Everything Else

This place is paradise.  Every night- readings.  Last night this from Steve Almond.   We didn’t just clap- we cheered.  Most stood. Favorite panel today was with poets Matthew Dickman, Melissa Stein, and Matthew Zapruder…who discussed how to survive as a writer (They Paid Me with Drinks: How to Navigate the World of the Modern Poet). Zapruder warned…

At Tin House Writer’s Workshop…attending creative nonfiction workshop with Stephen Elliott…Big fan of his work as well as his instruction style. Have seen great readings:  Wells Tower, a mind-blowing performance on said topic by Dorothy Allison, Elliott, etc…Feels like I have found my tribe…Two weeks ago, I attended a residency at Hambidge. Finished the final ten…

This morning I met with Amy Flurry.  She’s the author of Recipe for Press, one of the best books I’ve read about creating publicity for your product.  It’s an invaluable resource to help any artist develop a media platform. I’ve given myself a two week deadline to finish UnReformed- we’re crafting a plan to help me sell…

Went to the Georgia Review‘s Earth Day celebration tonight at the Botanical Gardens. Saw fellow Mississippian Natasha Trethewey read from Beyond Katrina. Stunning…

Last year my buddy Al Dixon and I started an Athens, Georgia based reading and music series, the New Town Revue. It’s held at Athens newest independent bookstore, Avid Bookshop. So far packed houses have been entertained by readers Reginald McKnight, Sabrina Orah Mark, Jeff Fallis, and Beth Hall Thrasher, as well as musicians Madeline…