Bark: money & beats & art
This post was originally published at Bark on January 23, 2014 this past tuesday, beats music debuted. if you haven’t heard of it, it’s a new streaming service being offered by a collective of pretty d*mn impressive people, including dr. dre, trent reznor, and jimmy iovine. i did some searching around the internets and, […]
PTA: From the Reflection Pool
This post was originally published on the National PTA blog Thursday, January 22, 2009 Whether you witnessed President Obama’s swearing-in on television, through the Internet, or in person on the National Mall, I think few would disagree with the idea that the enormity of this Presidential Inauguration cannot be understated – in any respect. […]
PTA: A Call to Service
This post was originally published on the National PTA blog Monday, January 19, 2009 It was a long drive from Chicago to Washington DC yesterday, leaving plenty of time to ponder the historic moment that is now just hours away – and for those of us not behind the steering wheel, there was plenty […]
the great giardiniera taste test of ’13
inspired by a serious eats blog post, my immediate & extended family embarked on our own epic, hot-pepper contest over the holidays this year. belgians & italians alike eagerly participated in the effort to, once & for all, finally determine who makes the best giardiniera in town. those of you not from the chicago area—especially […]
“the stapler”
banango street has published my short story, “the stapler,” as part of their 4th issue. this story was the same one i read for propaganda at AWP 2012 in chicago.
“LOS” in chicago reader
the chicago reader has published my short story, “LOS,” as part of their 13th annual pure fiction issue. the contest was that week’s cover story and was judged by featherproof editor zach dodson (who had some very kind words in his introduction). which is all kinda bad ass. as was the work from the other writers in […]
“novocaine” nominated
juked has nominated my short story, “novocaine,” for a pushcart prize this year—which is pretty rad. i’m incredibly honored to be nominated along with my fellow juked fictioneers lois taylor and patrick vincent welsh as well as poets james valvis, matthew kilbane, and jeffrey bean.
“novocaine” in juked
juked has just published my short story, “novocaine.” this is my first publication—so that’s pretty cool.
pj addendum
while poking around the interwebs the other day for interesting pearl jam stuff to link to (from my bark post), i found xrt’s slideshow of 50 things i supposedly didn’t know about the band. but i knew most of them already. so it occurred to me: why not make my own damn list? here are […]
good, great, google+
why doesn’t google do what it does best on its new social network, google+? by which i mean: search. a good search tool seems to be nonexistent in the realm of social media. like, do you remember that one time that person posted that thing on your facebook wall about the monkey peeing on itself? […]
