on the Mount
with Aaron Burch, Lisa Fugard, Amelia Gray, Jess Jollett, Lindsay Hunter, Enriqu Limón, Adam Novy & Andy Roe
Sushi Performance & Visual Arts
390 Eleventh Ave FREE!

Los Angeles:
Sunday, August 1st 9-11pm
Vermin on the Mount Six-Year Anniversary
with Jillian Lauren, Aaron Burch, Amelia Gray, Lindsay Hunter & Adam Novy
The Mountain Bar
473 Gin Ling Way FREE!

San Francisco:
Tuesday, August 3rd 9pm
The High Emission Book Tour
with Aaron Burch, Amelia Gray, Lindsay Hunter and Reynard Seifert
Amnesia Bar
853 Valencia St. FREE!

San Francisco:
Wednesday, August 4th 7:00pm
Random Hookup: Corium + Hobart
with Aaron Burch, Lauren Becker, Amelia Gray, Andrea Kneeland, Greg Gerke, and Adam Novy
The Knockout
3223 Mission at Valencia St FREE!

Sacramento:
Thursday, August 5
Burch & Gray with Flatmancrooked PubQuiz
with Aaron Burch and Amelia Gray
Pangaea Cafe, 7pm FREE!

Tucson:
Wednesday, August 11
Powhaus Productions Presents Lit!
Rialto Theatre, 7pm
with Spork Press
318 E. Congress St. $3

Salt licked

Published on April 29, 2010 in Jac Motherfucking Jemc, Readings and Reviews. 2 Comments

Jac Jemc‘s new story in FRiGG is a serious ouch feeling. Must read.

Kind stuff at Outsider Writers Collective, a review of AM/PM. Thank-you to Nik Korpon.

Last night’s Teleportal reading was a lot of fun. I still have this cold so I tried to sequester myself and not touch anybody while simultaneously practicing good hand-washing techniques. But it was nice out, I enjoyed being out. It’s warm in Austin and we’re all taking advantage of it.

The flavor of my illness is salt. Fish sticks taste like fishy salt. Chamomile tea tastes like corn chips. Obviously the thing to do was to purchase and devour a package of Ramen as quickly as possible. Fifteen cents. Sodium: 66% RDA. My lips feel funny.

I may or may not have done an interview with Dark Sky Magazine while hopped up on DayQuil. It brought me to the conclusion that the fiction writing I’m doing this week is bad but the interviews are good. It will post soonish.

Laughing at Sarah Silverman’s twitter archives. I’d go to her BookPeople thing tonight but I don’t want to sicken the world.

It would be fun to have a reading that was also a pool party.