Show, Don't Tell

The results are already in for my new Tin House column: It's a dud! This does sting a little, since I've always been such a big fan of Anonymous. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight totally changed the way I look at pentangles. But for those of you who haven't read this month's Das Kolumne, I would like to remind you that Milk Duds are delicious. You can check it out here.

READOMMENDATION: Kate Beaton

I humbly suggest that you check out the comics of Kate Beaton. In addition to being a quality ginger ale, Canada Dry is soon to be your favorite style of humor.

The New Yorker: I.T. Department

I have written a very serious and important piece on technology for The New Yorker. You can read it here.

As Requested By @sharndhah, Here Are 30 Adjectives That Rhyme With Mary And Are Superior To "Contrary"

Pulmonary

Mercenary

Inflationary

Scary

Hairy

Missionary

Sedimentary

Sanitary

Planetary

Very

Coronary

Honorary

Probationary

Expeditionary

Valetudinary

Parliamentary

Unnecessary

Binary

Preliminary

Reactionary

Pecuniary

Functionary

Sedentary

Centenary

Customary

Corollary

Disciplinary

Veterinary

Budgetary

Tertiary

Animalcula Wins Pushcart Prize

Put on your good news helmets, kids! I just found out that an excerpt from The Great Frustration, which originally appeared in The Kenyon Review, has been selected for a Pushcart Prize.

The story is called Animalcula. You can learn more about its appearance in The Kenyon Review here. This is my second Pushcart win, the first being for Frost Mountain Picnic Massacre in 2011.

Both Pushcart stories are included in The Great Frustration, along with several other stories which have not won Pushcart Prizes and which should therefore be ignored or, even better, RIPPED FROM THE BINDING.