You Think Too Much

How much does SEX OF THE MIDWEST cost in kroners and other things you think about while waiting for your book to publish

Let’s just begin by admitting that when you have a book coming out in a little over a month, you’re likely to spend some time googling that book’s…

Sep 7 • 

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August 2025

Maybe I will not crawl into a hole into the ground and live there after all

Chunks O' Goodness #2

Aug 29 • 

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Publishing still is not a meritocracy

Even when you have some success

Aug 25 • 

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This is the noise you make when you get a starred review from Kirkus

And other midsummer thoughts

Aug 18 • 

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"So, is your book out yet?"

Just as I was finishing this post, we got some VERY EXCITING NEWS about SEX OF THE MIDWEST, so look for more about that soon.

Aug 11 • 

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I cannot paint like Van Gogh or sing like Jason Isbell

But it's fun to try

Aug 3 • 

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July 2025

The first dive is the hardest

Chunks O' Goodness #1

Jul 14 • 

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June 2025

The day lily died before I could finish painting it

And other reflections on time

Jun 18 • 

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Am I a heartless wretch? Was Georgia O'Keeffe? Are all artists heartless wretches?

Still on my lives of artists kick

Jun 9 • 

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I spend hours staring at things

And the thing is not my phone

Jun 2 • 

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May 2025

Painting people is hard

And so is writing them

May 26 • 

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Sometimes we have to break the world into the smallest possible bits in order to really see it

Van Gogh's perspective frame and writing a novel (or not) and other stuff

May 19 • 

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