Stats I’d Like to Know

1. How many other people in the world had “Ridin’ Dirty” stuck in their heads today

2. How many photos a piece of my body has accidentally appeared in

3. How many times my dog and I have exchanged Eskimo kisses

4. How many people are looking out their windows Right.This.Very.Second.Right.Now.

5. How many times Cleopatra REALLY took milk baths

6. How many decibels my loudest screech has been / when I screeched / why I was screeching

7. How many people have a maple leaf tattoo like mine (I know of at least one in the world. Wherever you are, guy from Canada taking your gap year in 2008 and sitting next to me on the train from Seattle to Chicago, I hope you had / are having an awesome life. I both do and do not regret giving you the window seat during the overnight periods.)

8. When the first time I rolled my eyes was, and how many times I’ve done it since

9. How many times I’ve used internet slang (wtf/btw/omg) in real life and how many times I’ve bothered to spell out lengthy or combination words while typing

10. How many times I’ve thought about you vs. how many times you’ve thought about me

News!

Very happy to announce I’ve been accepted to the Marlboro College 2015 Summer Writing Intensive. I’ll spend a week in August workshopping with some professors, established authors and a small group of super talented writers. The residency is in conjunction with Words After War, my favorite veterans literary organization, and I’m relishing the opportunity to work with a group of vets to discuss Wondermelt, which of course deals with military issues.

Thanks for all the ongoing support. Can’t wait to tell you all about it.