I Am Excited By... The New Novel

The Idea To Make Hotel Reviews The Form Of The Novel Came First. So I Just Started Writing Hotel Reviews And Tried To Come Up With A Consistent Voice.

The Ice Storm, Because Of The Movie, Has Had, Or Is To Have, A Vigorous Life In Other Cultures.

I Love Comic Books And Always Did As A Kid.

The Great Recession Is Not Imaginary, And The Effects Loom Large. There Was An Article In The Nyt About The Galloping Death Rate Among White Men In Middle Age. Higher Than Among Any Other Demographic, Etc. Mostly Death By Drugs, Alcohol, Or Suicide. Many Of Them Rural. My Feeling Is That It's Many People Who Haven't Been Able To Get Back Into The Work Force. Reg Morse Is An Example Of The Problem.

I Have Admired Melissa Pritchard's Writing For Several Years Now For Its Wisdom, Its Humble Elegance, And Its Earthy Comedy.