Reading Jean Thompson’s The Year We Left Home is a little like surviving a year in the Midwest. If you come here in the late spring it’s all glorious warm days and cool nights and…
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Suffering from The Hold Steady Effect
When I first discovered The Hold Steady it was love at first listen. They were like nothing I’d ever heard before. I fell hard and fast and there was no looking back. But, sadly, as…
Something like prayer that wouldn’t embarrass anyone
Jean Thompson’s short stories are so beautiful that it frustrates me that she’s not more revered. At least she’s not revered in the short-story centric circles I run in. It’s a damn, damn shame. I…
6 questions we always ask — Jodi Chromey
Jodi Chromey is, well, me. It’s weird to write a brief bio-blurb about yourself. But really, I just want to set the precedent. I decided I’d go first, as a way to show all you…