The very cool Tumblr kept by The Strand Bookstore posts found photos and underlined passages in the books. They recently hosted a contest to write a piece based on one of their posts. I chose a black and white photo of a young girl dancing. I did not win, but I would still like to…
My PARIS REVIEW Contest Entry
The Paris Review recently posted a contest. The idea was to be inspired by a funny illustration and write 300 words or less in the style of Ernest Hemingway, P. G. Wodehouse, Joan Didion, Elizabeth Bishop, or Ray Bradbury. Obviously I chose Wodehouse. I didn’t win — I didn’t even make the cut as a…
My submission for the Paris Review Beach Towel contest. View more entries here.
GIVEAWAY & CONTEST – The Quickening Maze
The fine folks at Penguin (via Viking) sent me an extra copy of this interesting novel (my review is here). So if you would like to win this fine tome, here is what you do: In the COMMENT section below: 1) Tell me about a time you were lost – literally or figuratively – in 100 words…