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The New Book

June 18, 2020

After seven years of writing, research, and drafting, I am happy to announce that my new book, The Man Who Sold God: Psychiana, the Great Depression, and the Power of Belief in Hard Times will be published in the spring of 2021 by WSU Press. A work of narrative nonfiction, the book marks a departure from my previous works.

Essay to appear in the North American Review

May 12, 2020

Happy to report that my essay, “The End of Something,” will appear in The North American Review, America’s oldest literary journal. The essay concerns, among other things, the storied history of the Alexander Reservoir (near my hometown of Soda Springs, Idaho) and my memories of it.

Another Notable in Best American Essays

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January 5, 2020

Happy to have learned that my essay, “Vivian,” which appeared in Boulevard, was selected as a Notable Essay in the Best American Essays 2019. This makes my sixth essay to have been selected for that series.

Boulevard’s 100th Issue

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November 2, 2018

As reported, my essay, “Vivian,” appears in the pages of the venerable Boulevard. But what is particularly gratifying and cool is that it appears in that magazine’s 100th issue! If that alone wasn’t enough of a good thing, consider all the amazing talent I am lucky enough to be accompanied by: Ariel Saramandi, Chana Kim, …

Essay to Appear in Boulevard

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June 8, 2018

Happy to report that my essay, “Vivian,” a piece about a 1936 double-murder-suicide in rural Missouri, will appear in Boulevard. If you aren’t yet familiar with the great work they’ve been producing since 1985, check them out. Like, now.

Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2017

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April 6, 2018

Happy to announce that my essay, “Through the Glass Clearly,” first published in The Missouri Review, was listed as a Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2017. This makes my 5th Notable Essay in that series. There is also a wonderful bio on Speer Morgan, esteemed Editor of TMR, over at Vox Magazine in which …

Craft Essay Up at Brevity

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January 25, 2017

My craft piece, “The Essay & the Art of Equivocation,” is up at Brevity. It’s about why the successful essay demands an agile, equivocative mind that is open and inclusive. But it is also a piece that has a political hue. Check it out here.

Essay featured over at Poetry Daily

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August 26, 2014

My essay, “Finding Emily & Elizabeth”–out now in The Georgia Review–is being featured on Poetry Daily’s site. Check it out. And you while you are there, bookmark PD. It’s a great site. But you already knew that.

The Georgia Review

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August 26, 2014

I’m happy to be a part of the current issue of The Georgia Review. My essay, “Finding Emily & Elizabeth,” is part of a special feature in the Summer 2014 edition. Additionally, the good folks at GR have featured me on their “Author Bookshelf” page. You can check it out here.

My Interview on Montana Public Radio’s “The Write Question”

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December 22, 2013

Awhile back, I had the chance to sit down once again with Montana Public Radio’s Cherie Newman on her fantastic show, “The Write Question.” It was a lot of fun to be part of such an amazing series of interviews. There a ton of interviews over there that are just straight-up awesome to listen to, …