I’m having a big month on the Selected Shorts podcast right now, with three of my stories airing in rapid succession! First up, there’s “The Man, the Restaurant, and the Eiffel Tower” (from Tales of Falling and Flying) read by actress Stana Katic on the July 17 episode (Sizzling Summer Travels), then “The Book” (from Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day) read by Jane Kaczmarek on the July 24 episode (Reading Between the Lines), and finally, “The Man and the Moose” (also from Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day) read by Michael Cerveris on the August 14 episode (Perfectly Unmatched). They all do a great job and it is a supreme honor (as always!) to be on Selected Shorts, the one absolutely necessary podcast for short stories. You can listen to those episodes here on their website, or whenever you listen to your podcasts.

In other news, I was interviewed by Karl Stück for the Humming Fools podcast a few weeks ago, and that interview is now live! You can listen to the episode (Number 97) on the Humming Fools website, over on Spotify… and also probably some other places? I don’t know, the internet has become a bit beyond me at this point. Anyway, it was a fun conversation and Karl sent me this drawing they made of me (based on a photo taken by my landlord, Mars Sandoval (thanks Mars!) (and thanks Karl!)).

And I guess that’s all I got for now? I hope you all are doing well and hanging in there! If you’re looking for a good book to read, some recent favorites of mine are Audition by Katie Kitamura, Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny, and Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, or, My Life as a Fabulous Ronette by Ronnie Spector (the audiobook of this is especially amazing, as it’s read by Rosie Perez, and she makes every line an emotional journey and a delight).