Omitted here are copywriting projects, adventures in editing work, and shameless acts of self-publication via A Lush In Rio, Pomp & Circumstance, and Silo. (See “Editing” for more on this malfeasance.)

Words Published

McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern #12 - “Cold France,” story, Nov. 2003.

Ninth Letter #2 - “Dr. Henry Jekyll,” story, Dec. 2004.

Euphony #4 - “99 Jesus Street,” story, Mar. 2004.

Salt Hill #18 - “Spygame,” poem, Sep. 2006.

Locus Novus - “The Youth in Lilliput,” story (animation by Locus Novus), Sep. 2006.

Wishtank - “Sir Salman Rushdie,” nonfiction, Jun., 2007.

Kennesaw Review - “The Origin of the Name,” story, 29 Oct., 2007.

Offcourse - “The Ideal in Retroact,” story, Dec. 2007.

LITnIMAGE - “Flowers for Wanda,” LITnIMAGE, short-short, summer 2008.

Knock #9 - “The Mother,” story, summer 2008.

5_Trope #24 - “Planet XXI: Jemutesonekh, Remaindered,” story, fall 2008.

Splinter Generation #1 - “Neptune Frightens the Children,” story, fall 2008.

Chronogram - “Famous Experts,” poem, January 2009 print and web issues.

Brooklyn Review #26 - “The Death Of Our Hair,” story, June 2009, illustrated by Mr. Ethan Gould.

The Outlet (Electric Literature) - “Six Meditations On Re-Reading,” essay, October 2009.

The Outlet (Electric Literature) - “Bad Nature, or With Elvis in Mexico by Javier Marías,” book review, June 2010.

Recent Readings of Words

“The Mother” - story, Earshot reading series, Brooklyn, 16 November, 2007.

“The Alley Cat” - story, Two Blue Wolves reading series, Hydrogen Media, New York City, 2 August, 2007.

“The Alley Cat” - story, Brooklyn Review reading series, New York City, 28 October, 2007.

“The Death Of Our Hair” - story, Two Blue Wolves reading series, Hydrogen Media, New York City, 14 September, 2008.

Video of “Neptune Frightens the Children” - story, shown as part of the Splinter Generation launch party, L.A., 24 October 2008. Video by Patrick Davison.

“The Death Of Our Hair” - story, 63rd St. Y reading series, New York City, 6 February, 2009.

“The Hollow Earth” - chapter 1 of an adventure novel, Brooklyn Review reading series, New York City, 8 February, 2009.

“Incident At Cold Soda Gulch” - brutal PoMo cowboy story, Brooklyn Review reading series, New York City, 10 May, 2009.

“The Vassals of St. Peter” - chapter 1 of a comedic novel about the First Crusade, Brooklyn College graduate readings, New York City, 13 May, 2009.

Prose-Poetic Philosophical Inquiries Into Mistakes, Smells, & Sex - Brooklyn Review release party, New York City, 14 June, 2009.

“I Saw The Bells Of Graveyard Walk” - for Electric Literature, KGB Bar, New York City, 14 March, 2010. “I Saw The Bells” is the first Pale Weed Bender story. The reading was headlined by Rick Moody and Jenny Offill, and featured my Brooklyn College colleague Cristina Moracho.

“Counterfeit” - Literary Death Match Ep. 26, organized by Opium magazine, Bowery Poetry Club, New York City, 20 May, 2010. “Counterfeit” is a later Pale Weed Bender story. I read with Melissa Febos, Mike Topp, and Mike Edison. A piñata and many sex acts were involved.

“The Wound” - Prospect 1 reading series, curated by poet Curtis Jensen, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 22 May, 2010. “The Wound” is an early Pale Weed Bender story. I read with Curtis, poet Katie Byrum, and fellow fictionist (Curtis’s term) Mardi Jaskot. I also answered copious questions about The Pale Weed Bender. The dogwoods were in bloom in the Park.