The Daily Beast puts This Close on its "Hot Reads" list. "The final and best story, Local Birds, could be slipped into James Salter’s collection Dusk without raising much suspicion: both writers share the ability to render an incredible amount of resonance from the merest of human incidents." Click to read the whole review. … [Read more...]
News & Media
Salon
My story "Double Take," which originally appeared in Five Chapters, is featured this weekend on Salon. Thanks to Dave Daley for his enthusiasm and support. … [Read more...]
Narrative Magazine
I'm thrilled to say that one of the stories from This Close is the Story of the Week in Narrative Magazine. You can read "The Stand-In" here. Fun fact: this story changed titles no less than four times. … [Read more...]
Poets & Writers
The first sentence of the first story in This Close makes the Poets & Writers Page One feature. Here is an excerpt from "Lucky Boy" read by me. … [Read more...]
Elle and Marie Claire
Both of these women's magazines review This Close in their March issues. In Elle, the writer Lisa Shea says the collection, "serves up quietly nervy stories of everyday life subject to swift psychological rifts." (And she calls the story "First Sale" almost perfect!) Marie Claire says, "you'll be thinking about how your life parallels the story plots long after you've finished reading." … [Read more...]
The Yale Review
The January 2013 issue includes my story "Local Birds." … [Read more...]
Storyville
One of the stories from This Close is featured this week on Storyville. The title, "Evidence of Old Repairs," came from a display of old lace I saw at the Victoria and Albert Museum years ago. … [Read more...]