Life goes on in better weather. Paula continues to serve as my muse in Mama Racha. Rare are bad weather days in Buenos Aires, fine days are common, and some are even […]
Addendum to publishing with Author House
This is the most important lesson learned from my venture (and adventure) into self-publishing: do-it-yourself really means doing it, all of it, entirely by yourself. Anything done for you will be costly. […]
Publishing “Blossom” with Author House
It is still early in this process, so these are early, preliminary observations about my experience with Author House publishing my current novel, Blossom. Let’s begin with what I liked about it. […]
The epistemology of punctuality
I live in Argentina, specifically Buenos Aires, a city with many interesting and compelling aspects. It is the paradigm of faded grandeur, a model for the crumbling nature of the past, and […]
My Holy Trinity
No, your faithful literary servant has not succumbed to the compelling compulsions of superstition. I refer to my personal literary holy trinity, the three writers who, each in a different way, transformed […]
Little holiday in Costa Rica
The last ten days in Costa Rica. Spent with our best friends, who have been living there for the past six or so years. They live on a mountainside above the capital […]
Making reading sexy
Great blog for fans of reading and breasts. Check it out.
“Blossom” now available for eReaders
My Arkansas / civil rights / coming of age / memoiresque novel, Blossom, is now available digitally for eReaders. I have seen a copy downloaded on a Kindle and assume then it […]
When a book is like a restaurant
You went a couple of times before and it was all right, but there are so many choices for fine dining that it wasn’t good enough to return. Then you hear that […]
The times they are a’fatal
If you are a reader, but especially if you are a writer (or musician), you ought to read this. It is unequivocally true. This article begins thus: “Will books, as we know […]
A preview of “Blossom”
This is the flyer sent out for publicity by the publisher. The book goes to the printer this week and should be available for sale in the usual places within two to […]
A writer on sabbatical
I have seen my future as a writer. Here it is. I like this old guy, who is younger than I am. This is his place, just off the corner of Santa […]
Getting to know Kate
Kate arrived in Buenos Aires two days ago and we met in person finally. My wife and I have been following Kate through Latin America for months, via the brilliant writing on […]
Kissing in the rain in Buenos Aires while dreaming of atheists in Bratislava
The title of this blog is Random Literary Blogging. While it is not exclusively concerned with random literary matters, they do dominate. From time to time I write about places, and sometimes […]
Considering Twitter and such
I’m a Twitter newbie. Signed up about a week ago. Under orders. Well, not exactly orders, more like strongly advised. Because I have something to sell — books, and the consensus is […]