http://www.shootthemessinger.com/mess/wordpress ...but not this one Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:29:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here I am. It's been over three months. A lot has happened in that time that's made blogging irrelevant, really. But I'm pretty sure it's summer now—can't be positive—and I'm feeling like shedding some of that rust. And mixing some of those metaphors. Tomorrow night, I'll be reading with the incomparable ... http://www.shootthemessinger.com/mess/wordpress/?p=329 March was a little ridiculous, but I'm looking forward to April as a sort of reprieve. I only have one reading on the docket, and it's one that I'm really excited about. On Friday night, I'll be a part of Chris Bower's Fuck Storms: Imaginary Weather Phenomena, featuring stories/poems/monsoons inspired ... http://www.shootthemessinger.com/mess/wordpress/?p=316 The great and powerful Toby Carroll asked me some good questions the other day, and my attempts at decent answers follow. Check it out, if you like. But mostly, I’m interested in how digital and print can interact. http://www.shootthemessinger.com/mess/wordpress/?p=312 Read the whole thing: The book isn’t in trouble, it’s that everyone who takes some of the money that a consumer pays for an author’s content need to re-justify their share and not assume that because they used to get that % they still in fact deserve that %. And ... http://www.shootthemessinger.com/mess/wordpress/?p=308 Big ups to my buddy Pat Somerville, who celebrated the release of his new novel, The Cradle last night at the Book Cellar. Colleen O'Brien, whose mini-book will be up on the featherproof site later this month read, and I had a ton of fun reading. My pal Eamon Daly ... http://www.shootthemessinger.com/mess/wordpress/?p=301 Featherproof has really been rolling of late, so posts here have been a little infrequent. AWP was very good to us—just such a great experience meeting so many folks with whom we've chatted online, and getting to see what great work so many presses are doing right now. Very energizing, ... http://www.shootthemessinger.com/mess/wordpress/?p=297 Been away, largely because I've had loads of writing assignments over the past few weeks. One of them came to fruition last night at The Encyclopedia Show, a very cool show put on by Robbie Q. Telfer and Young Chicago Authors. I think it may be the first time I've ... http://www.shootthemessinger.com/mess/wordpress/?p=281 I have about three half-written draft posts in the hopper here, including one on what the Celtics' slide means, another on a new featherproof project, and still another on electronic publishing. How can you bear the anticipation? You could bear it by coming out to the Innertown Pub tonight, at 7:30pm, ... http://www.shootthemessinger.com/mess/wordpress/?p=279 The Dollar Store returns tonight! At 7pm! Featuring Lindsay Hunter, Robbie Q. Telfer, Seth Dodson and Zach Dodson. Four of the five Sexiest Chicagoans of 2009. The fifth couldn't make it! See you then! http://www.shootthemessinger.com/mess/wordpress/?p=277 It's rare that I get a moment to read anything that doesn't come to me for review, and the week off TOC gives us at the end of the year provides provides one of those rare moments. So I figured I'd share what I'm planning on reading between now and ... http://www.shootthemessinger.com/mess/wordpress/?p=274