Some Work

Novel

The Might Have Been, a novel. You will find a link to an excerpt on the site.

Non-Fiction

• One Season in the Sun, a short non-fiction work on major league players whose careers lasted only a few weeks.
• Jackie Robinson, a short biography of the pioneering Hall of Fame ballplayer, centered on his 1949 Most Valuable Player season

Short Fiction Online

• “Limousine” which appeared in The Kenyon Review
• “Driving in Snow” which appeared in The New Virginia Review and was reprinted on Redux
• “Car Wash,” which appeared in The Missouri Review and was reprinted on Redux

Essays Online

• “Secret Lives: Katherine Heiny’s Single, Carefree, Mellow,”  jointly published by The Millions and Bloom.
  • An audio interview with Katherine Heiny.
• “The Risky Fiction of Paul Harding”, jointly published by The Millions and Bloom
  • Part one of my audio interview with Paul Harding, Bloom
  • Part two of my audio interview with Paul Harding, Bloom
• “The Polar Explorer’s Guide to Writing a Novel,” Bloom
• “Karl Marlantes: Ghosts Into Ancestors,” Bloom
  • An audio interview with Karl Marlantes, Bloom
• “Thirty Years of Re-Reading Lucky Jim“, The Millions
• “Reference Point: Fathers and Sons,” The Millions
• “We Wish You a Die Hard Christmas,” The Lens
• A reflection on American Graffiti, Webster University Film Series