A few years ago, composer Nathan Hudson adapted my story “The Duck” (from Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day) for chamber ensemble and voice as his Master’s thesis at Stony Brook University. (You can listen to a recording of that here if you like.) Now we’ve collaborated on another piece, this time for Nathan’s PhD, working from a new, as-yet-unpublished story of mine called “God.” The thesis defense will be on December 3rd at Stony Brook on Long Island, but look for a performance near you some time in 2020!

I also love this poster art by the immensely talented Victor Boyda:

“There once was a man who was tired of breathing…”