Some adventures with books in September, including the one I'm writing.| querent.substack.com
Some questions from my class on Description and Setting.| querent.substack.com
In which I will go to San Francisco for a screening at the invitation of Zyzzyva Magazine and LitQuake.| querent.substack.com
The questions sent to me by chat or email after my two part class on essay collections.| querent.substack.com
A belated report from the Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, and the last week of June.| The Querent
A question from a student in 1993 that I could keep answering.| The Querent
Some reflections on my conversations with Ocean Vuong, Sarah Schulman, Mike Curato and Melissa Febos about their new books.| The Querent
A recording from Alexander Chee and Jami Attenberg's live video| The Querent
Some opportunities to study with me ahead, plus a new favorite flower painter.| The Querent
For new subscribers, this is a series of third person letters about my life.This letter sets up the thinking behind it. American Letters 1 is here.| The Querent
Some thoughts on teaching setting, The Great Gatsby, and writing about where we are from.| The Querent
Some thoughts on recent travels and a few of my imaginary friends, aka the books keeping me company as the season turns.| The Querent
“You can’t wait for the world to be perfect to write. You’d be waiting forever.”| The Querent
Notes On A Restless Form| The Querent
What is unbearable to you about this mad king’s decisions and what will you do about it?| The Querent
On Bibliomancy and implanted memories, together, in writing exercises. And the muse as a kind of protector.| querent.substack.com
Some thoughts on writing at a time like this.| querent.substack.com