Tag: #amwriting

The Writer’s Handful with Giano Cromley

Mondays + Writers = Finally something to look forward to. A couple of months ago, I met Giano Cromley at Hyde Park’s famous Jimmy’s Woodlawn Tap. He was there for a reading, a double book launch party for him (What We Build Upon the Ruins) and Joseph G. Peterson (Gunmetal Blue.) I didn’t know him […]

The Writer’s Handful with Joseph G. Peterson

Mondays + Writers = Finally something to look forward to. I first stumbled upon Joseph G. Peterson’s work with the publication of his novel, Wanted: Elevator Man. Joseph’s line-up of books (a half-dozen so far) is diverse (including a novel in verse!) and impressive. His most recent book, just released by the very fine Tortoise […]

Wilbur Frank McNair ~ May 8, 1919 – October 11, 1974

My father died forty three years ago today. Do we ever stop missing those people we love and lose? In memory of him, I offer this paragraph from my essay “Finding my Father and the FBI,” recently published in my brand new book out from Side Street Press, And These Are the Good Times, and […]

A Few Fives from the Chicago Book Expo

Just back from the Chicago Book Expo, where I got to chat with Dennis Foley from my publisher, Side Street Press. The title of our conversation: Independent but Not Alone. And here below, some tips and resources and a little nudge we shared to help writers figure out what is best for their own publishing […]

Good Times Today!!!

And These Are the Good Times, Patricia Ann McNair From Booklist, 9/1/2017: “Short story writer McNair (The Temple of Air, 2011) proves to be an irresistible personal essayist of refreshing candor,  vibrant openheartedness, rueful humor, and unassuming wisdom. In the title piece, which opens this companionable, down-to-earth collection, young McNair joins her beloved father at Sullivan’s, […]