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Charactered Pieces gets Ben Tanzered

May 26, 2011

I have long known that Ben Tanzer is a fan of my story "An Optimist is the Human Personification of Spring" from my Charactered Pieces chapbook. Ben has been kind enough to tell me that very fact, saying to me that it is one of the most affecting stories he has read recently (even telling the world on his podcast). Simply stated, he likes the story, and his enthusiasm and praise is exactly the reason I write. So, when he posted some more praise at Matt Bell's blog, I once again felt the rush of what it means to truly be a writer. I can't think this man enough (and Matt Bell for hosting the post). "As the story unfolded, I knew it would go wrong, had to go wrong, and when it did, it took everything I had not to cry in the middle of the Red line "L" during the…

Looks like Chuck Palahniuk fans are the target market for loving babies

March 13, 2011

I don’t talk much about my son on this blog. Mostly because I am disappointed in him. I mean, damn, he’s two…get a fucking job! I jest. But you know what isn’t funny? Premature birth (see what I did there? I zig and I zag). My son was born 6 weeks early, which in the grand scheme of premature births isn’t quite the devastation that many new parents suffer. Jameson is perfect now, despite his early birth, thanks in part to the medical advances encouraged by donations to the March of Dimes March for Babies organization. I try to keep my pleading posts to a minimum here at my blog, but this time of year brings out the beggar in me. My wife has set up her annual fundraising micro-site at the March for Babies website with the goal of raising a meager $300 for the March for Babies. Of…

Tuesday’s Twitter follower spotlight: @amoyal

March 8, 2011

This week's "Person you should Stalk 2.0: @amoyal. Why? Look at that Dick Tracy style hat. Just look at it! Bio:Brand engagement strategist for hire. Speaker/trainer. Love hugs, geosocial & interconnecting business, people & solutions for a sustainable, empowered society. Website: http://ariemoyal.com/ Good tweets as of late: [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/amoyal/status/40002675571556352"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/amoyal/status/39971981352898560"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/amoyal/status/39528822478999552"]

Tuesday’s Twitter follower spotlight: @Zanna85

February 22, 2011

I am going to start posting weekly (hopefully) spotlights on random Twitter followers. Why? Why not? This week's "Person you should Stalk 2.0: @Zanna85 Bio:Sexually: All Over The Map Sock it to me, baby. SOCK IT TO ME. Website: http://zmacabre.tumblr.com/ Good tweets as of late: [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/Zanna85/status/39417729781862401"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/Zanna85/status/39072004082634752"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/Zanna85/status/38893471569948672"]

Blogging, Tweeting, and YouTubing from AWP all this week

February 1, 2011

Between February 2nd and 5th I will be attending the AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) Conference in Washington DC. During this time I'll be temporarily relocated. Check often at the following places, where I (and a team of writers) will be reporting on the happenings at the conference all week. Be sure to subscribe to the blog, YouTube channel, and Podcast feed, and follow the Twitter stream. My AWP Blog (www.calebjross.com/awpblog) Expect summaries of panels and daily roundups of general goings-on AWPtweets (http://twitter.com/awptweets) As the majesty of Twitter has allowed and encouraged, expect disposable minutia here AWP Channel (www.youtube.com/awpchannel) While I would love to upload videos of every reading and panel discussion I attend, I assume AWP would have some copyright issues with that. So, expect instead videos of selected readings and perhaps a few quick interviews from the book fair floor. We'll see. The Velvet Podcast (www.thevelvetpodcast.com)…

The top 5 most popular blog posts of 2010

December 23, 2010

During 2010 I went from a seldom-posting recluse to an annoying gnat. But apparently some people like being bothered by insects, because a few of my posts actually rose out of the white noise to become respectable accidental meant-to-search-for-porn landing pages. #1 | Great Unexpected Literary References (posted in June) Top entrance keywords: literary references, literature references in family guy, south park literary references, simpsons literary references, family guy brian great expectations reference #2 | Peter Griffin does porn and literature Top entrance keywords: peter griffin porn, griffin porn, caleb porn, porn in literature, porn literature #3 | My 2010 Lit Midget list of forthcoming small press books Top entrance keywords: midget list, noah cicero the insurgent, "noah cicero", "termite parade", "letter machine" #4 | You decide what I wear; voting for the Stranger Will cover Top entrance keywords: stranger vote 2010 nov, stranger vote november 2010 (most of the…

My fancy new mobile site is now live. Expect fanciness.

December 13, 2010

The fancy new mobile version of this website is now live. Take your fancy fingers and click over to the aptly earlier described fancy site by using this fancy link. (Hint: for maximum fanciness, view on a fancy mobile device, such as one pictured above).