Chicago, Day One

I flew in to Chicago, this year’s host city for AWP, yesterday morning.  I was prepared for the worst–last time I was in Chicago in February there were huge snowbanks and the lake looked like liquid, rolling ice.  But not today.  As we flew in over the water there was one moment when, as we Read More …

Book Signing at AWP in NYC

Happy New Year everyone. For those of you who will be at the AWP Conference in NYC, I’ll be doing a book signing for Pear Slip at 3:00 pm on Friday, February 1st at the book fair. Hope to see you there! Cheers- Matthew Event Info: AWP NYC Book Fair – Hilton New York — February Read More …

Hotel Indigo

Back from Atlanta, where I went partly because the annual AWP Conference was being held there this year, but mainly to run away someplace warmer for a long weekend. I had a wonderful travel companion, Troy, who lived in Atlanta for many years and was able to give me the insider’s tour of hot spots Read More …