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A Brief History…

My (very!) short short is up now at the Journal of Microliterature: A Brief History of America According to Motel Marquees. The piece is shorter than the title. It got its start because I was brainstorming story ideas and decided I wanted to set something in an old highway motel. I love motels like these, [… Read More]

Manor Lodge

Wow! The semester is fully in gear now, and grad school work is currently eating my soul. No time for anything thoughtful, but here, have some pictures of this motel sign down the street from me. I know it’s not terribly original, but I’m a huge fan of retro-cool motel signs. Not sure I’ve captured [… Read More]