Three Good Things

July 21, 2010

xTx’s Zombie Summer is fast becoming one of my favorite things this summer. If you haven’t indulged yet, you certainly should.

Roxane Gay says some really lovely things about me and about some of my favorite writers at She Writes. Roxane is an amazing writer and also one of the most generous human beings ever. And she has excellent taste. She highlighted two of my favorite stories, “A History of Heart Disease” and “The Chemistry of Objects.” Thank you, Roxane! I am blushing but grateful.

I just finished reading The Cave Man by Xiaoda Xiao, which is a quick but remarkable and intense read. The protagonist is imprisoned in Mao’s China for nine months in a tiny cell, and even when he’s released his life is a waking nightmare. It’s a shocking p, brutal, beautifully written book published by Two Dollar Radio. I’ve never read anything else in their catalogue, but after reading this I’m definitely going to pick up more from this fine small press.