Returnable books are what enable brick-and-mortar stores to maintain an affordable inventory. But they also put a huge burden on small publishers—like me.| Sinister Regard
If you’re in or near Manhattan tonight, I hope you’ll drop by to hear fiction by me and a few other excellent writers, in support of an excellent cause . . . Wednesday, October 2: 7:00-9:00 pm , 85 E. 4th St., Manhattan...| Sinister Regard
If you’re in or near Brooklyn tonight, I hope you’ll drop by to hear personal essays by me and some other excellent writers and storytellers . . . Monday, September 30: 7:30-10:30 pm , 603 Vanderbilt Ave., Brooklyn At the “Back to School”...| Sinister Regard
New Yorkers! I’m participating in two events next week that I hope you’ll be able to come out and see: Monday, September 30: 7:30-10:30 pm , 603 Vanderbilt Ave., Brooklyn At the “Back to School” edition of this new...| Sinister Regard
Announcing the ebook release of my rare 2007 chapbook, An Alternate History of the 21st Century, which includes two original stories.| Sinister Regard
Cast a Cold Eye, the ghostly novella I wrote with Derryl Murphy, appeared ten years ago as a limited-edition hardcover to exceptionally kind reviews. Now it's coming back to life as an ebook.| Sinister Regard
Bill will be one of more than half a dozen artists appearing at the upcoming edition of the Lyrics, Lit & Liquor perfomance series, at 2A Bar in Manhattan's East Village. He will read an excerpt from a new...| Sinister Regard
I'll be one of more than 150 scheduled performers at the , which takes place on January 1, 2019, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Greenwich Village. This year's theme is "Before the...| Sinister Regard
My novelette "Our Dependence on Foreign Keys" is now available as a 99¢ ebook! I hope you'll check it out, especially since I'm hoping to get to work on more Franny and Hondo stories. "Our Dependence on Foreign Keys" was...| Sinister Regard
My novelette "After the Earthquake a Fire" is now available as a 99¢ ebook. This story tells a fictionalized version of some of my experiences as a Mormon missionary in Idaho after I was ejected from Canada. If you finished...| Sinister Regard
This Deseret News article from Saturday, February 28, 1987, can tell you all about what got me arrested earlier that week, but it can't tell you what it was actually like to be a reluctant 19-year-old Mormon missionary in...| Sinister Regard
Well, maybe not everything. This Salt Lake Tribune article from Saturday, February 28, 1987, may tell you the basics of the central plot elements, but it doesn't tell you what it was actually like to be a reluctant 19-year-old Mormon...| Sinister Regard
This was another headline 30 years ago today, when my days ahead looked fatter but my wallet was definitely thinner. But what was so costly for me, you can read about for a pittance. While supplies last, signed editions...| Sinister Regard
This was the headline 30 years ago today. I was, to my vast relief, a free man, but much poorer for the experience. But what cost me big, you can get for cheap. While supplies last, signed editions of my...| Sinister Regard
Thirty years ago today, I went on trial in Provincial Court in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. How I got there and what came after is the subject of my memoir, The Accidental Terrorist: Confessions of a Reluctant Missionary. Now, three...| Sinister Regard
