Majoring in History to Become a Writer

So Stephen suggested that I write out a few thoughts regarding majoring …Read More

This is How We’ve Always Done It

1 A father roused his son from sleep and said, “Today you …Read More

The Other Side of the Confessional

“There’s something you need to hear,” came a gravelly voice behind the …Read More

North of 25

When I was a kid my family lived on a small farm …Read More

Buxom Button-Bursting Bosoms Breasting Boobily and Other Social Justice Rhetoric

As the author of A Rambling Wreck, an alternate history science fiction …Read More

No Man’s Land

Carl laid there on the bank, the water lapping the inside of …Read More

The Five Best Historical Novels You Must Read

Okay, that sounds like a Buzzfeed headline and for that I’m sorry. …Read More

Boat Sick

I wasn’t six hours on my Caribbean cruise before a fat bastard …Read More

Are Today’s MFA Programs Really Worth the Investment?

This is a specific iteration of the question: should I major in …Read More

Boarding

The plane’s tail sails past the long panel of windows. I clasp …Read More